NJ A4022

Office of Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Health must develop a Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan providing for a comprehensive, coordinated EMS system, including short-term and long-term goals and objectives

The plan must be reviewed and updated every three years, and may incorporate regional plans developed by county boards of health that are subject to state approval

OEMS must conduct an inventory of EMS resources, assess system effectiveness, develop performance metrics with cost estimates, and establish monitoring methods

The plan must establish processes for designating trauma centers, stroke centers, and specialty care centers; maintain patient care data collection systems; and create crisis intervention and peer support services for EMS and public safety personnel

The plan must establish a statewide system of emergency response teams for mass casualty events, improve EMS dispatching including 911 dispatch center accreditation, and identify best practices for managing EMS providers and response times