The following Santa Clara County Prehospital Care Policy’s have been revised and will be effective July 1, 2010. A list of revisions can be found on our website at http://www.sccemsagency.org/ and was based on changes to the California Health and Safety Code related to Emergency Medical Technician Certification. EMS Reference 810: Investigation and Enforcement has also been revised and will be published shortly.
• Policy 106: Personnel Investigation and Discipline
• Policy 200: Eligibility for Prehospital Care Certificates & Credentials
• Policy 201: Emergency Medical Technician Certification
Thank you for your continued support of our Emergency Medical Services System. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Kirsten Muehlenberg, EMS Specialist, at Kirsten.Muehlenberg@phd.sccgov.org or Inez Valdez, Certification Coordinator, at Inez.Valdez@phd.sccgov.org.
About Us
- Santa Clara County EMS Agency
- Santa Clara County, California, United States
- The Santa Clara County EMS Agency is charged with the oversight and regulation of the delivery of emergency medical services within the County. The EMS Agency is responsible for developing and coordinating an integrated emergency medical care delivery system, which is composed of education agencies, hospitals and specialty care facilities. Responsibilities include system planning, training program approval, provider and hospital designation, the establishment of appropriate medical, operations, and quality standards, monitoring and facilitating compliance, and the certification, authorization, and accreditation of personnel. The EMS Agency is also responsible for disaster medical-health planning and response. This includes multiple patient management, emergency public health operations, and medical-health mutual aid coordination.