New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 8 - EMT-INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
Section 8:40A-8.1 - Certification
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) No person shall act in the capacity of an EMT-Instructor in any form or manner until certified by the Department to do so.
(b) A person seeking certification as an EMT-Instructor shall make application to the OEMS through the EMT program coordinator.
(c) The requirements for certification as an EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:
(d) Absent the granting of a waiver, as provided for in (e) below, no person shall be certified as an EMT-Instructor if he or she has been accepted into a pre-trial intervention, conditional discharge or other diversionary program, and/or convicted of:
(e) A person who has been convicted of any of any crime or offense listed in (d)1 through 3 above may, in accordance with 8:40A-1.4, request a waiver of this requirement. All requests must be made in writing, and shall be considered in compliance with the Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act, 2A:168A-1 et seq.
(f) EMT-Instructor certification shall be valid for a period of not less than 36, nor more than 42, months. Expiration of all certifications shall occur on either June 30 or December 31, depending on the date of initial certification. Certifications shall be valid through the expiration date listed on the card. No grace periods or extensions shall be allowed.
(g) Certification as an EMT-Instructor shall also serve as certification as an EMT-Basic for the purposes of any applicable law, rule and/or regulation.
(h) Consistent with 8:40A-10.3(b), an applicant denied certification as an EMT-Instructor shall be entitled to a hearing at the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law to contest the denial.