4765-7-07 Renewal of a certificate of accreditation.

(A) No later than ninety days prior to its expiration, the division shall notify each holder of a certificate of accreditation of the certificate’s scheduled expiration date and a mechanism for renewal.

(B) The application for renewal shall clearly indicate the date by which it must be completed and received by the division.

(1) The application for renewal is completed and submitted to the division no later than the thirtieth day prior to expiration of the current certificate;

(2) The program remains in compliance with the requirements for accreditation as set forth in section 4765.17 of the Revised Code and this chapter;

(3) During the accreditation cycle for the EMS training program being renewed, the EMS training program meets one of the following:

(a) Not less than eighty per cent of the institution’s students who took the written portion of the initial certification examination received a passing score; or

(b) Not less than sixty-five per cent of the institution’s students who took the written portion of the initial certification examination received a passing score in their first attempt to pass the examination.

(D) In considering an application for renewal of a certificate of accreditation, the board may consider all information relevant to the requirements for accreditation as set forth in section 4765.16 of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(E) Every twenty-four months after the effective date of this rule, the board shall review the passing percentage requirement established in this rule to determine whether the requirement needs to be amended.

Replaces: 4765-7-07

Effective: 02/01/2009

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/13/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4765.11

Rule Amplifies: 4765.17

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/96, 2/22/99, 3/8/07