(a)Recertification requirements.
(1) - (3)(No change.)
(4)The certificant shall submit the following non-refundable
fees as applicable:
(A)(No change.)
(B)$90 for Advanced EMT (AEMT) [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 per each year remaining in the certification. The non-refundable
fee for AEMT [EMT-I] or EMT-P shall be $22.50
per each year remaining in the certification. Any portion of a year
will count as a full year.
(5) - (6)(No change.)
(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 [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.
(A) - (C)(No change.)
(b)Recertification options. Upon submission of a completed
application for recertification, the applicant shall commit to, and
recertify through one of the options described in paragraphs (1) -
(5) of this subsection.
(1)Option 1--Written Examination Recertification Process.
(A) - (F)(No change.)
(G)The applicant has completed a
state approved jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge
on state EMS laws, rules, and policies.
(2)Option 2--Continuing Education Recertification
Process.
(A)The certificant shall attest to accrual
of department approved EMS continuing education as specified in §157.38
of this title (relating to Continuing Education); and[.]
(B)the applicant has completed a
state approved jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge
on state EMS laws, rules, and policies.
(3)Option 3--National Registry Recertification Process.
(A)The applicant shall attest to and hold
current National Registry certification at the time of applying for
recertification; and[.]
(B)the applicant has completed a
state approved jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge
on state EMS laws, rules, and policies.
(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 structured
interactive training course as approved by the department and conducted
within the four-year certification period.
(B)(No change.)
(C)The applicant has completed a
state approved jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge
that the applicant has on state EMS laws, rules, and policies.
(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 signed
written statement by the CCMP's medical director, attesting to the
applicant's successful participation in and completion of the provider's
CCMP; and[.]
(D)The applicant has completed a
state approved jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge
that the applicant has on state EMS laws, rules, and policies.
(6)(No change.)
(c) - (e)(No change.)
(f)Inactive to active certification.
(1)An inactive certificant prior to the expiration
of the first four-year inactive certification period may obtain active
certification by submitting an application and the non-refundable
fee to the department, as described in subsection (a)(4) of this section
and by completing one of the following options:
(A)Option 1--meet the normal 4 year continuing education
requirement for certification renewal as listed in subsection (b)(2)
of this section, submit verification of skills proficiency from an
approved education program or recognized physician by the department
, and pass the National Registry EMT cognitive [national
registry] assessment exam.
(B)Option 2--complete a department approved recertification
course, and pass the National Registry EMT psychomotor (practical)
exam and cognitive [national registry] assessment
exam.
(2)A certificant who has held inactive certification
for more than four years may return to active certification only by
completing requirements described in §157.33(a) or (j) of this
title.
(g)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 1, 2016
TRD-201603832 Lisa Hernandez
General Counsel
Department of State Health Services
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 11, 2016
For further information, please call: (512) 776-6972
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