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 a Military
Reciprocity Certification or License shall submit an application to the
Department using Department approved forms.
(c) Persons applying for 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
documentation:
(i) A copy of their orders or
their spouses orders, their honorable discharge to Oklahoma, or other evidence
of their affiliation with the Department of Defense and their requirement to
serve within the State of Oklahoma.
(ii) Documentation showing that the applicant
is Certified or Licensed in another State or Territory as an Emergency Medical
Responder.
(iii) A signed
"Affidavit of Lawful Presence" form.
(iv) Documentation describing the scope of
practice authorized by the State issuing the certification or license as an
Emergency Medical Responder.
(2) Emergency Medical Technician, or EMT:
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following documentation:
(i) A
copy of their orders or their spouses orders, their honorable discharge to
Oklahoma, or other evidence of their affiliation with the Department of Defense
and their requirement to serve within the State of Oklahoma.
(ii) Documentation showing that the applicant
is Certified or Licensed in another State or Territory as an Emergency Medical
Technician.
(iii) A signed
"Affidavit of Lawful Presence",
(iv) Documentation describing the scope of
practice authorized by the State issuing the certification or license as an
Emergency Medical Technician.
(3) Intermediate
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following documentation:
(i) A
copy of their orders or their spouses orders, their honorable discharge to
Oklahoma, or other evidence of their affiliation with the Department of Defense
and their requirement to serve within the State of Oklahoma.
(ii) Documentation showing that the applicant
is Certified or Licensed in another State or Territory as an Intermediate.
(iii) A signed "Affidavit of
Lawful Presence",
(iv)
Documentation describing the scope of practice authorized by the State issuing
the certification or license as an Intermediate.
(4) Advanced EMT:
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following documentation:
(i) A
copy of their orders or their spouses orders, their honorable discharge to
Oklahoma, or other evidence of their affiliation with the Department of Defense
and their requirement to serve within the State of Oklahoma.
(ii) Documentation showing that the applicant
is Certified or Licensed in another State or Territory as an Advanced EMT.
(iii) A signed "Affidavit of
Lawful Presence",
(iv)
Documentation describing the scope of practice authorized by the State issuing
the certification or license as an Advanced EMT.
(5) Paramedic
(A) Applicant shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age,
(B) Applicant shall
submit the following documentation:
(i) A
copy of their orders or their spouses orders, their honorable discharge to
Oklahoma, or other evidence of their affiliation with the Department of Defense
and their requirement to serve within the State of Oklahoma.
(ii) Documentation showing that the applicant
is Certified or Licensed in another State or Territory as an Advanced EMT.
(iii) a signed "Affidavit of
Lawful Presence",
(iv)
Documentation describing the scope of practice authorized by the State issuing
the certification or license as Paramedic.
(d) Initial licensure and
certification shall be from the date of issue through the second June 30 after
the initial date.
(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 contendere 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) Applicants will be notified in writing of
the status of their application. The notification will be completed by either
issuing the certification or license or by providing a denial to the
application with an explanation of the denial and what steps are required to
make the application acceptable.
(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.
(i) The Department shall maintain
a registry of all qualified Emergency Medical Responders.
