Office of Emergency Medical Services

Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of Emergency Medical Services is to promote a statewide community-based emergency medical services (EMS) system that reduces premature death and disability from acute illness and injury through the coordination of local and regional EMS resources.

Topics

• Ambulance Services
• Comfort Care
• Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
  • EMT Certification Based on Out-of-State Licensure
  • New EMT Training and Certification
• EMT Training Institution Accreditation
• Laws and Regulations
• Service Zone Planning
• Statewide Treatment Protocols
• Trauma Centers

What's New

• Registration for Friday, June 13, 2008 Statewide Conference: Leveraging IT and EMS Data Improvements to Enhance Performance, Operations and Collections (PDF) | Word 
• Implementation of Statewide STEMI Triage (Point-of-Entry) Criteria Effective May 5, 2008 (PDF) | RTF
• Statewide Treatment Protocols Version 7.03 Effective February 1, 2008 (PDF) | RTF 4MB
• Appendix to Statewide Treatment Protocols Version 7.03 Effective February 1, 2008 (PDF) | Word 3MB
• Advisory: Update of Assisted Albuterol Program for Known Asthmatics/COPD 11/19/2007 (PDF) | RTF
• Ambulance Regulation Program Plan of Correction (PDF) | RTF
• Medical Control Regulations Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Diltiazem HCl Memorandum
• New Advisories, Memos, and Notices

Quick Links

• Administrative Requirements
• Continuing Education Lists
• EMT Training Institutions 
• Forms
• Advisories, Memos, and Notices
• Search Engines
  (Look up continuing education hours, emt certification, ambulance services, and hospital diversion) 
• Regions
• Complaints 

OEMS Website Feedback

If you have feedback or questions concerning the OEMS Website, you may email Russell Johansen at russell.johansen@state.ma.us or telephone him at (617) 753-7300.

To get to the OEMS office, please view the directions to the office. To contact staff, please view the staff directory.

Contact Information

Office of Emergency Medical Services
Two Boylston Street
3rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Telephone: ( 617) 753-7300
Fax: (617) 753-7320

Abdullah Rehayem, Director