Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 5 - Health Planning
Chapter 111 - Area Level Planning
Section I-11111 - Emergency Medical Services

1. By 1987, the resource goals for emergency medical services established in the State Health Plan 1982-87 should be met.

2. By 1985, mobile EMS resources conforming to the requirements. of Basic Life Support as defined by the United States Department of Transportation should be available and accessible to 95 percent of the population with 10 minutes in urban areas and within 30 minutes in non-urban areas.

3. Educational programs to increase public awareness of the available emergency medical services in the various areas and the public's potential for emergency medical self-help should be developed and implemented on a regional basis.

4. By 1985, all regional disaster plans should include EMS components.

5. By 1985, regionalized emergency medical services communication systems should be operational in all areas of the state.

6. By 1987, emergency transportation services for high risk groups such as high risk pregnancies, ill neo-nates, mentally disturbed individuals, and offshore personnel in need of emergency care should be developed.

7. By 1985, health care institutions and ambulance services should coordinate emergency medical patient transport from the scene to the critical care facility.

8. By 1983, public education strategies emphasizing the need for the following two components of the emergency care system should be developed:

1. A universal telephone number should be operable where technically feasible to ensure access to emergency medical services.

2. Basic Life Support (VHF) base stations should be installed in health care institutions presently without two-way radio communications capability.

3. Basic Life Support Radio equipment should be installed in all emergency ambulances presently without two-way radio communications capability.

4. Advanced Life Support telecommunications equipment should be installed in large medical centers.

5. The Louisiana EMS Councils should coordinate efforts to develop a special bureau composed of persons interested in EMS activities. These persons would appear on radio and television talk shows and speak before groups about EMS activities.

6. The Louisiana EMS Councils should encourage health care institutions and ambulance services to sign written transfer and mutual aid agreements respectively.

7. The Louisiana EMS Councils should complete classification of critical care capabilities in area health care institutions. This information should be distributed to appropriate EMS personnel, including vehicle dispatchers and ambulance attendants.

8. The Louisiana EMS Councils should contact all public safety and disaster planning agencies and urge them to consider the emergency medical needs of residents in their disaster planning efforts.

9. Local community groups should start their own campaigns for local passage of legislation (either city or parish ordinances) governing ambulances. The Bureau of EMS, the EMS councils, key hospital administrators, local medical societies, ambulance personnel, and the State Police could arrange group discussions of possible strategies for public education programs. The programs should emphasize the urgent need for passage of legislation requiring minimum requirements for ambulances. Local campaigns include such strategies as planning and organizing town meetings and developing public service announcements.

1. Planning Objectives for Emergency Medical Services in the New Orleans/Bayou-River Health System Area

2. Recommended Actions

1. Planning Objective for Emergency Medical Services in the Mid-Louisiana Health System Area

2. Recommended Action

1. Planning Objective for Emergency Medical Services in the North Louisiana Health System Area

2. Recommended action: