Florida Administrative Code
64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
64J - Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support
Chapter 64J-1 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Section 64J-1.012 - Examinations

(1) Grade Notification - The department shall notify each candidate of the examination results. The department may post scores electronically on the internet in lieu of mailing the scores to the candidate. The date of receipt is the date the examination scores are posted electronically (official score release date).

(2) Post-Examination Review.

(3) Examination Requirements. The following grades are the minimum scores required to pass the below-listed examinations:

(4) To be scheduled for a reexamination the requestor shall submit DH Form 1583, 12/08, Application for Examination for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) & Paramedic Certification.

(5) An EMT candidate must document successful completion of 24 hours of department-approved refresher training based on the 1994 U.S. DOT EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum prior to being scheduled for another attempt at the examination after three failures. An EMT applicant who has failed the examination six times is disqualified from certification and must successfully complete a full EMT training program, pursuant to paragraph 64J-1.008(1)(a), F.A.C., prior to being considered for subsequent examination and certification.

(6) A paramedic candidate must document successful completion of 48 hours of department-approved refresher training based on the 1998 U.S. DOT EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum prior to being scheduled for another attempt at the certification examination after three failures. A paramedic applicant who has failed the examination six times is disqualified from certification and must successfully complete a full paramedic education program, pursuant to paragraph 64J-1.009(1)(a), F.A.C., prior to being considered for subsequent examination and certification.

(7) Persons with documented learning disabilities in the areas of reading decoding or reading comprehension or some form of documented disability or cognitive processing deficit specifically in the reading area which would negatively impact on the candidate's performance on the written or computer based examination may be eligible for special accommodations with the certification examination. The person requesting the accommodation must provide documentation of the diagnosis before any decision shall be made by the department or designee for accommodation in the administration of the paramedic examination.