N-95 Mask Decontamination

• N-95 Mask Decontamination Directive for Safety Partners 4/16/20
• Gov. DeWine COVID-19 Update: First Responder PPE 4/15/20

State Medical Director for EMS Guidance

• Administration of Vaccinations by EMS Providers 9/03/20
• Updated CDC Guidance for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel 7/20/20
• Updated Critical COVID-19 Information 7/17/20
• Message of Appreciation from the Governor's Office 6/5/20
• Disposal of Waste from Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19 Infection / Preservation of PPE for Airway Protection 4/9/20
• Rapid COVID-19 Blood Tests & Ohio EMS Scope of Practice 3/31/20
• Alternatives to Avoid Aerosol-Generating Procedures 3/23/20
• Resource for Community Education & Empowerment 3/23/20
• Response to Nursing Homes & Skilled Nursing Facilities 3/18/20
• PPE & Considerations for Non-Transport Protocols 3/16/20
• Critical COVID-19 Information 3/10/20

Ohio Division of EMS Guidance

• EMS Minimum Staffing during State of Emergency 6/5/20
• 2020 1st & 2nd Quarter Trauma Records Submission Deadline 6/1/20
• Certification Renewal & Continuing Education Relief 4/14/20
• Reporting Possible COVID-19 Related Incidents in EMSIRS 4/8/20
• Guidance for Ambulette Services 3/17/20
• Temporary Processes for Medical Transportation Providers

Ohio Dept. of Health Guidance

• COVID-19 testing of personnel providing non-urgent medical transportation for nursing home residents 10/15/20
• EMS Response to Nursing Homes, Shelters, ECFs, SUD Treatment Centers, Corrections Centers, Group Homes, and Other Facilities 6/5/20
• Guidance for Utilizing and Optimizing PPE 6/5/20
• Bioquell Ambulance Decontamination 6/5/20
• PPE Guidance for Firefighters, EMS 4/7/20
• Sharing Information with First Responders 3/24/20

CDC Guidance

• Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 6/5/20
• Return to Duty Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure Workers 6/5/20
• Cleaning & Disinfection – Non-emergency Transport Vehicles 4/21/20
• Return to Duty Guidelines 4/9/20
• Update on PPE 3/25/20
• Conservation of N-95 Respirators 3/16/20
• Request for EMS Assistance US Ports of Entry 1/20/20

Misc

• Online Training Opportunities for Ohio's First Responders 6/5/20
• Crisis Standards of Care, Burnout, Self-Care Resources 5/7/20
• First Responder Testing 4/20/20
• COVID-19 & Operational K9s 3/29/20

All EMS and fire personnel with certificates that expired on March 9 through Nov. 30, 2020, received an extension under HB 197 enacted in response to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's declared state of emergency related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That extension will expire on Dec. 1, 2020. The extension period has been added to all impacted certificates and certificate holders who have met the requirements to renew may now go online to file their renewal application(s). Certificates that are not renewed prior to the end of the extension, midnight on Dec. 1, 2020, will expire.

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