Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) In order to be
eligible to be certified as an EMT, a person must:
(1) Be 18 years of age or older;
(2) Be free of any physical or mental
disability or disease which could reasonably be expected to impair the ability
to be an EMT, or which could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the health
and safety of the patient;
(3) Meet
the training requirements applicable to the level of certification for which
the person is applying, as specified in
105
CMR 170.800; and
(4) Successfully complete a
Department-approved psychomotor examination, meeting the requirements of the
NREMT; the NREMT cognitive computer- based examination; and obtain NREMT
certification.
(B) To
apply for certification as an EMT, a person must:
(1) Complete and submit an application form
provided by the Department, or as otherwise in accordance with Department
procedural requirements, and the payment of the nonrefundable certification fee
of $150.00; and
(2) Maintain
documentation of current NREMT certification.
(C) The Department shall issue certification
to applicants who have completed and submitted the documentation required under
105
CMR 170.910(B)(1) and (2),
submitted the appropriate fee in accordance with
105
CMR 170.910(B)(1), and met
the training, examination, and other requirements set forth in
105
CMR 170.800 and
170.910(A)(1) through
(5). Each certification shall be valid for
two years.
(D)
(1)
EFR
Certification. The Department shall issue certification to EFRs
based on written submissions by EFR services documenting that their EFRs meet
the following requirements:
(a) completion of
the Department's application form;
(b) completion of the minimum training
requirements for EFRs, pursuant to
105
CMR 170.805 and
105 CMR
171.000: Massachusetts First Responder
Training; and
(c) remain
current in all requirements necessary to maintain
certification.
(2) EFR
certification shall be valid for three years.
(3) Complete records maintained by EFR
services pertaining to EFRs' training and certification status shall be subject
to periodic audits at any time by the Department.
(4) EMTs who work for EFR services do not
have to be additionally certified as EFRs.
(E) No certification shall be valid if it was
obtained through fraud, deceit or the submission of inaccurate or incomplete
data.
