Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The Department shall approve personnel as
Instructor/Coordinators (I/Cs), who shall be the sole persons authorized to
teach an initial training program at the EMT-basic and Advanced EMT levels. An
applicant shall specifically seek, and the Department shall grant qualified
persons approval, as Instructor/Coordinator, at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Basic and
Advanced EMT level(s) of training
(A)
The duties and responsibilities of an Instructor/Coordinator include, but are
not limited to, the following, at the level at which they have been approved by
the Department:
(1) Planning, developing,
instructing and coordinating the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes in
accordance with
105
CMR 170.810 and the administrative
requirements of the Department;
(2)
Managing and ensuring quality of the delivery of EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT
classes, whether delivered by personal lecture or practical demonstration, or
by specialty and guest lecturers. Such quality assurance shall include, at a
minimum, a system that incorporates collection of data and adequate
documentation to evaluate the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes and assess
their effectiveness in achieving educational goals and objectives, in
accordance with the administrative requirements of the Department;
(3) Remaining current and knowledgeable with
regard to all EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT procedures, equipment, initial
training standards, the Statewide Treatment Protocols,
105 CMR
170.000 and M.G.L. c. 111C pertaining to the provision
of prehospital care and the role and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic and
Advanced EMT; and
(4) Making
available to agents of the Department upon request all records relating to the
provision of EMS training.
(B) Persons seeking Department approval as an
Instructor/Coordinator shall submit an application on a form provided by the
Department. The minimum requirements for approval by the Department as an
Instructor/Coordinator are as follows:
(1)
Current certification as in good standing at or above the level of EMT training
to be taught, with no record of past enforcement actions of the
Department;
(2) Current
certification as an Instructor in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;
(3) A minimum of
three years' experience within the last ten years, working for an ambulance
service as an EMT providing EMS care, at or above the level EMT training to be
taught;
(4) Successful completion
of a Department-approved EMT instructor-training course that includes adult
education, psychomotor skills and affective learning components, or
Department-approved substantially equivalent training;
(5) Successful completion of an orientation
provided by the Department; and
(6)
Competency in teaching and knowledge of the subject matter as demonstrated by a
favorable evaluation by the Department.
(C) The Department may issue a certificate of
approval as an Instructor/Coordinator at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Basic and
Advanced EMT levels to an applicant who has successfully met all requirements
of 105 CMR 170.977 applicable to
the level to be taught. The term of such approval shall run concurrently with
the term of the applicant's EMT certificate.
