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Welcome to Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Maine EMS is a bureau within the Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS) established to be the central agency responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning Emergency Medical Services and the overall planning, evaluation, coordination, facilitation and regulation of EMS systems.

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What's New

Journal of Maine EMS is Here

Click here to download the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Maine EMS. You can also view and download past issues of the Journal by clicking here.

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State Shutdown Day - Thursday December 24, 2009

Budget legislation for the next biennium requires that all non-exempt executive branch state departments, agencies, and offices be closed for ten days in fiscal year 2009-2010 and ten days in fiscal year 2010-2011.  These dates are in addition to scheduled holiday closings.

As a result, Maine EMS will be closed on the following dates:

FY 2009-2010

FY 2010-2011

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Friday, July 2, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Friday, August 6, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Friday, September 3, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

Friday, January 14, 2011

 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

 

Friday, March 18, 2011

 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

 

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Maine EMS Rules Changes Take Effect

10/1/09 - The revisions to Chapters 1 - 16 of the Maine EMS System Rules took effect on October 1, 2009. Rules revisions to Chapter 17 (concerning EMS equipment requirements) will take effect on January 1, 2010.

Click here to download a copy (PDF format) of the Maine EMS System Rules that includes the October 2009 and January 2010 changes.

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Maine EMS Medivax Program

9/8/09 - The Maine EMS Medical Directions and Practice Board (MDPB) has approved education, protocol and operations requirements regarding influenza vaccine administration by Maine EMS EMT-Intermediates and Paramedics.

Click here to view the Maine EMS Medivax Program document or click the Maine EMS Medivax Program link in the Highlighted Topics section of this webpage.

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Maine ACEP Online Medical Control Training Program

8/11/09 - The new Online Medical Control Training Program and Test is now available on the Maine Chapter - American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) website. The program contains introduction, content and test modules.

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2008 Protocol Errata and FAQs

Click here to go to the 2008 Protocol Errata and FAQs page.

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