This manual is produced and distributed by the Office of EMS through consultation with the State EMS Advisory Board and its various committees. (The primary committees involved with the policy areas addressed by this manual are the Human Resources & Training Committee and the Medical Direction Committee.) Revisions and updates of these polices are made when a program or process addressed by this manual is changed, deleted or added to adapt to Office of EMS requirements or due to revisions of referenced state EMS regulations or the Code of Virginia.
Requests for revisions or updates may be initiated by Office of EMS staff, EMS educators, EMS providers, EMS agencies or the general public at any time. Upon receipt of a request or when an identified need for revision or update occurs, the Office of EMS staff will develop an initial DRAFT of any relevant revision or update and present these to the appropriate committee of the State EMS Advisory Board for review and comment. After presentation of the revision or update the Office of EMS staff will review the committee comments received and revise, delete or add the necessary policy(ies) as warranted.
Revisions and updates of policies will be distributed to all currently certified EMT-Instructors, endorsed ALS Coordinators and EMS Physicians not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of the revision or update.