The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society
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Fragmentation exists nationwide in regards to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This fragmentation is evident throughout the EMS system in the way we educate, train, certify, and recertify the pre-hospital professional. In Louisiana EMS, there are two facets of our education system: the training/education institution and the instructors who facilitate the education. ⋯ Louisiana will also be adopting the National Registry's Accreditation Policy, which will require all advanced level education (Paramedic) to be conducted by CoAEMSP (Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Profession) institutions. Louisiana's challenge will exist with the adoption of the Scope of Practice Model levels and the movement of our current certification system to a licensure system. The goal is to create an EMS system in Louisiana that is substantiated by a national curriculum, national accreditation, a national scope of practice and the passage of a national examination.