Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 501 - Law Enforcement Academy
Chapter 14 - Iowa Law Enforcement Emergency Care Provider
Rule 501-14.2 - Iowa Law Enforcement Emergency Care Providers-certification, Renewal Standards and Procedures, and Fees
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 501-14.2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1) Application and examination.
a. Applicants shall
complete an ILEECP student registration form at the beginning of the course.
ILEECP student registration forms are provided by the academy.
b. Upon satisfactory completion of the course
and all training program requirements, including successful completion of the
state certifying practical examination, the student shall be recommended by the
training program to take the state certification written examinations. State
certification must be obtained to perform appropriate skills.
c. The practical examination shall be
administered by the training program using the standards and forms provided by
the academy.
d. To be eligible to
take the practical examination, the student shall first pass the written
examination.
e. When a student's
ILEECP registration is referred to the academy for investigation, the student
shall not be certified until approved by the council.
f. The certifying written examinations shall
be administered at times and places determined by the academy.
g. No oral certification examinations shall
be permitted; however, candidates may be eligible for appropriate
accommodations.
h. A student who
fails the practical certification examination shall have two additional
opportunities to attain a passing score. The student may repeat the failed
examination on the same day as determined by the training program. A student
who fails a practical station for the third time shall be required to repeat
the entire course in order to be eligible for certification.
i. A student who fails to attain the
appropriate overall score on the written certification examination shall have
two additional opportunities to complete the entire examination and attain a
passing score. Required overall passing score is 70 percent.
j. All examination attempts shall be
completed within one year of the initial course completion date. If a student
is unable to complete the testing within one year due to medical reasons, an
extension may be granted upon submission of a signed statement from a physician
and approval by the council.
k.
Examination scores shall be confidential except that they may be released to
the training program that provided the training or released in a manner that
does not permit the identification of a student.
(2) Renewal of certification.
a. A certificate
shall be valid for two years from issuance unless specified otherwise on the
certificate or unless sooner suspended or revoked.
b. All continuing education requirements
shall be completed during the certification period prior to the certificate's
expiration date. Failure to complete the continuing education requirements
prior to the expiration date shall result in an expired
certification.
c. The application
for renewal of certification shall be submitted to the academy within the 90
days prior to the expiration date. Failure to submit a renewal application to
the academy within the 90 days prior to the expiration date (based upon the
postmark date) shall cause the current certification to expire. Iowa law
enforcement emergency care providers shall not function on an expired
certification.
d. An individual who
has not completed the required continuing education during the certification
period and is seeking to reinstate an expired certificate shall complete a
refresher course approved by the academy and pass the practical and written
certification examinations.
e. If
an individual is unable to complete the required continuing education during
the certification period due to an illness or injury, an extension of
certification may be issued upon submission of a signed statement from a
physician and approval by the council.
(3) Renewal standards. To be eligible for renewal, the certificate holder shall:
a. Have signed and submitted an application
for renewal of certification, provided by the academy, within the 90 days prior
to the certificate's expiration date.
b. Have a current CPR course completion card
or a signed and dated statement from a recognized CPR instructor that documents
current course completion in CPR and AED.
c. Have completed four continuing education
hours during the certification period including a minimum of one hour in each
of the following topics:
(1) Infectious
diseases;
(2) Trauma
emergencies;
(3) Medical
emergencies.
d. Maintain
a file containing documentation of continuing education hours accrued during
each certification period and retain this file for four years from the end of
each certification period.
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