BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is continued under the Emergency and Health Services Act and has the legislated mandate to provide British Columbia residents, visitors and healthcare professionals with pre-hospital emergency services, and inter-facility patient transfer planning and coordination.

The commission is currently responsible for two operating entities: BC Ambulance Service, which provides emergency medical services, and the BC Patient Transfer Network that coordinates the transfer of acute and critically ill patients to the appropriate level of care both within and outside of British Columbia.