[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
by reference in this rule see rule
4765-25-02 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) The executive director
shall renew a fire
and emergency services
instructor certificate
to teach, issued under
section
4765.55 of the Revised Code and
this chapter, to an applicant who meets the following criteria:
(1) The applicant possesses a
current and valid firefighter certificate that is in good standing;
(2)(1)
The applicant complies with the requirements
for
Possesses a current and valid firefighter,
fire safety inspector, or EMS certificate to
practice that is in good standing;as set forth
in paragraphs (A) to (F) of rule 4765-20-02 of the Administrative
Code;
(3)(2) During the
preceding certification cycle, the
applicant has provided not less than twenty-four hours of instruction
related to fire and emergency services as approved by the applicant's fire
chief or a program director;.
(4)(3)
The applicant satisfies
Satisfies one of the following:
(a) Obtains six hours of continuing education
related to instructional methodology as approved by:
(i) The applicant's fire chief; or
(ii) A program director of:
(a) A chartered program, as defined in rule
4765-25-01 of the Administrative
Code;
or
(b) An EMS accredited institution, as defined
in rule
4765-25-01 of the Administrative
Code; or
(c) An EMS
approved institution, as defined in rule 4765-25-01 of the Administrative Code;
or
(b) Passes an
a fire and emergency
services instructional methods examination at
their level of certification;as set forth in
rule 4765-21-05 of the Administrative Code.
(5)(4)
The applicant submits
Submits a completed "Fire, Assistant Fire, Fire Safety
and Emergency Services Instructor Renewal
Application,"
Inspector, or
" Live Fire Instructor Renewal Application" on or
before the expiration date of the current certificate.
(5)
An applicant who
chooses not to renew their provider certification(s) may retain their
certificate to teach but may only provide methodology instruction in fire and
emergency services instructor courses.
(B) The executive director shall renew an
assistant fire instructor certificate, issued under section
4765.55 of the Revised Code and
this chapter, to an applicant who meets the following criteria:
(1) The applicant possesses a current and
valid firefighter certificate that is in good standing;
(2) The applicant complies with the
requirements for a firefighter certificate as set forth in paragraphs (A) to
(F)
(C) of
rule
4765-20-02 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) During the preceding
certification cycle, the applicant has provided not less than eight hours of
instruction related to fire service training as approved by the applicant's
fire chief or a program director.
(4) The applicant satisfies one of the
following:
(a) Obtains six hours of continuing
education related to instructional methodology as approved by:
(i) The applicant's fire chief; or
(ii) A program director of:
(a) A chartered program, as defined in rule
4765-25-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(b) An EMS accredited
institution, as defined in rule
4765-25-01 of the Administrative
Code; or
(c) An EMS approved
institution, as defined in rule
4765-25-01 of the Administrative
Code; or
(b)
Passes an instructional methods examination as set forth in rule
4765-21-05 of the Administrative
Code.
(5) The applicant
submits a completed "Fire, Assistant Fire, Fire Safety Inspector, or Live Fire
Instructor Renewal Application" on or before the expiration date of the current
certificate.
(C) The executive director shall
renew a fire safety inspector instructor training certificate, issued under
section 4765.55 of the Revised Code and this chapter, to any applicant who
meets the following criteria:
(1) The applicant possesses a
current and valid fire safety inspector certificate that is in good
standing;
(2) The applicant complies with the
requirements for a fire safety inspector certificate as set forth in paragraphs
(A), (C), (D), and (E) of rule 4765-20-03 of the Administrative Code;
(3) During the preceding
certification cycle, the applicant has provided not less than twenty-four hours
of instruction related to fire safety inspector training as approved by the
applicant's fire chief or a program director.
(4) The applicant satisfies one of
the following:
(a) Obtains six hours of continuing
education related to instructional methodology as approved:
(i) The applicant's fire chief;
or
(ii) A program director of:
(a) A chartered program, as defined
in rule 4765-25-01 of the Administrative Code;
(b) An EMS accredited institution,
as defined in rule 4765-25-01 of the Administrative Code; or
(c) An EMS approved institution, as
defined in rule 4765-25-01 of the Administrative Code; or
(b) Passes an instructional methods
examination as set forth in rule 4765-21-05 of the Administrative
Code.
(5) The applicant submits a
completed "Fire, Assistant Fire, Fire Safety Inspector, or Live Fire Instructor
Renewal Application" on or before the expiration date of the current
certificate.
(D)(C) The executive
director shall renew a live fire instructor certificate
to teach, issued under section
4765.55 of the Revised Code and
this chapter, to an applicant who meets the following criteria:
(1) Meets the renewal requirements as set
forth in paragraph (A) or (B) of this rule;
and
(2) Participates as a certified
live fire instructor in at least one live burn
training exercise approved by the applicant's fire chief or program director
during the previous certification cycle;
(3) If "NFPA 1403" is revised during the
certificate holder's certification cycle, a live fire instructor shall attend a
continuing education refresher course related to the revised standard.
(E)(D) In accordance with
section
5903.10 of the Revised Code, the
holder of an expired
fire and emergency services
instructor certificate
to teach shall be granted
renewal of the expired certificate if the following conditions are met:
(1) The holder presents the division with
satisfactory evidence that the holder or the holder's spouse, as applicable,
was honorably discharged, released under honorable conditions from active duty
or national guard duty, or separated from the military under honorable
conditions, and either of the following applies:
(a) The certificate was not renewed because
of the holder's service in the armed forces.
(b) The certificate was not renewed because
the holder's spouse's service in the armed forces resulted in the holder's
absence from this state.
(2) The certificate renewal application and
military discharge evidence is submitted to the division within six months of
the holder's or holder's spouse's discharge from the armed forces or release
from active duty or national guard duty.
(3) The certificate holder meets the
requirements for renewal of a certificate as set forth in this chapter of the
Administrative Code.
(4) A veteran
or spouse of a veteran who meets the conditions in paragraph (E) of this rule
this paragraph shall not be assessed a penalty for
submitting a late renewal application.
(F)(E) No later than sixty
days prior to the applicant's expiration date, the division, as directed by the
executive director, shall provide notification of the certificate's expiration
date and the method of renewal to each person who has been issued a certificate
to teach.
(G) The holder of a certificate to
teach shall maintain records of continuing education and instructional hours
required by this rule for the current and previous certification
cycles.
(1) Such records shall include the
course title, date, hours claimed, and who provided the training.
(2) Upon request, documentation
shall be provided to the division within the time parameters set forth by the
executive director.
(H)(F) No applicant shall
receive credit for more than twelve hours of continuing education training in
any one calendar day.
(I)(G) No applicant shall
receive continuing education credit for the identical online training class,
taken more than once per calendar year.
(J) There shall be no application
fee required for renewal of a certificate to teach.
(K)(H) A
renewed instructor certification
certificate to teach does not become effective
until the expiration date of the current certificate.
(L)(I) If
an applicant's certification cycle was less than thirty-six months, the
applicant shall complete the pro-rated renewal requirements as set forth in
rule
4765-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4765-21-06
Effective:
7/7/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/26/2023 and
10/01/2028
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4765.55
Rule
Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior
Effective Dates: 06/30/1975, 05/01/1979, 01/01/1989, 01/01/1996, 09/25/2000,
05/29/2003, 09/30/2004, 01/24/2008,04/07/2014,
01/01/2018
