RE: Who knew about this one?

[Guest guest]

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

Al -- this was posted on the Texas Senate's website. Virtually anyone with any

familiarity in state government and politics knows that the interim committee

charges issued by the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor provide a good insight

into issues that the Legislature may address in the next session.

Question -- was EMSAT aware of this?

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

Al -- this was posted on the Texas Senate's website. Virtually anyone with any

familiarity in state government and politics knows that the interim committee

charges issued by the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor provide a good insight

into issues that the Legislature may address in the next session.

Question -- was EMSAT aware of this?

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

Al -- this was posted on the Texas Senate's website. Virtually anyone with any

familiarity in state government and politics knows that the interim committee

charges issued by the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor provide a good insight

into issues that the Legislature may address in the next session.

Question -- was EMSAT aware of this?

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Thanks Wes....out of curiosity - were you able to

find any dates that the legislature was charged with this responsibility

so that we might discover their findings.

Don

>>> agarcia@... 02/21/06 3:33 PM >>>

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of

issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of

emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for

Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Thanks Wes....out of curiosity - were you able to

find any dates that the legislature was charged with this responsibility

so that we might discover their findings.

Don

>>> agarcia@... 02/21/06 3:33 PM >>>

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of

issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of

emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for

Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

No, Don, the websites only had the list of interim committee charges

(www.senate.state.tx.us and www.house.state.tx.us). Usually, the committees

hold hearings and accept public testimony on these issues.

EMSAT is monitoring these things, right?????

-Wes

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of

issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of

emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for

Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

No, Don, the websites only had the list of interim committee charges

(www.senate.state.tx.us and www.house.state.tx.us). Usually, the committees

hold hearings and accept public testimony on these issues.

EMSAT is monitoring these things, right?????

-Wes

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of

issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of

emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for

Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

No, Don, the websites only had the list of interim committee charges

(www.senate.state.tx.us and www.house.state.tx.us). Usually, the committees

hold hearings and accept public testimony on these issues.

EMSAT is monitoring these things, right?????

-Wes

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of

issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of

emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for

Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

This is nothing new. It was forst conducted by Pam West and I back about 1994.

During that period we visited all 11 Public Health Regions, at that time, and

conducted a combination of town hall meetings and private meetings with what was

termed, " the good, the bad and the ugly " of EMS by the then Regional Managers.

Each regional trip was a minimum of three days and most often a week. During

this period we spoke with providers in an effort to get a better handle on their

issues, what they saw as their problems and then just sort of spent hours

brainstorming options to promote EMS, increase retention of staff and generally

imporve its importance in the eyes of the " jurisdictional fathers "

The results were bound and submitted to legislative session for their review,

with what i would say to the best of my ability " no results " . I also believe

Kathy Perkins repeated the process a couple years later, although I am not

positive about that nor did I ever have the opportunity to review the results.

Not sure but believe I may still have the original report in my apt somewhere.

>>> agarcia@... 2/21/2006 3:33:01 PM >>>

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

This is nothing new. It was forst conducted by Pam West and I back about 1994.

During that period we visited all 11 Public Health Regions, at that time, and

conducted a combination of town hall meetings and private meetings with what was

termed, " the good, the bad and the ugly " of EMS by the then Regional Managers.

Each regional trip was a minimum of three days and most often a week. During

this period we spoke with providers in an effort to get a better handle on their

issues, what they saw as their problems and then just sort of spent hours

brainstorming options to promote EMS, increase retention of staff and generally

imporve its importance in the eyes of the " jurisdictional fathers "

The results were bound and submitted to legislative session for their review,

with what i would say to the best of my ability " no results " . I also believe

Kathy Perkins repeated the process a couple years later, although I am not

positive about that nor did I ever have the opportunity to review the results.

Not sure but believe I may still have the original report in my apt somewhere.

>>> agarcia@... 2/21/2006 3:33:01 PM >>>

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

This is nothing new. It was forst conducted by Pam West and I back about 1994.

During that period we visited all 11 Public Health Regions, at that time, and

conducted a combination of town hall meetings and private meetings with what was

termed, " the good, the bad and the ugly " of EMS by the then Regional Managers.

Each regional trip was a minimum of three days and most often a week. During

this period we spoke with providers in an effort to get a better handle on their

issues, what they saw as their problems and then just sort of spent hours

brainstorming options to promote EMS, increase retention of staff and generally

imporve its importance in the eyes of the " jurisdictional fathers "

The results were bound and submitted to legislative session for their review,

with what i would say to the best of my ability " no results " . I also believe

Kathy Perkins repeated the process a couple years later, although I am not

positive about that nor did I ever have the opportunity to review the results.

Not sure but believe I may still have the original report in my apt somewhere.

>>> agarcia@... 2/21/2006 3:33:01 PM >>>

Wes,

Where did you find this information? I would like to do a little

research on this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

I cannot speak for everyone else. I was not aware of this but I do plan on

getting up to speed with it.

Lt./LP

Vernon College

FIRE/EMS Training Program

4105 Maplewood

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308

Office ext. 3233

Fax

Who knew about this one?

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

-Wes Ogilvie, MPA, JD, EMT-B

Austin, Texas

[Guest guest]

EMSAT's legislative liaison notified us about this on February 10th. Yes,

the Texas Legislature often has Interim Charges. Typically, Interim charges

are issues that have come up during the regular session and failed to be

adequately addressed. That may not be the case on this particular issue. The

committee in question (State Affairs) will hold hearings on this issue as well

as

the others in the list of Interim Charges.

As of this date there is not a hearing schedule for this committee.

According to our legislative liaison, they will probably hold at least some of

these

hearings during the upcoming special session.

, President

EMSAT

In a message dated 2/21/06 2:50:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,

ExLngHrn@... writes:

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

[Guest guest]

EMSAT's legislative liaison notified us about this on February 10th. Yes,

the Texas Legislature often has Interim Charges. Typically, Interim charges

are issues that have come up during the regular session and failed to be

adequately addressed. That may not be the case on this particular issue. The

committee in question (State Affairs) will hold hearings on this issue as well

as

the others in the list of Interim Charges.

As of this date there is not a hearing schedule for this committee.

According to our legislative liaison, they will probably hold at least some of

these

hearings during the upcoming special session.

, President

EMSAT

In a message dated 2/21/06 2:50:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,

ExLngHrn@... writes:

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....

[Guest guest]

EMSAT's legislative liaison notified us about this on February 10th. Yes,

the Texas Legislature often has Interim Charges. Typically, Interim charges

are issues that have come up during the regular session and failed to be

adequately addressed. That may not be the case on this particular issue. The

committee in question (State Affairs) will hold hearings on this issue as well

as

the others in the list of Interim Charges.

As of this date there is not a hearing schedule for this committee.

According to our legislative liaison, they will probably hold at least some of

these

hearings during the upcoming special session.

, President

EMSAT

In a message dated 2/21/06 2:50:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,

ExLngHrn@... writes:

Did any of y'all know that the Texas Legislature does studies of issues

between the legislative sessions?

Look at this " interim charge " given to the Texas Senate State Affairs

Committee...

" Study and make recommendations regarding the cost drivers of emergency

medical services.

Make recommendations on how to improve and sustain EMS services for Texas,

as well as reduce

costs to health care plans, businesses, and individuals. "

Paging our EMSAT board to the white courtesy phone....