We the undersigned organizations and/or agencies understand the proposed rules to HSS 112, as submitted by the Department of Health and Family Services, regarding the issue of paramedic staffing on Wisconsin ambulances.

We the undersigned organizations and/or agencies understand the positive impact of these proposed rules on towns, villages, and cities in Wisconsin.

We the undersigned organizations and/or agencies agree with, and support the proposed rule that allows the physician, charged with the medical direction of an ambulance service, to direct the staffing of that ambulance in a manner that is prudent for the local community.

We the undersigned organizations and/or agencies support the Department of Health and Family Services in allowing for the flexibility to staff an ambulance with one paramedic, along with an additional required crew member, as a legal ambulance crew for a paramedic-level ambulance in the State of Wisconsin.