{"id":532,"date":"2016-05-17T20:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T20:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:55:35","slug":"ems-medical-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/other-ems-programs-and-links\/ems-medical-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"EMS Medical Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As defined by the National Association of EMS Physicians, EMS Medical Oversight is &#8220;the ultimate responsible authority for the medical actions taken by a prehospital provider or EMS system and the process of performing actions to ensure that care provided by EMS personnel is appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">EMS medical oversight is a cooperative effort requiring other physicians, nurses and EMS personnel working together for the EMS system to be effective. The EMS Medical Director is a critical component of the EMS system in Virginia and is frequently recognized as one of the leaders that help set the \u2018tone\u2019 for the system.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The information and resources on this page are provided to assist physicians perform their roles and responsibilities within the EMS system in Virginia as an Operational Medical Director (OMD) and\/or Physician Course Coordinator.<\/p>\n<h3>Links &amp; Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/02\/Antigen-Testing-Process.pdf\">Antigen Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vdhems.vdh.virginia.gov\/emsapps\/f?p=EMSWEB:9\">Application for EMS Physician Endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/DrugKits_OMD.pdf\">EMS Drug Kits and OMD&#8217;s\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/EMSProviderAppealsProcess-HB1856.pdf\">EMS Provider Appeals Process &#8211; HB1856<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/06\/edited-How-to-apply-for-EMS-Physician-Endorsement-2024.docx\">How to apply for EMS Physician Endorsement\u00a0 &#8211; INSTRUCTIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/How-to-apply-for-Recertification-of-EMS-Physician-Endorsement-6.docx\">How to apply for EMS Physician Re-endorsement &#8211; INSTRUCTIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/standing-and-ad-hoc-committees-oems-workgroups\/\">Medical Direction Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/03\/OMD-Insurance-Infomation.pdf\">OMD Insurance Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/Blank-Operational-Medical-Director-Agreement.pdf\">Sample OMD Agreement Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/Scope-of-Practice-Formulary-7-30-2024-3.pdf\">Scope of Practice &#8211; Formulary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/Scope-of-Practice-Procedures-7-30-2024-3.pdf\">Scope of Practice &#8211; Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/OEMSBoardPresentationV3.ppt\">Southeastern Institute of Research (SIR) OMD Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-medical-directors\/vaccine-administration-by-certain-ems-personnel\/\">Vaccine Administration by certain EMS Personnel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>EMS Medical Director Course Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-medical-directors\/usfa-office-of-health-affairs-release-ems-medical-directors-handbook\/\">EMS Medical Directors Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-medical-directors\/ems-medical-director-ce-workshops\/\">EMS Medical Director Workshops\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Updated<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-medical-directors\/on-line-ems-medical-director-training-course\/\">On-line EMS Medical Director Course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Related Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msv.org\/\">Medical Society of Virginia (MSV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naemsp.org\/\">National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) Medical Directors Council<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vacep.org\/\">Virginia College of Emergency Physicians (VACEP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As defined by the National Association of EMS Physicians, EMS Medical Oversight is &#8220;the ultimate responsible authority for the medical actions taken by a prehospital provider or EMS system and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"parent":5116,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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