Policies

The San Joaquin County EMS Agency is in the process of evaluating, modifying and renumbering all of the Agency’s policies and procedures. Please contact Anna Valdez, EMS QI/Trauma Coordinator, at (209) 468-6818 or by email at avaldez@sjgov.org if you have questions or concerns regarding policies and procedures not currently accessible on the website.

Prior to finalization draft policies and documents are posted on the web site for 30 day public comment. Click here to view draft policies.

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Policy #	Title	Effective Date
Section 1000 System Organization and Management
1001	Ambulance Ordinance of San Joaquin County	10/19/2004
1101	Emergency Medical Care Committee Bylaws	01/1992
Section 2000 Personnel and Training
2210	First Responder Certification	12/15/2005
2310	EMT-I Certification	12/15/2005
2540	EMT-Paramedic Accreditation	12/15/2005
2560	Paramedic Scope of Practice	12/15/2005
2610	MICN Authorization	06/15/2006
2610A	MICN Orientation Verification Form	06/15/2006
2610B	MICN Continuing Education Form	06/15/2006
2700	Prehospital Personnel: License, Accreditation, Certification, and Authorization Review Process	02/01/2007
2900	EMS Continuing Education Program Approval	12/15/2005
Section 3000 Communications
3001	PSAP Guidelines	04/21/2006
3001A	PSAP Call Type Flow Sheet	04/21/2006
3101	Emergency Ambulance Service Provider Dispatch Requirements	05/01/2006
Section 4000 EMS Pre-hospital Providers
4101	Standard Drug and Equipment List	05/01/2006
4447	EMS Aircraft Landing Sites	05/01/2006
4448	EMS Aircraft Utilization	05/01/2006
4448A	EMS Aircraft Utilization Form	05/01/2006
4980	Receiving Hospital Diversion	05/01/2006
Section 5000 Facilities
5001	Authority for Medical Emergency Management	11/14/2006
5103	Determination of Death in the Field	06/05/2006
5105	Do Not Resuscitate Orders	02/01/2007
5107	Use of Restraints	11/01/2006
5500 Operations
	BLS Treatment Guidelines
	Newborn Treatment Guidelines
	Pediatric Treatment Guidelines
5700 series	Adult ALS Treatment Policies	02/01/2007
5904	Esophageal Tracheal Double Lumen Airway Device (ETDLA)	02/01/2007
5910	Endotracheal Tube Introducer (ETTI)	01/01/2007
5924	Needle Thoracostomy	01/01/2007
5926	Needle Cricothyrotomy for Complete Airway Obstruction	01/01/2007
5928	Adult Oral Endotracheal Intubation	01/01/2007
5931	Pediatric Oral Endotracheal Intubation	01/01/2007
5934	Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing	01/01/2007
5952	Monitoring an Infusion With Potassium Chloride	01/01/2007
5954	Monitoring an Intravenous Infusion of Heparin	01/01/2007
5955	Monitoring an Intravenous Infusion of Nitroglycerin	01/01/2007
Section 6000 Data Collection and System Evaluation
6286	Prohibited Abbreviation List	10/01/2006
6300 Data
6301	Ambulance Provider Data Requirements	12/15/2005
6600 Quality Assurance - Quality Improvement
6620	Continuous Quality Improvement Process	05/01/2006
6630	Continuous Quality Improvement Council	10/01/2006
6680	Research Studies	05/01/2006
Section 7000 Multi-Casualty Incident and Disaster Medical
7010	Multi-Casualty Incident Field Operations	06/1998
7020	Multi-Casualty Incident Control Facility Operations	02/1998
7030	Medical/Health Mutual Aid System	03/2005
Policy Memorandum
2006-01	Rerouting of Ambulance Patients	04/04/2006
2006-02	Clearing of Patients in Custody	04/27/2006
2006-03	Determination of Death in the Field	06/05/2006
2006-04	Air Ambulance Destinations	08/30/2006