Beginning July 1, 2024, The Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services will implement a new policy requiring Fieldprint for all licensure background checks. This innovative approach aims to streamline the background check process for EMS personnel by leveraging Fieldprint's advanced technology. Students will be able to utilize Fieldprint's website to create an account and schedule a time for fingerprinting at one of Fieldprint's locations across the state. The applicant will pay for the background check when they schedule their appointment with Fieldprint.
Here are some important dates to note:
BEMTS will no longer accept completed paper fingerprint packets after June 30, 2024.
Iowa HHS is the lead agency responsible for the implementation of Iowa code as it relates to the Emergency Medical Services profession. The BEMTS EMS program is responsible for the regulation of EMS providers, service programs, and training programs in Iowa. The Bureau’s staff emphasize high quality technical assistance and system development to optimize the quality of emergency care delivered in Iowa. The EMS advisory council (EMSAC) helps guide the priorities of the BEMTS EMS program.
The Iowa EMS System Standards are a change initiative that provides a consistent and accountable approach to protecting the health of Iowans through EMS. The Standards describe, in a tempered and realistic manner, the minimum infrastructure and EMS services that all Iowans can reasonably expect from Emergency Medical Services.
The EMS data registry utilized in Iowa is the ImageTrend Elite application. The Iowa ImageTrend Elite application is a comprehensive pre-hospital data collection, analysis and reporting system. This system enables Iowa’s authorized service programs to satisfy data reporting requirements, and provides numerous user tools to assist agency administration.