Code of Massachusetts Regulations
560 CMR - STATE 911 DEPARTMENT
Title 560 CMR 5.00 - Establishing Certification Requirements For Enhanced 911 Telecommunicators, Governing Emergency Medical Dispatch, And Establishing 911 Call Handling Procedures
Section 5.09 - Approval of Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference System

An organization that provides and maintains a comprehensive EMDPRS may submit to the Department, on a form specified by the Department or in such other manner specified by the Department, a request for program recognition as a Department-approved EMDPRS. The request for approval shall include documentation of the EMD protocol that is used, the curriculum, training system, including training requirements for instructors, a description of the scientific methods-based standards methodology, certification examination, and any other documentation required by the Department. The Department will evaluate and approve for recognition as a Department-approved EMDPRS such programs as the Department determines appropriate in its sole discretion.