4765-17-01 EMT-paramedic curriculum.

(A) A training program for EMT-paramedic certification shall be in accordance with division (E) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code, and shall follow the United States department of transportation (USDOT) 1998 EMT-paramedic national standard curriculum, which can be located in the curriculum portion of the EMS web site at http://www.ems.ohio.gov. Such program shall be between six hundred and eight hundred hours, allocated as follows:

(1) Two hundred to two hundred seventy hours shall be devoted to the didactic portion of the course;

(2) Four hundred to five hundred thirty hours shall be devoted to lab, clinical, and field training;

(3) A ten percent adjustment between didactic and lab, clinical, and field training hours is permitted.

(B) If the advisory board of an accredited training program approves the supplemental modules in the USDOT national standard curriculum, the training program may be increased with approval of the EMS board.

(C) An EMT-paramedic refresher course shall consist of forty-eight hours according to objectives approved by the board for the number of hours listed in each of the following subject areas:

(1) Twelve hours on pediatric issues;

(2) Eight hours on trauma issues, two of which must pertain to triage and transportation protocols approved by the board;

(3) Ten hours on medical emergencies;

(4) Four hours on geriatric issues;

(5) Six hours on cardiology;

(6) Four hours on airway and ventilation;

(7) Two hours on EMS operations;

(8) Two hours on obstetrics and gynecology.

(D) Training programs offering a course, as outlined in paragraphs (A) and (C) of this rule, shall provide for regular evaluation of student performance and achievement through written and practical testing, prior to issuance of a certificate of completion.

Effective: 08/30/2008

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/12/2008 and 03/12/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4765.11

Rule Amplifies: 4765.16

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/96, 3/1/01, 3/23/03