Controlled Substances
NYS Department of Health Controlled Substance Forms
NYCRR Part 80
NYS Controlled Substance Forms
Semi-Annual Controlled substance Inventory Form
Administration Records
ALS Monthly Summary Report for Controlled Substance Administration
NYSControlled Substance Administration and Waste Records
Quality Improvement
About Quality Improvement
NYS Public Health Law Article 30, section 3006, requires EMS agencies to engage in service-level quality improvement (QI) activities. QI is much more than retrospective review of Patient Care Reports (PCRs). Quality in emergency medical services is the sum of all activities undertaken that develop and maintain a standard of excellence in emergency care. System improvement should be continuous, customer-centered, data-driven, and utilize a scientific approach based on quantitative methods, evidence-based practices, and organizational development principles.
These modern-day approaches to QI have replaced older philosophies regarding punishing individual mistakes and changing group behaviors through deterrence. Instead the emphasis is with inspecting and searching for errors, problems, and deficiencies on the whole and then improving the process or system so that deviations from recognized standards of care are less likely to occur from the start.
Quality Improvement Fundamental Principals
A QI program is only as successful as the commitment toward improvement. To that end, EMS agencies should embrace fundamental principles as follows:
- EMS agencies can and must be improved;
- It is the responsibility of every provider to participate in the effort to improve EMS;
- The foundation of EMS Quality Improvement begins at the agency level;
- There must be a commitment to quality care by the governing body of each EMS agency.
EMS Quality Improvement presents complex challenges and opportunities to continually improve care for patients. Accepting a vision for the future of EMS is an integral part of an EMS plan. EMS must work with other health care providers as well as with social service and public safety agencies. EMS will strive to improve community health and facilitate the appropriate use of acute health care resources. EMS is, and will remain, the emergency medical safety net for anyone in New York State with a perceived need for emergency care.
Resources
For more information, please see the BEMS Quality Improvement Manual and PowerPoint:
http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/quality_improvement/index.htm
Patient Care Reports
Electronic PCRs (ePCRs)
Deciding on ePCR Software: A Checklist for EMS Agencies
NYS ImageTrend elite Platform Link
ePCR Application and Template for BLS First Response Services (NYS Elite Only)
ePCR Application and Template for ALSFR/Ambulance Services (NYS Elite Only)
ePCR Application/Template for 3rd party software (Non-NYS Elite users)
For any concerns/issues with the NYS Elite site, please contact them at emsdata@health.ny.gov
Paper PCR’s
Blank Paper PCR Forms
Request Paper PCRs for NYS DOH (Must be on the paper PCR portal)
Paper PCR Application/Template for the portal
WREMAC Refusal Form
CME
CME Resources and Forms
Agency Participation agreement with NYS DOH
CFR Recertification Form
EMT Recertification Form
Advanced EMT Recertification Form
AEMT-CC Recertification Form
Paramedic Recertification Form
2019 CME Policy Manual