NJ A2384

New Jersey Department of Health's Office of Emergency Medical Services must develop a Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan providing for a comprehensive, coordinated EMS system with short-term and long-term goals.

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.

Required plan components include conducting an inventory of EMS resources, developing performance metrics with cost estimates, establishing trauma center and stroke center designation processes, and creating crisis intervention and peer support services for EMS and public safety personnel.

The plan must establish a statewide system of health and medical emergency response teams to assist local EMS providers during mass casualty events and disasters, and improve 911 dispatch center accreditation and training.

The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment and requires coordination with the Emergency Medical Services for Children program and the State trauma medical director.