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| • Lackawanna County | • PA Fire & Emergeny Services Institute | 169 CenterPoint Blvd. |
| • Luzerne County | • PA Dept. of State | Jenkins Twp., PA 18640 |
| • Pike County | • PA Fire Commissioner's Office | 570.655.6818 / 800.427.1911 |
| • Susquehanna County | • PEHSC | Fax: 570.655.6824 |
| • Wayne CountyCounty | • PA Department of Environmental Protection | Email: EMSNP@EMSNP.ORG |
| • Wyoming County | • PEMA | |
| • FEMA | ||
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COVID-19 Information and Updates
| Information Bulletins | Download | Last Updated |
| EMS Information Bulletin 202-08 Act 17 Extensions | LINK | 6/28/2022 |
| EMSIB 2022-04 Status of EMS Regulatory Suspensions | LINK | 4/1/2022 |
| EMSIB 2021-16 Status of Regulatory Suspensions | LINK | 10/1/2021 |
| EMSIB 2021-12 Additional Exceptions Under Act 17 of 2020 | LINK | 8/4/2021 |
| EMSIB 2021-11 Rescinding EMSIB 2020-11 Level 1 Staffing Exceptions | LINK | 8/4/2021 |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2021-07: Status of Regulatory and Statutory Suspensions | LINK | 6/14/2021 |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2021-02: Updated EMS Participation in Mass Vaccination | LINK | 2/19/2021 |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2021-01: Overdose-Substance Abuse Training | LINK | 1/27/2021 |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-31: EMS Participation in Mass Vaccination | LINK | 12/22/2020 |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-27: Act 17 of 2020 BLS Ambulance Staffing Exceptions | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-26: PPE Reminders Updated |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-25: Additional Extension of CPR Expiration Dates | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-24: AEMT Protocol Implementation Extension | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-23: Changes to the EMS Agency Licensure Inspection Process | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-22: Guidance to EMS Educational Entities | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-21: Statewide ALS Protocol Updates Including Interim COVID-19 Treatment Changes | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-20: Use of Out of State EMS Providers |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-19: Revised Interim Guidance for Cardiac Arrest Treatment by EMS in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19 |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-18: Cardiac Arrest Treatment by EMS of a Patient with Suspected COVID-19 |
Superseded by EMSIB 2020-19 | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-17: Temporary Statewide BLS Non-transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 Protocol |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-16: PPE Reminders |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-15: Signatures on Transfer of Care Forms |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-14: Covid-19 Lapse of Registration Regulatory Exception |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-13: Alternatives to Nebulized Bronchodilators During COVID-19 |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-12: PCR Data Collection for Exemptions outlined in EMSIN 2020-11 |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-11: Staffing Exceptions |
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| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-09: Out of State Licensed EMS Agencies | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-06: COVID-19 Policy and Protocol Updates | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-02: Infection Control | LINK | |
| EMS Information Bulletin 2020-01: Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV | LINK | |
| Protocols | ||
| Protocol 932: Nontransport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 |
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| COVID-19 Response Page |
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| Other | ||
| PA HAN-663-UPD Update: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic | LINK | 10/4/2022 |
| HAN 2022-661-9-30-UPD Health Care Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposer to COVID-19 | LINK | 9/30/2022 |
| HAN 2022-656-18-UPD – COVID-19 Guidance update for the General Population | LINK | 8/19/2022 |
| HAN 2022-644-05-26-ADV-COVID 19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment | LINK | 5/26/2022 |
| HAN – 622-UPDATE: Return to work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 | LINK | 1/30/2022 |
| Health Update -621-UPDATE: Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19 | LINK | 1/25/2021 |
| Health Update - 615 - UPD - UPDATE: Isolation and Quarantine Periods for COVID-19 for the General Population | LINK | 12/30/2021 |
| Health Update - 614-UPD-Update: Return to work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 | LINK | 12/30/2021 |
| OSHA: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing. Interim Final Rule | LINK | 11/9/2021 |
| Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination | LINK | 11/9/2021 |
How do new OSHA, CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandates apply to EMS? (ems1.com)
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LINK | 11/9/2021 |
| PA-HAN-608 - ADV - Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to <12 years old children | LINK | 11/8/2021 |
| PA-HAN-606-10-25-ADV- Booster Doses | LINK | 10/26/2021 |
| PA-HAN-607 – UPD- Update: Public Health Recommendations Given New Evidence on the SARS_CoV-2 Delta Variant | LINK | 10/26/2021 |
| Pa Health Advisory – 580 – Recommendations for Reprocessing Flexible Bronchoscopes | LINK | 7/16/2021 |
| HAN 2021-566-4-28 - UPD Public Health Recommendations for People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 | LINK | 4/28/21 |
| PA-HAN-560 - 3/16/21 - UPD - UPDATE: Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19 | LINK | 3/16/21 |
| PA-HAN-551-2-12-UPD-Quarantine After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination | LINK | 2/12/21 |
| HAN 546 - 1/7/21 - ALT - SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Identified in Pennsylvania Resident | LINK | 1/8/2021 |
| 541 - 12/16/20 - ADV - Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Healthcare Personnel with Signs and Symptoms Following COVID-19 Vaccination | LINK | 12/16/2020 |
| PAHAN 538-12-4-ALT Updated Quarantine Recommendations for Persons Exposed to COVID-19 | LINK | 12/04/2020 |
| PAHAN 537-11-30-ADV Testing and Management Considerations for Long-term Care Facility Residents with Acute Respiratory Illness Symptoms when SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses are Co-circulating | LINK | 11/30/2020 |
| PAHAN-536-11-17-UPD: Additional Guidance for Patients After a Known Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 | LINK | |
| PAHAN 533-10-23-ADV Additional Factors to Determine Close Contacts of Persons with COVID-19 | LINK | |
| PAHAN 527-09/21/20-ADV Testing and Management Guidance for Patients after Exposer to SARS-CoV-2 | LINK | |
| PA HAN 524 - 09/10/20 - UPD - UPDATE: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Known or Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a Healthcare Setting | LINK | |
| PAHAN – 520 – 08-07-UPD UPDATE: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations | LINK | |
| Interim Recommendations for EMS and PSAP during the COVID-19 Pandemic | LINK | |
| Protocol 932 Appendix 3: Recommended Home Care Instructions |
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| Case Counts by County | LINK | |
| PAHAN 498-4-19-ALT-Critical Infrastructure | LINK | |
