Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association

MEMSA is a nonprofit, statewide, professional association committed to high quality emergency medical services across Missouri.

Since 1983, MEMSA has provided leadership in education, training, and pre-licensing EMT and EMT-P practical testing as well as legislation.

MEMSA provides a forum for EMS professionals to accomplish common goals that ensure quality EMS care is delivered statewide. MEMSA members are actively involved in collaborative efforts to achieve these and other goals.

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Award & Board nominations - due May 31

Award Nominations

Each year, MEMSA accepts nominations for its annual awards. MEMSA recognizes individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly to high quality EMS and whose actions have resulted in better patient outcomes in the prehospital, emergency department or transportation phase of emergency care. Awards are presented each year at MEMSA’s annual membership meeting during the MO EMS Conference & Expo. Anyone can make a nomination unless otherwise noted.

Nominations must be submitted online and are due on May 31.

To view our award categories, to make an online nomination, or to read the award rules, visit our awards page here.

Board Nominations

The MEMSA Board of Directors is seeking nominations for open board positions. Selected nominees will serve a three-year term on the MEMSA Board of Directors.

You may nominate for the region where you live or in the region of your primary employer. You may nominate your current representative, colleague, or yourself, etc. To be eligible, nominees must pay MEMSA membership dues before being added to the ballot. Those nominated must either live in the region or have primary employment in the region they will represent if elected.

To see the regions with board members expiring or to submit a nomination, see our board openings page here.

Missouri EMS Conference & Expo 2019 - Registration is open!

The Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association (MEMSA), Missouri Association of Air Medical Services (MOAAMS), and The Missouri Ambulance Association (MAA) are excited to invite you to the 2019 Missouri EMS Conference and Expo in Osage Beach, MO! There will only be one EMS conference in Missouri in 2019, so make sure to register now!

July 30-August 2, 2019, Margarita Lake Resort, Osage Beach, MO

Where quality education meets fabulous networking, we plan to provide you with the latest info in training, equipment, and tools to make your job easier while providing the highest quality care for your patients.

Download the conference brochure here.

VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTER HERE.

Ever thought about sports officiating?

The Missouri State High School Activities Association is currently recruiting Law Enforcement, firefighters, and EMS personnel to the avocation of Sports Officiating. In addition to the financial rewards, there is a great opportunity to be engaged in activities that are community oriented.

Please watch the Officiating Video, which will provide proof of the efforts that are being made, along with the ability of our Officials to make things better for our communities.

If you are interested, visit mshsaa.org and visit the officials tab for more information.

TCD Discussion FORUM

In Missouri, we have a TCD system that should be the envy of the country and is instead very troubled. How we got here is a long story, and there is plenty of blame to pass around, but we also have a good chance to make some serious improvements to the program.

The Director of the Dept. of Health and Senior Services has established a committee to address problems with the TCD system in Missouri. MEMSA will be posting meeting summaries and other items of interest on our new TCD discussion page. Feel free to read over the materials provided and make comments if you want.

Improvements will only come from the engagement of people who see what a great TCD system can mean for the patients we serve.

MEMSA's New Phone Number & ADDRESS

MEMSA's new phone number is (573) 370-1702.

You can reach Mary Napier, membership specialist at that number or email her at memsa@memsa.org.

New address effective immediately is:

PO Box 243
Linn, MO 65051

EMS Regulation changes in Missouri

In 2017 Governor Greitens directed all Missouri agencies to review the present regulations and consider which ones might be eliminated. That process continues under Governor Parson. As part of that general discussion, SAC (State Advisory Council on EMS) has been reviewing all the core EMS regulations in order to provide recommendations to the DHSS. SAC is hosting a series of meetings to seek input on the current EMS regulations. Those meetings times and places are posted on the BEMS website https://health.mo.gov/safety/ems/. As revisions are made, drafts are posted on the MEMSA website and open for further comment.

The goal of the SAC is to get consensus within the industry prior to submitting recommended changes to the DHSS for their consideration.

The discussion forum on our website is an informal process separate from the official process DHSS and the Secretary of State conduct, but this is the best and easiest way to engage and review regulations that were written in 1998. What should be updated, changed, added, dropped, re-worded to clarify, etc.

EMS is nearing completion of its review. The process for DHSS to move the regulations revisions forward can be arduous so final approval will not be immediate but we believe streamlined regulations will be a big improvement when we get to the finish line.

Please spend a few minutes looking over the state EMS regulations and visit the new draft posted on the regulation page of our website. Please leave your comments and suggestions on these topics in our discussion forum.