Presented in the 2023 National Rural EMS & Care Conference Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D. Gerhard Hartman Professor of Health Management and Policy

State and National EMS Policy Recommendations Presented in the 2023 National Rural EMS & Care Conference Keith J. [...] Gerhard Hartman Professor of Health Management and Policy Chair, RUPRI Health Panel April 18, 2023 - Virtual Conference g/wp- content/upload s/Characteristic Additional s-and- Challenges-of- reference: National Rural- Committee on Ambulance- Agencies- Rural Health and January- Human Services, 2021.pdf 2022: Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: Policy Brief and http. [...] State EMS advocacy organizations should promote, and support with educational grants, professional EMS management certification for rural and low-volume ambulance agency directors. [...] 8 State-based EMS regulatory boards should create (or modify existing) EMS zones to comprehensively include rural areas State legislatures should preferentially direct ambulance agency funding to cover standby costs and support EMS coordination within EMS zones 9 Pay ambulance Support the Increase FICEMS Designate EMS Create regional fixed and volunteer ambula influence and as an EMS zones sta. [...] Thank You! 14 State and National EMS Policy Recommendations Presentation of Two RUPRI Health Panel Documents Characteristics and Challenges to Address Continued - Characteristics and Challenges to Address National Policy RecommendationsRUPRI Health Panel: Ambulance Payment National Policy RecommendationsRUPRI Health Panel: Workforce National Policy Recommendations RUPRI Health Panel: Interagency A.