But I told the nurse: Mandated Reporting for EMS
As EMS providers, we are taught that we are mandated reporters, but in many cases get very little additional training about what this means. This course will provide context and clarification around mandated reporting laws including their application in situations regularly faced by EMS providers.
Description
As EMS providers, we are taught that we are mandated reporters, but in many cases get very little additional training about what this means. This course will provide context and clarification around mandated reporting laws including their application in situations regularly faced by EMS providers.
Objectives:
1. Understand the applicable laws pertaining to mandated reporting
2. Understand who are legally mandated reporters and their responsibilities
3. Identify potential situations faced by EMS requiring reporting
4. Know how to report and the processes that follows a report
Speaker:
Austin Pace holds the position of community paramedic in the Community Advocacy Prevention & Education Bureau at Lexington County EMS. Additionally, he serves as the co-chair of the CP/MIH committee for the South Carolina EMS Association. With more than 15 years of experience in emergency services, Austin has dedicated 5 of those years to the fields of public health and community risk reduction.