Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 170.000 - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 170.810 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

(1) Provision of basic emergency medical care for patients at the scene and/or while in transit in an ambulance;

(2) Operation of Class I, II, and V ambulances; and

(3) Other duties as consistent with level of training and certification.

(1) Successful completion of a course provided by a nationally recognized organization and reflecting current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care resuscitation science and treatment recommendations issued by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)'s International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) or successor body, as documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially, in Basic Cardiac Life Support health care professional CPR. CPR training must be obtained through an instructor-led program or blended learning experience with an in-person hands-on skills evaluation, and must include a cognitive examination; and

(2) Within the two-year term of the certification, successful completion of continuing education topical hours, and submission of documentation of such completion of training through the Department-designated web-based continuing education tracking platform in accordance with Department standards for the EMT. The Department shall establish standards for continuing education in administrative requirements.