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Established by AR Code § 20-13-207, The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Health rules on all matters relating to emergency medical services, including without limitation:

(1) Standards for licensure of ambulance and advanced life support rescue personnel;

(2) Standards for equipment required on ambulance and advanced life support rescue vehicles;

(3) Standards for vehicles used in patient transportation and advanced life support rescue response, including communications requirements;

(4) A statewide communications system for emergency medical services;

(5) Operational standards for providers of ambulance and advanced life support rescue services, including reporting requirements and standards for air ambulance and air ambulance services; and

(6) Procedures for summoning and dispatching aid.

Denise Carson serves as the Arkansas Ambulance Association appointed representative to this Council. The next meeting of the council will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at the Freeway Medical Building, 5800 E 10^th Street, 9th Floor Boardroom, Little Rock.  These meetings are open to the public and you are encouraged to attend.

The Arkansas Ambulance Alliance was honored to answer a state EMAC request received from Florida in response to Hurricane Helene. An ALS ground ambulance strike team mobilized, and units staged at an area east of the eye wall impact zone. The team continues to support local EMS, fire, and rescue operations in the aftermath of this major storm. Please keep each of the agencies, our professional responders, and those impacted by the storm in your thoughts and prayers.