NASEMSO Announces Final Military to Civilian EMS Project Resources

April 26, 2017--Falls Church, VA--A new report available from the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) summarizes the key components of the Military to Civilian EMS Integration Project. The Project was conducted by the NASEMSO with funding support from the Office of EMS of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the EMS for Children Program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The Project comprised several distinct military-to-civilian integration components and deliverables, including:

• Creation of a Licensing Monograph
• Establishment of a web portal
• Development of a Streamlining Strategy and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote state integration of military EMS resources
• Creating and facilitating a Data Definitions Work Group to add military-specific data elements and definitions to the EMS Workforce Data Definitions Compilation
• Partnering with the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) to prepare an Assessment of Education Bridge Programs Report
• Conducting stakeholder meetings to guide and validate the evolving project components and deliverables

To download the individual components or the summary document, please visit https://www.nasemso.org/Projects/Military-to-Civilian-EMS-Transition/index.asp.