Section 836IAC4-7-3.5. Continuing education requirements

  5. (a) To renew a certification, a certified emergency medical technician-basic advanced shall submit a report of continuing education every two (2) years that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements to take and report fifty-six (56) hours of continuing education according to the following:

(1) Participate in a minimum of thirty-four (34) hours of any combination of:

(A) lectures;

(B) critiques;

(C) skills proficiency examinations;

(D) continuing education courses; or

(E) teaching sessions;

that review subject matter presented in the Indiana basic emergency medical technician curriculum.

(2) Participate in a minimum of ten (10) hours of any combination of:

(A) lectures;

(B) critiques;

(C) skills proficiency examinations; or

(D) teaching sessions;

that review subject matter presented in the Indiana emergency medical technician-basic advanced curriculum.

(3) Participate in a minimum of twelve (12) hours of audit and review.

(4) Participate in any update course as prescribed by the commission.

(5) Successfully complete a proficiency evaluation that tests the skills presented in the Indiana basic emergency medical technician curriculum and the Indiana emergency medical technician-basic advanced curriculum.

  (b) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification. (Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-7-3.5; filed Apr 4, 2002, 9:15 a.m.: 25 IR 2517; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3573; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFA; filed Mar 25, 2011, 10:24 a.m.: 20110420-IR-836100361FRA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFA)