Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 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 a paramedic shall comply with one of the four following
education requirements by the expiration date of the current certificate:
(1) Completion of at least
seventy-five hours of continuing education, including
all of the following:
(a) Twelve hours on
pediatric issues;
(b) Four hours on
geriatric issues;
(c)
A minimum of one hour on identifying and interacting
with individuals with dementia;
(d) Eight hours on
trauma issues;
(e) Six hours on
emergency cardiac care continuing education, which may be satisfied upon
successful completion of one of the following:
(i) An advanced cardiac life support course
of the American heart association, which will satisfy this
requirement;
(ii) An advanced
cardiac life support course of the American safety and health institute, which
will satisfy this requirement;
(iii) An equivalent program approved or
designated by the board which can be found at
http://www.ems.ohio.gov/links/ems_CErequirementsEMS.pdf;
(iv) Six hours of continuing education in
emergency cardiac care.
(2) Completion of both of the following:
(a) A paramedic refresher course, as outlined
in rule 4765-17-01 of the Administrative
Code or paragraph (F) of rule
4765-17-04 of the Administrative
Code as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in accordance with
section 4765.24 of the Revised Code,
which will satisfy forty-eight hours of the required seventy-five hours of continuing education;
(b) Completion of the remaining
twenty-seven hours of continuing education.
(3) Current registration with the
national registry of emergency medical technicians at the paramedic or
equivalent level .
(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
a
paramedic renewed without completing an EMS continuing education program. This
examination may only be taken during the last six months of a paramedic'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.
