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(A) The state board of emergency medical services shall issue the appropriate certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval to an applicant who is of good reputation and meets the requirements of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The board shall grant or deny a certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval within one hundred twenty days of receipt of the application. The board may issue a certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval on a provisional basis to an applicant who is of good reputation and is in substantial compliance with the requirements of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The board shall inform an applicant receiving such a certificate of the conditions he must meet to complete compliance with section 4765.16 of the Revised Code.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval is valid for three years and may be renewed by the board pursuant to procedures established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by the appropriate renewal fee established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code.
(C) A certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval issued on a provisional basis is valid for one year and shall not be renewed by the board. If the board finds that the holder of such a certificate has met the conditions it specifies under division (A) of this section, the board shall issue the appropriate certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval.
(D) A certificate of accreditation is valid only for the emergency medical services training program for which it is issued. A certificate of approval is valid only for the emergency medical services continuing education program for which it is issued. Neither is transferable.
(E) The operator of an accredited or approved program may offer courses from the program at more than one location.
Effective Date: 01-14-1993