What’s happening: The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) is proposing to update a chapter of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) that covers critical and specialty care programs, including as trauma, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), stroke, and emergency medical services for children (EMSC) systems. Written comments on the proposed regulations are due April 3.
What else to know: The proposed revisions — to CCR Title 22, Division 9, Chapter 6 on Specialty Programs — were developed in collaboration with the California state technical advisory committees for trauma, STEMI, stroke, and EMSC. Each committee included CHA representatives.
These committees also included critical and specialty care physicians, hospital program coordinators, local emergency medical services (EMS) administrators, and medical directors providing input to ensure the updated regulations address the evolving needs of patients, health care providers, and the broader EMS system.
Visit EMSA’s website for the notice of proposed regulations, Initial Statement of Reasons, and the proposed regulation text.
The CHA Emergency Medical Services and Trauma (EMS/T) advisory group will convene and provide written comments. CHA encourages individual hospitals to submit their own comments and email a copy to Sheree Lowe, vice president, policy, at slowe@calhospital.org.
Comments may be submitted via email to regulations@emsa.ca.gov or by fax to (916) 322-1441. Comments can also be sent to:
Emergency Medical Services Authority
Attn: Craig Branson, Regulations Coordinator
11120 International Drive, 2nd Floor
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Sheree Lowe
