Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
by reference in this chapter, see rule
4765-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) Except as otherwise
provided in section 4765.31 of the Revised Code and
this chapter, when applying for renewal of a certificate to practice, a person
who is certified as an emergency medical technician shall comply with one of
the four following continuing education requirements by the expiration date of
the current certificate:
(1) Completion of at
least forty hours of continuing education, including all of the following:
(a) Six hours on pediatric issues;
(b) Two hours on geriatric issues;
(c)
A minimum of one
hour on identifying and interacting with individuals with
dementia;
(d) Eight hours on
trauma issues.
(2)
Completion of a thirty-hour emergency medical technician refresher program, as
outlined in paragraph (C) of rule
4765-15-01 of the Administrative
Code or in paragraph (D) of rule
4765-15-05 of the Administrative
Code, as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in accordance with
section 4765.24 of the Revised
Code.
(3) Current registration with
the national registry of emergency medical technicians at the emergency medical
technician or equivalent level and completion of the education on trauma triage
determination pursuant to rule
4765-14-02 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) A passing score within
three attempts on an examination approved by the board, pursuant to rule
4765-8-05 of the Administrative
Code, to demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice as an
emergency medical technician renewed without completing an EMS continuing
education program. This examination may only be taken during the last six
months of an emergency medical technician's current certification period or
during a board approved extension granted pursuant to rule
4765-19-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) An individual
that receives a board approved extension to complete continuing education
requirements listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, must complete the
requirements and submit an "EMS Renewal Application" to the division, no later
than the expiration date of the granted extension.
