Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.01.07 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) - PERSONNEL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
PERSONNEL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.01.07.131 - REINSTATEMENT OF A LAPSED EMS PERSONNEL LICENSE

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.01.07.131

Current through September 2, 2024

An individual desiring to reinstate a lapsed personnel license must provide documentation that he meets the following requirements:

01. Declaration of Previous Applications and Licensures. A reinstatement candidate must declare each state or jurisdiction in which he has applied for, been denied, or held an EMS license or certification.

02. Authorization for Release of Information. A reinstatement candidate must provide authorization for the EMS authority in other states or jurisdictions to release the candidate's registration, licensure, and certification information to the Idaho EMS Bureau.

03. Provide Current Affiliation with EMS Agency. A reinstatement candidate must declare all organizations in which they are allowed to practice as licensed personnel. The candidate must have a current affiliation with a licensed EMS agency that functions at, or above, the level of licensure being sought by the candidate.

04. Documentation of Continuing Education for Lapsed License Reinstatement. A candidate for reinstatement of a lapsed license must provide documentation of continuing education consistent with the license holder's lapsed license. Continuing education requirements are provided in Sections 300 through 325 of these rules. The time frame for meeting the continuing education requirements for reinstatement are as follows:

a. The candidate must meet continuing education requirements under Sections 320 through 325 of these rules for the last valid licensure cycle; and

b. Additional continuing education hours in any combination of categories and venues, proportionate to the amount of time since the expiration date of the lapsed license, as follows:
i. EMR -- Three-quarters (3/4) of one (1) hour of continuing education per month of lapsed time.

ii. EMT -- One and one-half (1 1/2) hours of continuing education per month of lapsed time.

iii. AEMT -- Two and one-quarter (2 1/4) hours of continuing education per month of lapsed time.

iv. Paramedic -- Three (3) hours of continuing education per month of lapsed time.

05. Valid Identification for Reinstatement of Lapsed License. A reinstatement candidate must have a valid state driver's license, an Idaho identification card which is issued by a county driver's license examining station, or identification card issued by the Armed Forces of the United States.

06. Criminal History and Background Check for Reinstatement of Lapsed License. A reinstatement candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check under the provisions in IDAPA 16.05.06, "Criminal History and Background Checks." Denial without the grant of an exemption under IDAPA 16.05.06 will result in denial of reinstatement of licensure.

07. Competency Certification. The Medical Director of the reinstatement candidate's affiliating EMS agency must certify that he has actively assessed the reinstatement candidate's competency in both the psychomotor and cognitive domains and found that the reinstatement candidate meets the baseline competency requirements for the level of the lapsed license.

08. Submit Required Licensure Fee for Reinstatement. A candidate must submit the applicable reinstatement license fee provided in Section 111 of these rules. A candidate for reinstatement of an EMR or EMT level of licensure has no fee requirement.

09. Expiration Date of a Reinstated License. The expiration date for a lapsed license that is reinstated is determined as provided in Section 115 of these rules.

Effective March 15, 2022

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