All EMS related state laws can be found on the Oregon Health Authority's EMS and Trauma Program website.
Under this authority Washington County has adopted its own county Code, Administrative Rules, Ambulance Service Area (ASA) Plan, and Franchise Agreement for Emergency Ambulance Services.
Washington County Code 8.32: Emergency Medical & Transportation Services Ordinance
911 Transportation Performance Reports
Monthly performance assessments are one mechanism of monitoring the EMS system for the county and serve as a feedback tool for AMR. There are currently three types of measurement:
- Response Time Interval: Measured from the time the call is assigned to AMR to the time a unit arrives on scene.
- Outlier Minutes: Measured as the number of minutes, while responding to calls, exceeding twice the response time limit.
- Level Zero: Measures the number of minutes and distinct events during which AMR did not have an ambulance immediately available to respond.
Beginning in May, metrics that look at the quality of specific clinical measures will be introduced. This is part of the work that Washington County is doing to modernize the way that EMS response is measured.
Compliance Summaries:
- MWA Franchise Agreement Monthly Performance Reports