At the end of 2020, the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) will be replacing its legal representative to the CAAS Panel of Commissioners. Matthew R. Streger, Esq. of Keavney & Streger, LLC has served expertly in this position for the past six years. If you know of anyone…
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GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS – February 1, 2023 – The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce that Mark Postma has accepted the position of Interim Administrator for CAAS’s Ground Vehicle Standard. Mark Postma succeeds Mark Van Arnam, who held the Administrator position from the inception of the…
CAAS Announces Interim Administrator for Ground Vehicle Standard (GVS)
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services has officially honored Jim Green of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health upon the event of his retirement from his long-term government career. “Jim Green has been a major driver in advancing ambulance safety into this modern era,” stated Mark Van…
CAAS Honors Ambulance Safety Expert
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce the second public comment period on the latest draft of the CAAS Accreditation Standards document version 4.0. All materially affected parties including members of the EMS community, EMS groups and associations, affiliated healthcare groups and associations, members of…
CAAS Opens 2nd Public Comment Period for Lasted Draft of ...
At the end of 2022, the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services will be replacing its medical representative on the CAAS Panel of Commissioners due to the completion of term limits. Dr. Gerald Beltran has served expertly in this position for the past six years, and as panel chair for…
CAAS Panel of Commissioners Seeks New Medical Representative
Ground Vehicle Standard Version 3.0 Now Available July 1 2022 The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce the release of Ground Vehicle Standard (GVS) V3.0. GVS V3.0 has been in the development process for approximately one year and is an upgrade from the V2.0 version…
CAAS Announces Release of GVS V3.0
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce the first public comment period on the first draft of the CAAS Accreditation Standards document version 4.0. All materially affected parties including members of the EMS community, EMS groups and associations, affiliated healthcare groups and associations, members of…
CAAS Releases First Draft of Standards Version v4.0 for Public ...
During the summer CAAS begin researching options for safe, secure virtual review technology and developed a set of guidelines for both reviewers and agency personnel to help guide them through the virtual review process. These guidelines and resources are being updated almost weekly as we proceed, as we learn something…
Remote Site Reviews Currently Underway
As you are all aware, back in March the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services implemented a travel restriction for all staff and site reviewers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. At that time, all scheduled CAAS site visits were postponed for a 60-day period with a review of…
COVID-19 Pandemic Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce the continuation of its accreditation grant program. As part of an effort to make accreditation more accessible and affordable to qualified agencies, CAAS offers limited grant funding toward the accreditation application fees. CAAS will continue…
CAAS Opens Grant Program for 2020
We have had many inquiries with regard to the protocols involved in the decontamination of emergency vehicles exposed to the COVID-19 virus. While we note that there is valuable information available from the CDC, EPA, OSHA and other authorities on the topic, there is also some questionable/unproven information being circulated.…