Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Emergency medical personnel while on duty
will have a copy of their certification or license.
(b) Persons applying for initial
certification or license shall meet the requirements for qualification,
application, and procedure as follows:
(1)
Emergency Medical Responder certification:
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age.
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following:
(i) An appropriate
State application form specifying the level of certification, true, correct,
and complete information as to eligibility and character,
(ii) A signed "Affidavit of Lawful Presence"
form,
(C) Completion of a
Department approved Emergency Medical Responder course,
(D) successful completion of a National
Registry practical skills examination administered by the approved training
program or agency,
(E) successful
completion of a written examination from either:
(i) National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians (NREMT), or
(ii)
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
(F) First responders or Emergency Medical
Responders trained in a Department approved course prior to January 1, 2000
will be required to obtain a current Emergency Medical Responder certification
by September 30, 2017 by providing to the Department the following:
(i) verification of refresher/transition
course completion every two years since March 31, 2012,
(ii) signed "Affidavit of Lawful
Presence",
(iii) verification of a
practical exam of EMR skill administered during a refresher or transition
course after March 31, 2012.
(G) A fee of ten ($10.00) dollars for the
line of duty death benefit as detailed in the Act.
(H) The Department shall maintain a registry
of all qualified Emergency Medical Responders.
(2) Emergency Medical Technician, or EMT:
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following:
(i) an appropriate
State application form specifying the level of licensure, true, correct, and
complete information as to eligibility and character, and
(ii) a signed "Affidavit of Lawful Presence",
(iii) successful completion of an
NREMT EMT psycho-motor exam,
(iv)
successful completion of an NREMT EMT cognitive exam,
(v) submission to the Department a copy of
the applicants NREMT EMT certification,
(vi) a license fee of Seventy-five ($75.00)
dollars for licensure and an additional ten ($10.00) dollars for the line of
duty death benefit as detailed in the Act. Fees are non- refundable except if
the application is rejected.
(3) Advanced EMT and Paramedic:
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) the applicant
shall submit the following:
(i) an
appropriate State application form specifying true, correct, and complete
information as to eligibility and character,
(ii) a signed "Affidavit of Lawful
Presence",
(iii) submission of the
applicant's NREMT certification after completion of the NREMT cognitive and
psychomotor examinations.
(I) The Department
shall conduct or oversee the NREMT psycho-motor examination for the Advanced
EMT and Paramedic using Department approved evaluators.
(II) AEMT candidates are required to complete
and pass the endotracheal intubation exam prior to
licensure.
(iv) The fee
for the psycho-motor examination(s) determined by the Department, testing site,
or the testing vendor for the Department.
(v) The initial license fee for Advanced EMT
applicants and Paramedic applicants is seventy-five ($75.00) dollars. The fees
shall be submitted with the application. Fees shall be in an acceptable form
and made payable to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. An additional ten
($10.00) fee is required for the line of duty death benefit detailed in the
Act. Fees are non-refundable except if the application is
rejected.
(c) Initial licensure and certification will
be from the date of issue through the second June 30 after the initial date.
Subsequent licensure and certification periods will be for two years, expiring
on June 30.
(d) The Department
shall ensure oversight of the AEMT and Paramedic practical skills examinations
conducted within the State.
(e) Any
certification or license application submitted to the Department under this
subchapter may be denied on the basis of a felony conviction, adjudication, or
plea of guilty or nolo contender for any of the following offenses:
(1) assault, battery, or assault and battery
with a dangerous weapon; aggravated assault and battery;
(2) murder or attempted murder; manslaughter,
except involuntary manslaughter;
(3) rape, incest, or sodomy; indecent
exposure and indecent exhibition; pandering;
(4) child abuse; abuse, neglect, or financial
exploitation of any person entrusted to his care or possession;
(5) burglary in the first or second degree;
robbery in the first or second degree; robbery or attempted robbery with a
dangerous weapon, or imitation firearm;
(6) arson, substance abuse, or any such other
conviction, adjudication, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or
circumstances which in the opinion of the Department would render the applicant
unfit to provide emergency medical care to the public;
(7) Each decision shall be determined on a
case-by-case basis.
(f) A
license application may be denied on the basis of any falsification.
Application for initial licensure pursuant to the Act shall constitute
authorization for an investigation by the Department.
(g) Candidates for initial Oklahoma licensure
shall successfully complete the NREMT certification examinations. Practical and
written examinations shall adhere to current policies of NREMT and the
Department. Candidates shall demonstrate competency in all required skills. The
Department reserves the right to review and require additional practical
examination of any candidate.
(h)
An applicant may request a review of adverse decisions, made within this
section, by applying in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after the
notice of rejection. Review, by the Department, shall be held in accordance
with the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
3143, eff 7-18-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 1495, eff 5-1-92; Amended at
17 Ok Reg 392, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2948, eff 7-13-00;
Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2501, eff 6-25-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2755, eff 7-12-04;
Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2418, eff 7-11-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2386, eff 6-25-06;
Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1991, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2443, eff 7-11-08;
Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1498, eff 6-11-09
