COVID-19

EMS practitioners may encounter a patient with an infectious disease or respond to a pandemic during their career. The resources below have been posted to help EMS practitioners protect themselves and their patients against infectious disease and further spread.

Category	Title	Description
Website	Background on the Test to Treat program	Federal initiative to help people quickly access lifesaving treatments for COVID-19.
Billing	Payment Allowance Update for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Q0222 Injection, Bebtelovimab, 175 mg	Review of new payment allowance effective August 15 for commercially purchased monoclonal antibody therapy products and USG-purchased products.
Tracker	COVID-19 Tracker	John’s Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering Global Cases COVID-19 Tracker.
Tracker	IAFC COVID-19 Fire & EMS Personnel Impact Dashboard	Dashboard displaying the results of the IAFC Fire Department and EMS Services Personnel Impact survey.
Reporting Tool	EMS COVID Resource Reporting Tool	NEMSIS reporting tool to track EMS COVID-19 resources.
Website	CDC Coronavirus Website	The latest Coronavirus updates, guidelines and resources.
Website	NHTSA Office of EMS COVID-19 Resources for EMS	NHTSA’s Office of EMS webpage with COVID-19 resources
Website	ASPR-TRACIE COVID-19 Resources	The ASPR-TRACIE webpage age highlights resources identified or developed to address current response and recovery operations to novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
Website	American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Critical Updates on COVID-19 Webpage	AAP COVID-19 Resources Webpage
Website	AAMC Coronavirus Clinical Repository	The AAMC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Clinical Guidance Repository is an open access resource for all clinicians and hospitals across the United States. The content is collected from academic medical centers (AMCs), specialty societies, and federal partners. The goal is to identify, summarize, and highlight areas of alignment in clinical practice during the pandemic. Here you will find up to date COVID-19 treatment and management guidance to help clinicians optimize patient care.
Policy & Regulations	Ambulances: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 Final Interim Rule Press Release Announcement Waiver Background Information More information on Waivers	Temporary regulatory waiver to expand list of allowable destinations for ambulance transports.
Resource - Waiver	Fact Sheet – Waiver for Ground Ambulance Services: Treatment in Place	Details provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 recognizing treatment in place and waiving the requirement for ground ambulance services to transport patients for reimbursement by Medicare during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Guidance	OSHA Revised COVID-19 Guidance for Employers	Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.
Antibody Administration	EMS Template Protocol for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Administration: Treatment and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab)	Developed by the NHTSA Office of EMS and HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the template is intended to assist state EMS officials and local EMS systems in developing their own protocols