Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) A registry
of approved emergency medical services instructors shall be maintained by the
Department. Each instructor candidate shall submit to the Department an
application for initial instructor certification. The application shall be on
forms provided by the Department and accompanied by current documentation of
qualification. This application shall constitute authorization for any
inspection or investigation by the Department. The initial period for
instructor certification will be concurrent with current Oklahoma Emergency
Medical Personnel certification or licensure. The initial renewal requirement
will be pro-rated based on the remaining time to the expiration date.
(1) Qualifications for a Level 1 and Level II
instructor certification include:
(A) A
resume or letter documenting two (2) years of direct field experience in
emergency medical services within the previous five (5) years which meets or
exceeds the level of training being taught;
(B) Successful completion of a Department
approved EMS Instructor Training Course or Fire Service Instructor I and/or II,
with the EMS Instructor Training Bridge (ITC) Course or equivalent within the
previous two (2) years. Applicants with credentials greater than two year old
will need to provide documentation of classroom or instructor experience
totaling eight (8) hours annually from the date their initial credential(s) was
issued, or complete a sixteen (16 hour instructor refresher to update their
credential(s);
(C) Current state
certification or licensure; and
(D)
within three (3) years of the effective date of this regulation, the instructor
identified as the lead instructor on a course authorization form of an initial
paramedic course at an accredited program must possess a minimum of an
associate's degree.
(2)
To teach, a qualified instructor must have a letter from the director and
medical director of a certified first response agency or ambulance service or
the coordinator of an approved training institution, documenting affiliation.
Level 1 instructors can teach at training institutions, but will be required to
renew as Level 2 instructors.
(b) Emergency Medical Service Lab Instructor.
(1) An individual file for each qualified Lab
Instructor shall be maintained by each training program, licensed ambulance
service, or certified emergency medical response agency including documentation
of qualification.
(2)
Qualifications for lab assistants include:
(A) Two (2) years of current experience in
medical services which meets or exceeds the level of training being assisted or
evaluated; and
(B) Any
certification required for the skill being assisted or
evaluated.
(c)
Emergency Medical Service Level 3 Instructor certification.
(1) Instructor Training Courses (ITC) and
Instructor Refresher Courses (IRC) shall be taught by a state certified Level 3
Instructor.
(2) An application for
a Level 3 Instructor shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department and
accompanied by current documentation of qualification.
(3) Qualifications for a Level 3 Instructor
include:
(A) Affiliation with an approved
training program
(B) Current
Oklahoma licensure as an EMT or higher.
(C) Five (5) years experience as an EMS field
provider.
(D) Current approval as
an Oklahoma EMS Instructor
(E)
Completion of the NHTSA/DOT EMS Instructor Training Course;
(F) Complete a minimum of 500 hours of
didactic training as the lead or primary instructor in initial EMT, AEMT, or
Paramedic courses; and
(G)
Attendance at all mandatory meetings with the Department and other Instructor
Educators.
(4) Level 3
instructor must maintain EMS instructor certification(s). A registry of
approved emergency medical services instructor educators shall be maintained by
the Department.
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 101, eff 10-30-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2501,
eff 6-25-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2087, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2368,
eff 7-11-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2755, eff 7-12-04; 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
