To assist in addressing the confidentiality/privacy issues that have been raised, the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS and Systems of Care is requiring that each MCA develop and submit a protocol, for approval, on how data will be used, maintained, and how the data will remain confidential. The Department has developed a state protocol (Patient Care Record, Electronic Documentation, and EMS Information System) to fulfill this need and has added it to the "System Protocols" section of the State Protocols. The MCA must adopt this protocol at a minimum. If you choose to add additional language, a deviation form must be completed along with the protocol, for review and approval.
As the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS and Systems of Care is very committed to ensuring data confidentiality, access by the Medical Control Authorities to their Life Support Agency data has been removed effective IMMEDIATELY. To have access restored, the Medical Control Authority must complete the following:
*Submit, at a minimum, the state protocol for "Patient Care Record, Electronic Documentation, and EMS Information System" (located under System Protocols);
*Submit a signed Data Use and Non-Disclosure Agreement;
*Submit a signed User Agreement for each individual who is given access to the Michigan EMS Information System (MI-EMSIS)
If your MCA has not yet been set up for MI-EMSIS, or if you have any questions regarding MI-EMSIS, please email EMS@Michigan.gov
