7 AAC 26.030 - Qualifications for certification
(a) A person
applying for certification as an EMT-I must
(1) except as otherwise provided in (i) of
this section, be 18 years of age or older;
(2) have successfully completed a
department-approved EMT-I training course;
(3) pass the cognitive and psychomotor
examination for EMT-I approved by the department;
(4) provide evidence of a valid CPR
credential; and
(5) establish an
online account in the department license management system.
(b) A person applying for
certification as an EMT-II must
(1) have a
valid certification as an EMT-I;
(2) have successfully completed a
department-approved EMT-II training course;
(3) pass the cognitive and psychomotor
examination for EMT-II approved by the department;
(4) be sponsored by a department-approved
medical director who accepts the responsibilities set out in
7
AAC 26.640;
(5) provide evidence of a valid CPR
credential; and;
(6) establish an
online account in the department license management system.
(c) A person applying for
certification as an EMT-III must
(1) have a
valid certification as an EMT-II;
(2) have successfully completed a
department-approved EMT-III training course;
(3) pass the cognitive and psychomotor
examination for EMT-III approved by the department;
(4) be sponsored by a department-approved
medical director who accepts the responsibilities set out in
7
AAC 26.640;
(5) provide evidence of a valid CPR
credential; and
(6) establish an
online account in the department license management system.
(d) A person applying for
certification as an AEMT must
(1) have a valid
certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III;
(2) have successfully completed a
department-approved AEMT training course;
(3) pass the cognitive and psychomotor
examination for AEMT administered by the department or the National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT);
(4) be sponsored by a department-approved
medical director who accepts the responsibilities set out in
7
AAC 26.640;
(5) provide evidence of a valid CPR
credential; and
(6) establish an
online account in the department license management system.
(e) A person applying for
certification as an EMS instructor must
(1)
provide evidence of at least three years of experience as an EMS provider and
one of the following vahd credentials:
(A) an
EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, or paramedic certification by the
department;
(B) an EMT or National
Registry Paramedic certification from the National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians (NREMT);
(C)
authorization to practice in the state as a physician or physician assistant
under AS 08.64 or as a registered nurse under AS 08.68;
(2) provide evidence of a valid CPR
Instructor credential, unless the department grants a waiver based on evidence
that CPR taught as part of an EMS certification course will be taught by a
person who has a valid CPR Instructor credential; and
(3) provide evidence of successful
completion of
(A) a department-approved EMS
instructor course; or an instructor course that the department determines meets
or exceeds the objectives set out in the National Association of EMS Educators
and the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's National Guidelines for Educating EMS
Instructors, 2002, adopted by reference; and
(B) the department's requirements in the
Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure,
Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019, adopted by reference.
(f) A person applying for certification as
an EMS instructor coordinator must provide evidence of the following:
(1) at least three years of experience as an
EMS instructor;
(2) a valid
certification as required under (e)(1) and (2) of this section;
(3) successful completion of a
department-approved instructor coordinator education program detailed in the
department's Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification &
Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019, adopted by reference in
(e)(3)(B) of this section.
(g)
An applicant for certification may not have a history that
includes one or more of the grounds for denial of certification set out in
(1)7 AAC
26.950(a); or
(2)7 AAC 26.950(b) and
(c), unless the department's consideration of
one or more of the factors in
7
AAC 26.950(f)(1) - (5) results in a
finding that issuance of the certificate is appropriate.
(h) Repealed 1/1/2022.
Notes
Authority:AS 18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
AS 18.08.084
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