Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 170.000 - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 170.920 - Grounds for Denial of Certification

(1) Failure to meet Department-approved training requirements for a particular level of certification;

(2) Failure to conform to the requirements of 105 CMR 170.910;

(3) Any actions or omissions which would indicate that the health or safety of the public would be at risk should certification be granted;

(4) Any failure to exercise reasonable care or commission of gross misconduct including, but not limited to, committing an act of violence, a violation of professional boundaries with a patient, or a drug-related offense;

(5) Any previous violation of M.G.L. c. 111C or 105 CMR 170.000;

(6) Any attempt to serve as an EMT or to obtain certification through fraud, deceit or knowing submission of inaccurate data or omission of a material fact;

(7) Any action(s) while working as any type of health care professional other than an EMT which would constitute a violation of 105 CMR 170.000 or M.G.L. c. 111C; and

(8) Any disciplinary violations in Massachusetts or another jurisdiction (state, United States or foreign) by a governmental licensing or certification authority, or by the NREMT, against an EMT or other health care license or certification held by the applicant, for acts or conduct substantially similar to that which would constitute grounds for discipline by the Department.