The Education Committee (Standing Committee) is the educational advisory group to the EMS Council. It recommends training curricula for various training efforts as established by the Council.

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council (Statutory Committee) was formed to carry out the duties described in A.R.S. § 36-2203. Such duties include recommending to the ADHS Director the adoption of the following standards: statewide standardized training and certification standards for all classifications of EMTs; standardized testing procedures; medical standards for certification of training programs; standards for certification of emergency receiving facilities including ALS base hospitals.

The EMS Council Executive Committee (Standing Committee) primary responsibilities are evaluation and planning, including development of goals and objectives for the Council and its committees.

The Medical Direction Commission (MDC) (Statutory Committee) was formed to carry out the duties described in A.R.S. § 36-2203.01. The Commission is composed of a select group of physicians appointed to assist the ADHS Director in developing medical protocols governing the medical treatments, procedures, medications, training and techniques that may be administered or performed by each class of emergency medical technicians.

The MDC Protocols, Medications, and Devices (PMD) Committee (Standing Committee) serves as the medical advisory group to the Commission. Its functions are to define the scope and interpret pre-hospital medical care, principles and practices for the Commission and to review and recommend changes or additions to the drug box and use of new medical devices.

The Rules Committee (Standing Committee) primary responsibility is to continually review and recommend updates to the EMS rules and develop new rules as requested by the EMS Council.

The State Trauma Advisory Board (STAB) (Statutory Committee) was formed to carry out the duties described in A.R.S. § 36-2222. Such duties include making recommendations on the initial and long-term processes for verification and designation of trauma center levels, making recommendations on the development/implementation of a comprehensive regional emergency medical services and trauma system plan, and making recommendations on the state emergency medical services and trauma system quality improvement processes, including the State Trauma Registry.

The STAB Executive Committee (Standing Committee) primary responsibilities are evaluation and planning, including development of goals and objectives for the Board and its committees.

The Trauma and EMS Performance Improvement (TEPI) Standing Committee is formed to assist the Statutory Councils (State Trauma Advisory Board, Emergency Medical Services Council and Medical Direction Commission) and the Bureau in carrying out the duties described in statute and rule relating to quality improvement of the State's EMS and trauma system. This is accomplished by aiding the Bureau's Data and Quality Assurance Program in the development of guidelines, reports, and recommendations to the Statutory Councils. Importantly, TEPI's review of provider level data is limited to routine system performance indicator analysis and cannot be used for regulatory purposes.