TITLE 836 INDIANA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMISSION

Amends 836 IAC 4-4-2, 836 IAC 4-7-3.5, 836 IAC 4-7.1-4, and 836 IAC 4-9-4 to revise recertification procedures. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

IC 4-22-2.1-5 Statement Concerning Rules Affecting Small Businesses

SECTION 1. 836 IAC 4-4-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 16-31

Sec. 2. (a) Application for emergency medical technician certification shall be made on forms provided by the agency. Applicants shall complete the required forms and submit the forms to the agency. The application shall include the following:

(b) All applicants for original certification shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements for certification.

(c) Certification as an emergency medical technician shall be valid for a period of two (2) years.

(d) To renew a certification, a certified emergency medical technician shall submit a report of continuing education every two (2) years that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement to take and report forty (40) hours of continuing education according to the following:

(e) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification.

(e) (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a person also certified as an emergency medical technician-basic advanced, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or paramedic under IC 16-31 may substitute the required continuing education credits for those of subsection (d).

(f) (g) An individual who fails to comply with the continuing education requirements described in this article shall not exercise any of the rights and privileges of an emergency medical technician and shall cease from providing the services authorized by an emergency medical technician certification as of the date of expiration of the current certificate.

(g) (h) An individual wanting to reacquire a certification shall:

SECTION 2. 836 IAC 4-7-3.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 16-31-3

Sec. 3.5. (a) To renew a certification, a certified emergency medical technician-basic advanced shall submit a report of continuing education every two (2) years that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements to take and report fifty-six (56) hours of continuing education according to the following:

(b) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification.

SECTION 3. 836 IAC 4-7.1-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 16-31-3

Sec. 4. (a) Application for certification as an emergency medical technician-intermediate shall be made on forms provided by the agency. An applicant shall:

(b) All applicants for original certification shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements for certification.

(c) Certification as an emergency medical technician-intermediate shall be valid for two (2) years.

(d) Individuals who have failed to comply with the continuing education requirements shall not exercise any of the rights and privileges nor administer advanced life support services to emergency patients.

(e) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification.

(e) (f) An individual wanting to reacquire a certification shall complete an emergency medical technician-intermediate recertification training course and successful completion of state written and practical skills examinations as set forth and approved by the commission. If the individual fails the certification examinations, the person shall retake an entire emergency medical technician-intermediate training course.

SECTION 4. 836 IAC 4-9-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 16-31-3

Sec. 4. (a) Application for certification as a paramedic shall be made on forms provided by the agency. An applicant shall:

(b) All applicants for original certification shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements for certification.

(c) Certification as a paramedic shall be valid for two (2) years.

(d) Individuals who have failed to comply with the continuing education requirements shall not exercise any of the rights and privileges nor administer advanced life support services to emergency patients.

(e) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification.

(e) (f) An individual wanting to reacquire a certification shall complete a paramedic recertification training course and successful completion of state written and practical skills examinations as set forth and approved by the commission. If the individual fails the certification examinations, the person shall retake an entire paramedic training course.

Notice of Public Hearing

DIN: 20101117-IR-836100361PRA

Composed: May 03,2024 1:15:15AM EDT

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