(1) An EMS
professional shall maintain a current credential with each emergency medical
service provider with which the EMS professional serves. An EMS professional
may not provide emergency medical care if the EMS professional does not have a
current credential.
(2) An EMS
professional may only perform emergency medical care that is within the
Wisconsin scope of practice for the practice level at which the EMS
professional is licensed or certified.
(3) An EMS professional shall follow the
patient care protocols or guidelines of the emergency medical service provider
with which the EMS professional is serving while performing patient care,
regardless whether the EMS professional is licensed at a practice level higher
than that of the provider.
(4) An
EMS professional shall notify the department of any change in his or her name,
address, or other information kept by the department within 30 days of the
change, using the department's electronic licensing system or, at the
department's request, submitting updated information to the department in paper
form.
(4m) An EMS professional
shall demonstrate current competencies in CPR at the healthcare professional
level by maintaining documentation of successful completion of a CPR course at
the healthcare professional level by a CPR organization specified under s.
DHS 110.17 (1) throughout the triennial license
period.
(5) An EMT-intermediate or
paramedic shall maintain current certification in advanced cardiac life support
throughout the triennial license period.
Note: The Wisconsin scope of practice for each
practice level may be found on the department's website at
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems. The
Wisconsin scope of practice for each practice level is reviewed annually in
consultation with the Wisconsin EMS Advisory Board and the Physician Advisory
Committee and is published and posted on the department website by March 31 of
each year.
(6) An EMS
professional shall notify the department within seven days of any arrest for
violation of any law substantially related to the practice of emergency medical
services.
(7) An EMS professional
shall notify the department of a felony or misdemeanor conviction in writing
within 48 hours after the entry of the judgement of conviction, including the
date, time, place, and nature of the conviction of finding. Notice shall
include a copy of the judgement of conviction and a copy of the complaint or
other information which describes the nature of the crime in order that the
department determine whether the circumstances of the crime of which the person
was convicted are substantially related to the practice of emergency medical
services.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services
DHS 110.13
CR 10-085: cr.
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
Amended by, CR 20-028: am. (3), cr. (4m), am.
(5), cr. (6), (7)
Register
September 2021 No. 789, eff.
10/1/2021
Amended by, EmR 2214: emerg. am. (5), eff.
11-11-22; CR 22-073: am. (5)
Register
September 2023 No. 813, eff.
10/1/2023
The Wisconsin scope of practice for each practice level
may be found on the department's website at
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems.The
Wisconsin scope of practice for each practice level is reviewed annually in
consultation with the Wisconsin EMS Advisory Board and the Physician Advisory
Committee and is published and posted on the department website by January 31
of each year.
