Emergency Medical Services

Meeting

Date/Time

Location

Reports Category / Frequency	Date Updated
Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) / Monthly	02/19/2025
Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) / Daily	Ongoing / Real time
Hospital Diversion Reports / Monthly	02/19/2025
Monthly EMS Personnel Licensing / Certification	02/04/2025
Monthly Ambulance Inspections	02/04/2025

Reports Category / Frequency

Date Updated

Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) / Monthly

02/19/2025

Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) / Daily

Ongoing / Real time

Hospital Diversion Reports / Monthly

02/19/2025

Monthly EMS Personnel Licensing / Certification

02/04/2025

Monthly Ambulance Inspections

02/04/2025

Letter / Memo / Report	Date
#5359 MEMO EMS Director Update	2/19/2025
#5316 Change in Meeting Date for TAC	12/16/2024
#5303 - EMS Analytics Coordinator Announcement	12/12/2024
#5245 UCI Health Labor Strike	11/13/2024
#5241 Fluid Shortage	11/07/2024
#5188 New and Updated EMS Policies, Procedures and Standing Orders	10/01/2024
#5184 RFP Trauma Interest	09/26/2024
#5140 OCEMS Personnel Chief Announcement	08/14/2024
#5015 Policy 650.00 50-Day Comment	04/24/2024
#4991 Hospital Name Changes	04/10/2024
#4988 SNRC Neurology Coverage	04/08/2024
#4962 New and Updated EMS Policies, Procedures, and Standing Orders	03/15/2024
#4933 Software for Hospital Destination	02/16/2024
#4882 Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting 1-3-24 CANCELLATION NOTICE	12/27/2023
#4880 Clarification of OCEMS Policy #310.96	12/20/2023
#4817 AEMT Application Closure	10/31/2023
#4754 Revision to EMS Fees - Effective 07.01.2024	10/16/2023
#4750 Ambulance RFP Public Opportunity	10/03/2023
#4752 Policy Update October 2023	09/27/2023
#4723 Trauma Coordinator Announcement	09/05/2023
#4722 NEMSIS v3.5 Transition - Final Implementation Guidance	09/01/2023
#4729 Orange County EMS DRAFT Policy Posted for Public Comment (Policy 510.00)	08/31/2023
#4715 Orange County EMS DRAFT Policy Posted for Public Comment (Policy 645.00)	08/31/2023
#4718 Shortage of Midazolam / Authorization for up to Six Months Past Expiration	08/24/2023
#4692 Revision to Maximum Emergency Ground Ambulance Rates - Effective July 1, 2023	07/31/2023
#4651 New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents and NEMSIS v3.5 Transition Update	07/05/2023
#4638 NEMSIS v3.5 Transition Update #3	06/08/2023
#4633 Systems and Standards Chief Announcement	06/07/2023
#4568 New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents	03/16/2023
#4550 EMS System Notice for CGMC ERC Designation Revocation	02/02/2023
#4539 Extension of Current OCEMS Policies and Directives for Managing Increasing APOTs and Diversion Hours	02/01/2023
#4530 Assistant EMS Director Announcement	01/10/2023
#4528 EMS Facilities Coordinator Announcement	01/10/2023
#4522 - NEMSIS v3.5 Implementation Plan	01/03/2023
#4520 - Maximum Ground Ambulance Rates	12/27/2022
#4514 - Payments by Check / Personnel Certification Processing	12/20/2022
#4477 - Refresher Memo Regarding EMS Interventions	12/05/2022
#4462 - Health Emergency Crisis from RSV in Orange County	11/03/2022
Press Release - Public Health Emergency Declaration and County Local State of Emergency	10/31/2022
Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency	10/31/2022
Health Officer Declaration of Public Health Emergency	10/31/2022
Press Release - Preventive Measures Against RSV Due to High Hospitalizations	10/29/2022
#4441 - ED Sat in ReddiNet	10/11/2022
#4427 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents	09/07/2022
#4412 - PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Proposed Emergency Ambulance Rates Adjustment	08/17/2022
#4410 - Authorization to Bypass Hospitals with High APOT	08/16/2022
#4299 - BinaxNOW for Healthcare Memo	03/28/2022
#4296 - Additional 6 Month Delay in Designating Policy 300.30 as Mandatory	03/25/2022
#4292 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents	03/17/2022
#4285 - Active Restricted EMT Certification Update	03/03/2022
#4284 - California Waiver Extension Through June 30, 2022	03/03/2022
#4283 - Active Restricted EMT Certification	03/02/2022
#4260 - Reauthorization of Ambulance Diversion	02/08/2022
#4246 - Clarifications to Ambulance Memo #4212	01/18/2022
#4245 - Lifting Suspension for SNRC Designation - Saddleback Memorial	01/14/2022
#4212 - Temporary Suspension of Diversion and Actions to Reduce APOTs	12/29/2021
#4190 - Shortage of Epinephrine Pre-filled Syringes	12/20/2021
#4178 - Immediate Suspension of SNRC Designation - Saddleback Memorial	12/15/2021
#4165 - Emergency Ambulance - IFT-ALS (In Service)	11/18/2021
#4151 - Mandatory Diversion for Long APOTs	11/04/2021
#4079 - EMS Chief Pharmacist Announcement	10/25/2021
#4138 - Emergency Ambulance - IFT-ALS	10/19/2021
#4124 - New Policies and Clarifications of Existing EMS Documents	10/01/2021
#4120 - Proposed Emergency Medical Services Provider Fees	10/01/2021
#4085 - EMT Renewal and Training Program Update	08/26/2021
#4078 - Health Emergency Management Section Chief Announcement	08/20/2021
#4073 - Medical / Health Resource Requests	08/06/2021
#4071 - Voluntary Actions Needed to Improve Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) and Ambulance Diversion Hours	08/04/2021
#4035 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents	06/29/2021
#3950 - Clarifications and Updates of Existing EMS Documents	03/19/2021

Letter / Memo / Report

Date

#5359 MEMO EMS Director Update

2/19/2025

#5316 Change in Meeting Date for TAC

12/16/2024

#5303 - EMS Analytics Coordinator Announcement

12/12/2024

#5245 UCI Health Labor Strike

11/13/2024

#5241 Fluid Shortage

11/07/2024

#5188 New and Updated EMS Policies, Procedures and Standing Orders

10/01/2024

#5184 RFP Trauma Interest

09/26/2024

#5140 OCEMS Personnel Chief Announcement

08/14/2024

#5015 Policy 650.00 50-Day Comment

04/24/2024

#4991 Hospital Name Changes

04/10/2024

#4988 SNRC Neurology Coverage

04/08/2024

#4962 New and Updated EMS Policies, Procedures, and Standing Orders

03/15/2024

#4933 Software for Hospital Destination

02/16/2024

#4882 Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting 1-3-24 CANCELLATION NOTICE

12/27/2023

#4880 Clarification of OCEMS Policy #310.96

12/20/2023

#4817 AEMT Application Closure

10/31/2023

#4754 Revision to EMS Fees - Effective 07.01.2024

10/16/2023

#4750 Ambulance RFP Public Opportunity

10/03/2023

#4752 Policy Update October 2023

09/27/2023

#4723 Trauma Coordinator Announcement

09/05/2023

#4722 NEMSIS v3.5 Transition - Final Implementation Guidance

09/01/2023

#4729 Orange County EMS DRAFT Policy Posted for Public Comment (Policy 510.00)

08/31/2023

#4715 Orange County EMS DRAFT Policy Posted for Public Comment (Policy 645.00)

08/31/2023

#4718 Shortage of Midazolam / Authorization for up to Six Months Past Expiration

08/24/2023

#4692 Revision to Maximum Emergency Ground Ambulance Rates - Effective July 1, 2023

07/31/2023

#4651 New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents and NEMSIS v3.5 Transition Update

07/05/2023

#4638 NEMSIS v3.5 Transition Update #3

06/08/2023

#4633 Systems and Standards Chief Announcement

06/07/2023

#4568 New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents

03/16/2023

#4550 EMS System Notice for CGMC ERC Designation Revocation

02/02/2023

#4539 Extension of Current OCEMS Policies and Directives for Managing Increasing APOTs and Diversion Hours

02/01/2023

#4530 Assistant EMS Director Announcement

01/10/2023

#4528 EMS Facilities Coordinator Announcement

01/10/2023

#4522 - NEMSIS v3.5 Implementation Plan

01/03/2023

#4520 - Maximum Ground Ambulance Rates

12/27/2022

#4514 - Payments by Check / Personnel Certification Processing

12/20/2022

#4477 - Refresher Memo Regarding EMS Interventions

12/05/2022

#4462 - Health Emergency Crisis from RSV in Orange County

11/03/2022

Press Release - Public Health Emergency Declaration and County Local State of Emergency

10/31/2022

Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency

10/31/2022

Health Officer Declaration of Public Health Emergency

10/31/2022

Press Release - Preventive Measures Against RSV Due to High Hospitalizations

10/29/2022

#4441 - ED Sat in ReddiNet

10/11/2022

#4427 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents

09/07/2022

#4412 - PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Proposed Emergency Ambulance Rates Adjustment

08/17/2022

#4410 - Authorization to Bypass Hospitals with High APOT

08/16/2022

#4299 - BinaxNOW for Healthcare Memo

03/28/2022

#4296 - Additional 6 Month Delay in Designating Policy 300.30 as Mandatory

03/25/2022

#4292 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents

03/17/2022

#4285 - Active Restricted EMT Certification Update

03/03/2022

#4284 - California Waiver Extension Through June 30, 2022

03/03/2022

#4283 - Active Restricted EMT Certification

03/02/2022

#4260 - Reauthorization of Ambulance Diversion

02/08/2022

#4246 - Clarifications to Ambulance Memo #4212

01/18/2022

#4245 - Lifting Suspension for SNRC Designation - Saddleback Memorial

01/14/2022

#4212 - Temporary Suspension of Diversion and Actions to Reduce APOTs

12/29/2021

#4190 - Shortage of Epinephrine Pre-filled Syringes

12/20/2021

#4178 - Immediate Suspension of SNRC Designation - Saddleback Memorial

12/15/2021

#4165 - Emergency Ambulance - IFT-ALS (In Service)

11/18/2021

#4151 - Mandatory Diversion for Long APOTs

11/04/2021

#4079 - EMS Chief Pharmacist Announcement

10/25/2021

#4138 - Emergency Ambulance - IFT-ALS

10/19/2021

#4124 - New Policies and Clarifications of Existing EMS Documents

10/01/2021

#4120 - Proposed Emergency Medical Services Provider Fees

10/01/2021

#4085 - EMT Renewal and Training Program Update

08/26/2021

#4078 - Health Emergency Management Section Chief Announcement

08/20/2021

#4073 - Medical / Health Resource Requests

08/06/2021

#4071 - Voluntary Actions Needed to Improve Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) and Ambulance Diversion Hours

08/04/2021

#4035 - New Policies and Clarifications/Updates of Existing EMS Documents

06/29/2021

#3950 - Clarifications and Updates of Existing EMS Documents

03/19/2021

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