{"id":569,"date":"2016-05-17T20:38:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T20:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:53:20","slug":"medevac-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/other-ems-programs-and-links\/medevac-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Medical Services System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EMS is mandated by the Code of Virginia \u00a7 32.1-111.3 to establish a \u201cstatewide air medical evacuation system.\u201d In Virginia, we commonly use the term \u201cAir Medical Services\u201d when referring to our air medical evacuation system and\/or licensed EMS agencies that provide air medical services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The terms &#8220;helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS)&#8221;, &#8220;Medevac&#8221; and other terms are commonly used by other states and national organizations to describe their systems or agencies. \u00a0The State Air Medical Committee is a standing committee of the EMS Advisory Board. The role of the EMS Advisory Board and its standing sub committees, like the Air Medical Committee is to provide advice and counsel regarding methods and procedures for planning, developing, and maintaining a statewide emergency medical services (EMS) system to the OEMS and the State Board of Health.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">Downloadable Forms<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/03\/Air-Medical-Transport-Authorization-Form.pdf\">Air Medical Transport Authorization Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 align=\"justify\">Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/other-ems-programs-and-links\/medevac-system\/house-bill-1728-workgroup\/\">House Bill 1728 Workgroup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/medevac-system\/medevac-statewide-best-practices\/\">Air Medical Services Statewide Best Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/medevac-system\/medevac-system-2\/\">Air Medical Services System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/medevac-system\/national-position-papers-and-documents\/\">National Position Papers and Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/medevac-system\/links-to-national-medevac-organizations\/\">Links to National Air Medical Services Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/drone-safety\/\">Drone Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Virginia Air Medical Services Agencies:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atspec.com\/\">Aeromedical Transport Specialists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrahealth.com\/services\/emergency-care\/centra-one-flight-services\">Centra One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcuhealth.org\/explore-vcu-health\/for-health-professionals\/lifeevac\">LifeEvac Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carilionclinic.org\/specialties\/emergency-medicine\">Life Guard\/Carilion Patient Transport Specialists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/police\/\">Fairfax County Police<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med-trans.net\/\">Med-Trans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentara.com\/Services\/NightingaleAirAmbulance\/Pages\/Nightingale.aspx\">Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthsystem.virginia.edu\/internet\/pegasus\/\">Pegasus Flight Operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phiairmedical.com\/\">PHI Air Medical\/AirCare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vsp.state.va.us\/BFO_Aviation.shtm\">Virginia State Police-Med Flight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMS is mandated by the Code of Virginia \u00a7 32.1-111.3 to establish a \u201cstatewide air medical evacuation system.\u201d In Virginia, we commonly use the term \u201cAir Medical Services\u201d when referring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"parent":5116,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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