Many people with greatly diverse backgrounds and talents contribute to the EMS System in Mississippi. These include: bystanders, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical dispatchers, medical first responders, emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, and volunteers. The Legislature authorized the MSDH Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) to certify Mississippi's medical first responders beginning July 1, 2004. There are five levels of certified EMS providers. They are as follows:
15 Miss. Code. R. 9-99-1.5.7