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REPLICA is the Way Forward for Interstate Licensing

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 4:10 PM | PAAW Administrator (Administrator)
REPLICA, a new national licensing initiative, and one that should be of particular interest to border state ambulance services, ambulance services that transport into other states, and air ambulance programs.  It is on the move nationally and could be enacted in Wisconsin if legislation is passed and signed by the Governor.

REPLICA stands for “Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate CompAct”. 

In our newest EMS to the Point webcast Executive Director Dia Gainor with the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) provides answers to questions about REPLICA, how it benefits you as a patient care provider, your local ambulance service, and the state.  REPLICA is a jointly sponsored effort by NAEMSO and the National Association of EMS Physicians.

Tri-State Ambulance in La Crosse is one ambulance service that sees tremendous benefits with REPLICA and are eager to see it enacted.  According to their Executive Director Tom Tornstrom, "As a provider of ambulance services in three states, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, REPLICA would be extremely helpful to our organizations. Due to the vast rural areas we serve, advanced life support ambulances, such as ours, are limited. REPLICA would allow us to provide rapid and streamlined ALS mutual aid services in times of need. For example, our La Crosse area paramedics are typically licensed in just Wisconsin and Minnesota. With REPLICA, we could quickly respond with four to five ALS ambulances from La Crosse to Northeast Iowa for a mass casualty incident.  Likewise, we could send our Iowa paramedics over the border to Wisconsin to assist in a large incident event".

The Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association are laying the groundwork to further discuss REPLICA and the best way to approach a joint effort.

>> Click to listen to the REPLICA EMS to the Point audio webcast.


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