Current through February 24, 2025
As follows, a state-certified EMS instructor or EMS
instructor coordinator who applies to the department for course approval must
submit a previously approved or nationally recognized published curriculum at
least 30 days before the first day of the course, or at least 60 days before
the first day of the course if the submitted curriculum was developed by the
EMS instructor coordinator, unless the department waives this requirement:
(1) a state-certified EMS instructor
or EMS instructor coordinator who applies for an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT,
or EMS bridge course must
(A) use a
curriculum approved by the department that meets or exceed applicable
objectives set out in the United States Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
National Emergency Medical
Services Education Standards, 2021, adopted by reference
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(B)
agree to coordinate teaching the learning objectives of the
course approved by the department, and use a subject-matter expert if
available;
(C) agree to have
appropriate training equipment available throughout the course;
(D) ensure that the class receives the
minimum hours of instruction required for each EMS certification level, unless
the department grants a waiver based on evidence of educational
method;
(E) agree to arrange for
the initial cognitive and psychomotor examination under
7
AAC 26.060 for each student who requires department
certification;
(F) agree to assist
the certifying officer in administering the cognitive and psychomotor
certification examination, as set out in the department's
Guide for
Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure, Appendix A:
Personnel, May 2019, adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), unless the
department waives this requirement upon the showing of a reasonable
justification that the department determines does not threaten public
health;
(G) agree to limit the
course to students who have a valid CPR credential, or agree to increase the
number of class hours to include CPR training within the EMS training
course;
(H) agree to inform
students that they must be eligible under
7
AAC 26.950 for EMS certification;
(I) agree to teach the approved EMS provider
level set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services
Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019,
adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B); and
(J) determine that the student has
successfully completed the learning objectives of the course;
(2) a state-certified EMS
instructor or EMS instructor coordinator who applies to teach an educational
course must agree to
(A) teach the learning
objectives of the department-approved course, including cognitive and skills
assessment;
(B) coordinate
teaching the entire course and use subject-matter experts as
available;
(C) have appropriate
training equipment available throughout the course; and
(D) determine that the student has
successfully completed the learning objectives of the course;
(3) a state-certified EMS
instructor coordinator who applies for an EMS instructor course to certify an
individual as an EMS instructor must agree to
(A) use an instructor training program that
the department determines meets or exceeds the objectives set out in the
National Association of EMS Educators and the United States Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors, 2002,
adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(A);
(B) teach the objectives of the state EMS
instructor course set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency
Medical Services Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel,
May 2019, adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B);
(C) have appropriate training equipment
available throughout the course;
(D) determine that the individual meets one
of the following prerequisites unless the EMS instructor coordinator includes
in the course the method of instruction content described in (4) of this
section
(i) evidence that the individual
successfully completed a department-approved online method of instruction
course;
(ii) evidence that the
individual successfully completed a department-approved equivalent method of
instruction course;
(E)
limit student enrollment to students who provide evidence of a valid credential
under 7 AAC
26.030(e)(1); and
(F) determine that the student has
successfully completed the learning objectives of the course;
(4) an individual applying for
method of instruction education course approval must use a curriculum that the
department determines meets or exceeds objectives set out in the United States
Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's National Emergency Medical Services Education
Standards, January 2009, adopted by reference in (1)(A) of this
section;
(5) an individual who
applies for approval for a refresher course must
(A) use a curriculum that includes learning
objectives that the department determines meet or exceed the requirements for
continuing medical education;
(B)
agree to teach the approved EMS provider level set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure,
Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019, adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B);
(C) agree to coordinate teaching the learning
objectives of the department-approved course and use a subject-matter expert if
available;
(D) ensure that the
refresher course includes the required minimum number of hours of instruction
set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services
Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019,
adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), unless the
department waives this requirement based on evidence of equivalent educational
methods;
(E) attend the entire
refresher course unless the department waives this requirement; and
(F) verify that the refresher course includes
skills assessment to determine if the student successfully completed the
learning objectives required for the applicable EMS level;
(6) an individual applying for an EMS
instructor refresher course approval must
(A)
teach the course learning objectives approved by the department, including
cognitive and skills assessment;
(B) agree to use an EMS instructor
coordinator certified to teach the course as approved by the department and
agree to use a subject-matter expert if available;
(C) ensure that the refresher course includes
the required minimum number of hours of instruction set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure,
Appendix A: Personnel, May 2019, adopted by reference in
7
AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), unless the
department waives this requirement based on equivalent educational method; and
(D) determine that a student
successfully completed the learning objective of the course;
(7) the department may require an
EMS provider or instructor to complete a department-approved update if a
department-approved curriculum for that EMS level changes
significantly;
(8) the department
may require education in a topic listed in
7
AAC 26.040(a).
The department's Guide for Emergency Medical Services
Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel, available for a fee from
the Section of Rural and Community Health Systems, Division of Public Health,
Department of Health and Social Services, P.O. Box 110616, Juneau, Alaska
99811-0616; telephone: (907) 465-3140: facsimile number (907)465-4101; and may
be viewed at that office. The publication is also posted by the department on
the Internet at
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/ems/downloads/forms.aspx
The United States Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Emergency Medical Services
Education Standards, January 2021, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.050. is
available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 or on the Internet at
https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/EMS-Education-for-the-Future-A-Systems-Approach/National
EMS Education Standards.pdf.
Authority:AS
18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
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