Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The Department shall approve personnel as Chief Examiners and
Examiners, who shall be the sole persons authorized to oversee and administer,
respectively, the practical skills examination required pursuant to
105
CMR 170.910(A)(5).
(A)
Duties of a Chief
Examiner. The duties and responsibilities of a Chief Examiner
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Overseeing the administration of the
psychomotor examination as the Department's and NREMT's representative, to
ensure that exam administration conforms to Department's and NREMT's standards
including use of current Department or NREMT skill sheets at all EMT
levels;
(2) Complying with conflict
of interest requirements set out in the Department's Examiner's
Manual;
(3) Monitoring Examiners
and regularly evaluating in writing their competency and effectiveness;
and
(4) Functioning in accordance
with the procedures set forth in the Department's Examiner's Manual.
(B) Persons seeking Department
approval as a Chief Examiner shall submit an application on a form provided by
the Department. The minimum requirements for approval as a Chief Examiner are
as follows:
(1) Current certification in good
standing, with no disciplinary history with the Department. as an EMT at a
level equal to or greater than the EMT level for which the test is
administered;
(2) Successful
completion, documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially,
of an instructor's course in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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;
(3) At least five years of experience within
the last ten years in providing pre-hospital emergency medical care as an EMT
at a level equal or greater than the EMT level for which the test is
administered;
(4) Successful
completion of Chief Examiner training, orientation and internship requirements
of the Department;
(5) Current
Department approval as an Examiner or successful completion of supplemental
Chief Examiner training, in addition to that required under
105
CMR 170.942(B)(4), as
required by the Department;
(6) A
favorable evaluation by the Department; and
(7) For ALS Chief Examiners currently
credentialed by NREMT as an Advanced Level Representative. For BLS Chief
Examiners, currently credentialed by NREMT in accordance with any NREMT
requirements for BLS-level psychomotor examinations.
(C)
Duties of an
Examiner. The duties and responsibilities of an Examiner include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(1)
Administering the psychomotor examination in accordance with the Department's
and NREMT standards including providing a fair, impartial, accurate and
knowledgeable assessment of each candidate's performance of required practical
skills;
(2) Complying with conflict
of interest provisions set out in the Department's Examiner's Manual;
(3) Working at the direction of the Chief
Examiner on-site; and
(4)
Functioning in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Department's
Examiner's Manual.
(D)
Persons seeking Department approval as an Examiner shall submit an application
on a form provided by the Department. The minimum requirements for approval as
an Examiner are as follows:
(1) Current
certification as an EMT at a level equal to or greater than the EMT level for
which the test is administered;
(2)
Successful completion, documented by a current training certificate, renewed
biennially, of an instructor's course in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary
resuscitation 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;
(3) At least two years' experience in
providing pre-hospital emergency medical care as an EMT at a level equal to or
greater than the EMT level for which the test is administered;
(4) Successful completion of an Examiner
training and orientation provided by the Department;
(5) Successful completion of an internship
under a Chief Examiner;
(6) A
favorable evaluation by the Department; and
(7) Currently credentialed by NREMT in
accordance with any NREMT requirements for psychomotor examiners, as applicable
to EMT level for which test is administered.
(8)
Exception: The
Department may waive any of the requirements listed in
105
CMR 170.942(D)(1) through
(5) for Examiners who administer psychomotor
examinations for EMTs at the Advanced EMT or Paramedic level. Requirements may
be waived for a person seeking such approval if:
(a) The person is a registered nurse or
physician and has clinical training and experience the Department determines is
appropriately suited for administering a particular type(s) of station(s) for
the practical portion of an examination; or
(b) The person is, or has been, an instructor
in a Department-approved Paramedic training program and the Department
determines the person's expertise and familiarity with the education and
performance of ALS personnel qualified him or her to administer
examinations.
(E) The Department may issue approval as a
Chief Examiner or Examiner to an applicant who has successfully met all the
requirements of
105
CMR 170.942 applicable to the requested level
of approval. The term of such approval shall run concurrently with the term of
the applicant's EMT certification.
