Colorado
Status: Member State: Full Compliance
![Michael Bateman](/getattachment/38d29ae4-3485-4ced-ba8a-d70311a7f1c6/Colorado-Bateman.png)
Michael Bateman
Operations Section Manager
Emergency Medical & Trauma Services Branch
Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-691-4932
About Colorado's EMS System
EMS Compact LegislationColorado the first state to enact the EMS Compact legislation. Colorado HB 15-1015 was signed into law on May 8, 2015.
National EMS Coordinated Database Status
✅ Colorado is fully integrated with NEMSCD
Colorado's EMS Rules
- Chapter One - EMS and EMR education, EMS certification, EMR registration
- Chapter Two - EMS practice and medical direction
- Chapter Three - EMS data collection
- Chapter Four - Licensure of ground ambulance services
- Chapter Five - Air ambulance licensing
- EMS Office Website
- Apply for a Colorado EMS License
- EMS compact in Colorado
- Wildland Fire & Disaster Personnel Guidance
Current Commissioner Appointment
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Retired Commissioners
![Donnie Woodyard](/getattachment/1332dd2b-a4db-4cca-a501-43045bdb2bfa/Donnie-Woodyard_sm.png)
Donnie Woodyard
Chair, Executive Committee (Retired)
Dates of Service
July 2020 - July 2023
![Jeanne-Marie Bakehouse](/getattachment/0e3949d6-1915-47fe-9056-85b1ee3688f2/j_bakehouse-1.png)
Jeanne-Marie Bakehouse
Executive Committee, Vice-Chair (Retired)
Dates of Service
October 2017 - July 2020