4765-15-03 EMT-basic continuing education.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 4765.31 of the Revised Code and this chapter, when applying for renewal of a certificate to practice, a person who is certified as an EMT-basic shall comply with one of the four following continuing education requirements by the expiration date of the current certificate:

(1) Completion of a total of not fewer than forty hours of continuing education, including all of the following:

(a) Six hours on pediatric issues;

(b) Two hours on geriatric issues;

(c) Eight hours on trauma issues, to include completion of the trauma triage and transportation protocols approved by the board.

(2) Completion of a thirty-hour EMT-basic refresher course, as outlined in paragraph (B) of rule 4765-15-01 of the Administrative Code.

(3) Current registration with the national registry of emergency medical technicians at the EMT-basic or equivalent level and completion of two hours of the continuing education on trauma triage and transportation protocols approved by the board.

(4) A passing score within three attempts on an examination approved by the board, pursuant to section 4765.10 of the Revised Code, to demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice as an EMT-basic renewed without completing an EMS continuing education program. This examination may only be taken during the last six months of an EMT-basic’s current certification period or during a board approved extension.

(B) An individual that receives an extension of time to complete continuing education requirements listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, must complete the requirements and submit application to the division, no later than the expiration date of the granted extension.

Effective: 07/02/2009

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 03/12/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4765.11

Rule Amplifies: 4765.16, 4765.24

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/96, 2/22/99, 5/1/03