PRE-HOSPITAL CARE
REPORTS
(PCRs)
Oversight of the distribution and tracking of Prehospital Care Reports (PCRs) to and from EMS agencies comprises a large part of the deliverables required of all the Regional Program Agencies in NYS.
All Hudson Valley Regional EMS agencies should:
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Order PCR’s from the
Hudson Valley Regional EMS Office |
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Ensure the return of PCR’s completed to the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Office |
Prehospital Care Reports, Continuation Forms, and BLSFR forms can also be picked up at:
Hudson Valley
Regional EMS Council
103 Executive Drive, Suite 400
New Windsor, NY 125530
Before release of PCRs, Continuation, or BLS-FR forms, a PCR Distribution Tracking Form will be completed and signed by the requesting person. PCRs will be shipped upon either a faxed or mailed written request, specifying agency name, agency address, agency code, and number of packages needed. PCRs may also be ordered online by clicking the button on the bottom of this page.
Completed PCRs and Continuation forms from ambulance and ALSFR agencies are to be submitted to the Regional EMS Office by the 20th of the month following the month of the call. Agencies with larger call volumes may forward PCRs more frequently throughout the month. BLSFR agencies are responsible for the storage and security of their completed BLSFR forms.
The EMS Office receives, on average, several thousand PCRs per month. The staff asks that all agencies neatly group together the PCRs by date of month to help speed the processing.
Completed PCRs should be mailed in an envelope, appropriately sized to a PCR form, unfolded. The package should be marked "PCRs".
For a copy of the Hudson Valley Regional EMS PCR Policies and Procedures, please click here.
For a copy of a recent letter that was sent to all EMS Agencies in the Region regarding PCR submission to the Regional EMS Council, please click here
The New York State Department
of Health (NYS DOH) EMS Bureau also has policies that affect the use and storage
of PCRs. Below are links to those policies on the NYS DOH website:
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NYS DOH, Bureau
of EMS Policy Statement 02-05 "Prehospital Care Reports". |
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NYS DOH Bureau of EMS Policy Statement 03-03 "Instructions for completing a Version 5, NYS PCR". |
Did you know the Par values per package:
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PCRs |
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Continuation Forms |
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BLSFR Forms |
PCRs missing the following information will be returned to the agency for correction and resubmission:
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Date of Call |
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Agency Code |
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Presenting Problem |
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Location Code |
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Social Security Number |
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Patient Name |
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Date of Birth |
Per NYS DOH EMS Bureau policy, any corrections made to a PCR after it's submission should be in a different color ink, dated and marked with the initials of the person who supplied the information
If there are any questions regarding the materials provided or if your agency needs more PCRs, please contact the EMS Office at (845) 245-4292 or at admin@hvremsco.org
To order PCRs online click here------->