Colorado
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
The EMS Compact is State Law:
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-60-3502. EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Read the state law.
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
Retired Commissioners
Donnie Woodyard
Chair, Executive Committee (Retired)
Dates of Service
July 2020 - July 2023
Jeanne-Marie Bakehouse
Executive Committee, Vice-Chair (Retired)
Dates of Service
October 2017 - July 2020