Utah Admin. Code R911-5-500 - [Effective 7/10/2025] License Challenges for EMTs or AEMTs
(1) The department
may license an individual as an EMT or AEMT, in consecutive order, who has
military medical training, a Utah registered nurse license, a Utah nurse
practitioner license, a Utah physician assistant license, or a Utah physician
license, and:
(a) can demonstrate knowledge,
proficiency, and competency to perform the functions listed in the National EMS
education standards as described in Subsection
R911-5-200(2),
as verified by personal attestation and successful demonstration to a currently
certified course coordinator and an off-line medical director;
(b) has a knowledge of:
(i) medical control protocols;
(ii) state and local protocols; and
(iii) the role and responsibilities of an EMT
or AEMT, respectively;
(c) maintains and submits documentation of
having completed a CPR course within the prior two years that is consistent
with the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular, which is incorporated by reference;
and
(d) is 18 years of age or
older.
(2) To become
licensed as either an EMT or AEMT, the individual shall:
(a) submit the applicable fees and a
completed application, including Social Security number, signature, and proof
of current Utah license as a registered nurse, a physician assistant, or a
medical doctor, or military transcripts for training;
(b) successfully complete the National
Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT or AEMT cognitive and psychomotor
examinations, or re-examinations, if necessary; and
(c) submit to and pass a background screening
clearance, per Section
R911-5-3200.
(3) The department may license as
a CRT an individual with military mental health training, or a licensed mental
health professional in Utah, who:
(a) can
demonstrate knowledge, proficiency, and competency to perform the functions as
verified by personal attestation and successful demonstration to a county
mental health authority or designee;
(b) has a knowledge of:
(i) crisis response protocols;
(ii) state and local protocols; and
(iii) the role and responsibilities of a
CRT;
(c) maintains and
submits documentation of having completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation
course within the prior two years that is consistent with the 2020 American
Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency
Cardiovascular; and
(d) is 21 years
of age or older.
Notes
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(1) The department may license an individual as an EMT or AEMT, in consecutive order, who has military medical training, a Utah registered nurse license, a Utah nurse practitioner license, a Utah physician assistant license, or a Utah physician license, and:
(a) can demonstrate knowledge, proficiency, and competency to perform the functions listed in the National EMS education standards as described in Subsection R911-5-200(2), as verified by personal attestation and successful demonstration to a currently certified course coordinator and an off-line medical director;
(b) has a knowledge of:
(i) medical control protocols;
(ii) state and local protocols; and
(iii) the role and responsibilities of an EMT or AEMT, respectively;
(c) maintains and submits documentation of having completed a CPR course within the prior two years that is consistent with the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular, which is incorporated by reference; and
(d) is 18 years of age or older.
(2) To become licensed as either an EMT or AEMT, the individual shall:
(a) submit the applicable fees and a completed application, including Social Security number, signature, and proof of current Utah license as a registered nurse, a physician assistant, or a medical doctor, or military transcripts for training;
(b) successfully complete the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT or AEMT cognitive and psychomotor examinations, or re-examinations, if necessary; and
(c) submit to and pass a background screening clearance, per Section R911-5-3200.
(3) The department may license as a CRT an individual with military mental health training, or a licensed mental health professional in Utah, who:
(a) can demonstrate knowledge, proficiency, and competency to perform the functions as verified by personal attestation and successful demonstration to a county mental health authority or designee;
(b) has a knowledge of:
(i) crisis response protocols;
(ii) state and local protocols; and
(iii) the role and responsibilities of a CRT;
(c) maintains and submits documentation of having completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within the prior two years that is consistent with the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular; and
(d) is 21 years of age or older.