An ambulance service provider or other agency shall obtain departmental approval before using licensed EMS professionals to provide tactical emergency medical services as follows:

1. (1) Ambulance services providers. To obtain department approval to provide tactical emergency medical services, an ambulance service provider shall submit an application and operational plan as provided under s. DHS 110.35 (2).

2. (2) Tactical teams. To obtain department approval, an agency shall do all of the following:

   1. (a) Apply on a form obtained from the department.
   2. (b) Submit patient care protocols for the emergency medical care the agency intends to provide.
   3. (c) Submit an explanation of how the agency will interact with an ambulance service provider and maintain the initial level of patient care.
   4. (d) Submit proof of medical liability insurance.

   5. (e) Submit a written quality assurance and training plan for the EMS professionals that operate on the team.

      Note: An application form may be obtained through the department’s website at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems. Completed applications are processed electronically through this system. For further information contact the Emergency Medical Services Section, 1 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701-2659.

History

History: CR 10-085: cr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 20-028: am. (intro.), (2) (e) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.