Utah Admin. Code R911-5-1100 - [Effective 7/10/2025] Off-line Medical Director Certification
(1) The bureau may
certify an off-line medical director for a two-year period.
(2) To become certified as an off-line
medical director, the applicant shall be:
(a)
a physician actively engaged in providing emergency medical care or meets this
requirement at the discretion of the state EMS medical director;
(b) familiar with Title 53, Chapter 2b,
Emergency Medical Services Act, and applicable EMS administrative rules under
Title R911; and
(c) familiar with
medical equipment and medications required for an EMS provider.
(3) An individual who seeks to
certify as an off-line medical director shall submit to the bureau:
(a) documentation showing completion of an
American College of Emergency Physicians or National Association of Emergency
Medical Services Physicians medical director training course, or the
department's medical director training course, within 12 months of becoming a
medical director;
(b) a medical
director certification application; and
(c) applicable fees.
(4) An individual who seeks to recertify as
an off-line medical director shall submit to the bureau:
(a) documentation showing attendance at the
medical director's annual workshop no more than two years before the date of
application;
(b) a complete
off-line medical director application; and
(c) applicable fees.
Notes
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(1) The department may endorse an individual as an EMS instructor who:
(a) meets the initial licensure requirements in Section R911-5-1200;
(b) is currently in Utah as an EMR, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic; and
(c) has been a licensed EMR, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic for a minimum of two years.
(2) The department adopts the United States Department of Transportation's EMS Instructor Training Program as the standard for EMS instructor training and competency in the state, which is incorporated by reference in this rule.
(3) An EMS instructor may only teach up to the license level to which the instructor is licensed.
(4) An EMS instructor shall comply with the teaching standards and procedures in the March 2023 Course Coordinator Manual as incorporated by reference in this rule.
(5) An EMS instructor shall maintain the EMS license for the level the instructor is endorsed to teach. If an individual's EMS license lapses, the instructor endorsement is invalid until the EMS license is renewed.