| (a) Recertification.
(1) Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's
certificate is scheduled to expire, the department may send to the person
a notice of expiration at the address shown in the current records of the
department.
(2) If a certificant has not received a notice of expiration
from the bureau 30 days prior to the expiration, it is the duty of the certificant
to notify the bureau and to request an application for recertification or
download an application from the Internet.
(3) To maintain certification status without a lapse, a completed
application for recertification shall be submitted to the department prior
to the expiration date of the current certificate, but no earlier than 1 year
prior to the expiration date. When submitting an application, applicants should
consider the department's processing time as described in §157.3 of this
title (relating to Processing of EMS Provider Licenses and Applications for
EMS Personnel Certification and License).
(4) The certificant shall submit an application and the following
non-refundable fees as applicable:
(A) $50 for Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) or Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT);
(B) $75 for EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I) or EMT-Paramedic (EMT-P);
and
(C) EMS volunteer - no fee. However, if such an individual
receives compensation during the certification period, the exemption ceases
and the individual shall pay a prorated fee to the department based on the
number of years remaining in the certification period when employment begins.
The non-refundable fee for ECA or EMT certification shall be $12.50 per each
year remaining in the certification. The non-refundable fee for EMT-I or EMT-P
shall be $18.75 per each year remaining in the certification. Any portion
of a year will count as a full year.
(5) An application for a level of certification lower than
the applicant's current level may be submitted with the applicable fee as
described in subsection (a)(4) of this section if the applicant meets the
requirements for the level of certification requested as described.
(6) A certificate is not transferable.
(7) Military personnel. A person certified by the department
who is deployed in support of military, security, or other action by the United
Nations Security Council, a national emergency declared by the president of
the United States, or a declaration of war by the United States Congress is
eligible for recertification under timely recertification requirements from
the person's date of demobilization until one calendar year after the date
of demobilization but will not be certified during that period.
(b) Recertification Options. Upon submission of a completed
application for recertification, the applicant shall commit to, and recertify
through, only one of the options described in paragraphs (1)-(5) of this subsection.
(1) Option 1 - Written Examination Recertification Process
(A) The applicant shall pass the state's written examination
for recertification, which is designed to measure ongoing competencies and
current EMS practices for the applicant's level of certification.
(B) If the applicant fails the examination for recertification,
the applicant may attempt two retests of the examination after:
(i) submitting a retest application for each attempt at any
eligible level; and,
(ii) submitting a non-refundable retest fee of $25 for each
attempt.
(C) An applicant may recertify by taking an initial recertification
examination for a lower level of certification for each subsequent attempt.
(D) An applicant who attempts and fails the recertification
examination may not gain recertification by any other option.
(E) An applicant who does not pass the recertification examination:
(i) shall successfully complete a Formal Recertification Course
as described in subsection (b)(4)(A) and (B) of this section; and
(ii) shall submit a course completion certificate of the Formal
recertification course, reflecting that the course was completed after the
2nd retest failure; and
(iii) shall pass the state written recertifying examination
in accordance with the provisions in subparagraphs (A)-(D) of this paragraph.
(F) The certification status of an applicant who does not successfully
complete the examination recertification process as described in subsection
(b)(1)(A)-(E) of this section shall expire on the date of the current certificate.
The applicant will have until 90 days after expiration date of the current
certificate to successfully complete the examination recertification process.
If applicant does not successfully complete recertification process within
90 days following expiration, applicant shall meet requirements of late recertification
described in subsection (f)(4) of this section. Successful completion of the
late recertification process shall be accomplished within one year of expiration
as described in subsection (f)(6) of this section.
(2) Option 2 - Continuing Education Recertification Process.
The certificant shall attest to accrual of department approved EMS continuing
education as specified in §157.38 of this title (relating to Continuing
Education).
(3) Option 3 - National Registry Recertification Process. The
applicant shall attest to current National Registry certification at the time
of applying for recertification.
(4) Option 4 - Formal Course Recertification Process. The applicant
shall attest to successful completion of a department approved recertification
course.
(A) The recertification course, as prescribed by the Education
and Training Manual, shall be a formal, classroom-presented, live participation,
training course as approved by the department and conducted within the four
year certification period.
(B) The minimum contact hours required for recertification
courses are:
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(5) Option 5 - CCMP Recertification Process. An applicant affiliated
with an EMS provider that has a department-approved Comprehensive Clinical
Management Program (CCMP) may be recertified if:
(A) the applicant is currently credentialed in the provider's
CCMP;
(B) the applicant has been enrolled in the provider's CCMP
for at least six continuous months; and
(C) the applicant submits to the department a statement, signed
by the medical director, of participation in the provider's CCMP.
(c) After verification by the department of the information
submitted by the applicant, that the information is true, correct and complete
with regard to the applicant meeting recertification requirements by the certification
expiration date, the department shall recertify the applicant for four years,
commencing on the day following the expiration date of the most recent certificate.
(d) Return to active status.
(1) To regain active status, an applicant holding inactive
certification shall complete the following requirements. All requirements
shall be completed within one year of the course completion date of the recertification
course described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(A) The applicant shall successfully complete a department
approved recertification course as described in subsection (b)(4) of this
section;
(B) The applicant shall submit an application and the non-refundable
fees applicable, as described in subsection (a)(4) of this section, before
expiration of the inactive certification period;
(C) The applicant shall successfully complete the examination
recertification process, as described in subsection (b)(1)(A)-(F) of this
section.
(2) A candidate whose inactive certification expires shall
comply with late recertification as described in subsection (f)(1)-(6) of
this section.
(e) Renewal of inactive status. To renew inactive status, an
applicant holding inactive certification shall submit an application and the
non-refundable fee applicable, as described in §157.33(a)(4) and §157.33(k)(1)
of this title, before expiration of the inactive certification period.
(f) Late recertification.
(1) A candidate whose certificate has been expired for 90 days
or less may renew the certificate by submitting an application and paying
to the department a non-refundable renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times
the normally required application renewal fee for that level as listed in
subsection (a)(4) of this section. Applicant shall meet one of the recertification
options described in subsection (b)(1)-(5) of this section.
(2) The candidate whose certification has expired shall be
considered as non-certified and may not function in the capacity of an EMS
certificant or represent that the candidate is EMS certified until recertification
is issued.
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