(a)Recertification. (1) - (3)(No change.) (4)The certificant shall submit an application and the following non-refundable fees as applicable: (A)$60 [$50] for Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); (B)$90 [$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 $15 [ $12.50] per each year remaining in the certification. The non-refundable fee for EMT-I or EMT-P shall be $22.50 [$18.75] per each year remaining in the certification. Any portion of a year will count as a full year. (5) - (7)(No change.) (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)(No change.) (B)If the applicant fails the examination for recertification, the applicant may attempt two retests of the examination after: (i)(No change.) (ii)submitting a non-refundable retest fee of $30 [ $25] for each attempt. (C) - (F)(No change.) (2) - (5)(No change.) (c) - (f) (No change.) (g)For all applications and renewal applications, the department (or the board) is authorized to collect subscription and convenience fees, in amounts determined by the Texas Online Authority, to recover costs associated with application and renewal application processing through Texas Online.
This
agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 16, 2004
TRD-200400331 Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Earliest possible date of adoption: February 29, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
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