Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee Meeting

Quarterly meeting.

Freeway Medical Building
5800 W. 10th Street, Room 906
Little Rock, AR 72204

Agenda:

Welcome
Approval of Minutes from 3-18-26
Administrative Hearings (2)
Discussion Items
- Public Comments, Jeff Tabor, Chair
Subcommittee Reports
- Air Ambulance – Latricia Maynard, Subcommittee Chair
- Clinical Practices – Brandon Morshedi, Subcommittee Chair
- Data, Innovation, & Technology – Mack Hutchison, Subcommittee Chair
- Preparedness & Education – Harold Shray – Subcommittee Chair
- Professional Safety – Jason Guthrie, Subcommittee Chair
- Sustainability & Efficiency – Amanda Newton, Subcommittee Chair
Action Items
- Review and approval of updated Treatment-in-Place Guidelines for seizures and asymptomatic hypertension
- Review and approval of the updated EMS rules regarding use of paralytics
- Review and approval of advisory on “Arkansas Participation in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES)”
New Business
- Clinical Practice Subcommittee
  - ALS to BLS release statewide protocol
  - Minimum requirements to be a designated EMS Medical Director for an agency
  - Recommendations for added legal protections for EMS quality improvement and peer review
- Proposal for AR EMS Accreditation Manual Revision
Next Meeting Planning
Adjournment

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