EMS Regulations and Protocol

EMS Regulations 

• ACT 37 of 2009 as Amended (PDF)
• Approved and Required Medications List for EMS Agencies and EMS Providers
• EMS Regulation - 28 Pa.Code § 1001
• Scope of Practice for EMS Providers
• Out-Of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
• Required Ground and Air Ambulance Equipment and Supplies
• Expanded Scope of Practice for Emergency Medical Services Providers of Air Ambulance Services
• Scope of Practice for Critical Care Transport Emergency Medical Services Providers
• Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund Funding Priorities
  

EMS Statewide Protocol

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, is pleased to provide this updated version of the Statewide ALS and BLS Protocols. The original version of the Statewide BLS took effective on September 1, 2004 and the ALS Protocols were introduced on July 1, 2007.

• Final 2023 ALS Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2023 BLS Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2023 IALS Protocol (PDF)
  
• ​Final 2021 ALS Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2021 BLS Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2021 CCT Protocol (PDF)​
  
• Final 2020 ALS Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2020 BLS Protocol (PDF)
  • Protocol 931 Suspected Influenza-Like Illness (PDF)
  • Protocol 932 Nontransport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Protocol 932 Appendix 3 Recommended Home Care Instructions (Word)
• Final 2019 CCT Protocol (PDF)
  
• Final 2020 AEMT Protocol (PDF)

The department is committed to providing Pennsylvania’s EMS personnel with the most up-to-date protocols. The protocols will be reviewed annually. EMS personnel are encouraged to provide recommendations for improvement at any time. Comments should be directed to:

Commonwealth EMS Medical Director
Bureau of EMS
Pennsylvania Department of Health
1310 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17110