Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part VII - Emergency Medical Services
Subpart A - EMS System
Chapter 1023 - PERSONNEL
Subchapter C - OTHER PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATEWIDE EMS SYSTEM
Section 1023.52 - Rescue personnel

Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 1023.52

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Vehicle rescue technician.

(1) Roles and responsibilities. A vehicle rescue technician is an individual certified by the Department as possessing the training and skills to perform rescue skills in accordance with the vehicle rescue course approved by the Department in consultation with the State Fire Commissioner. The program provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve the rescue of persons involved in automobile accidents.

(2) Minimum qualifications. To secure certification as a vehicle rescue technician, an applicant shall make application for vehicle rescue practices technician certification on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department, and shall have successfully completed a training program for vehicle rescue approved by the Department and a written vehicle rescue practices test developed by the Department.

(b) Special vehicle rescue technician.

(1) Roles and responsibilities. A special vehicle rescue technician is an individual certified by the Department as possessing the training and skills to perform rescues in accordance with the specialized rescue training course approved by the Department in consultation with the State Fire Commissioner.

(2) Minimum qualifications. To secure certification as a special vehicle rescue technician, an applicant shall make application for special vehicle rescue practices technician certification on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department, and shall have successfully completed a training program for specialized vehicle rescue approved by the Department and a written special vehicle rescue technician test developed by the Department.

(c) Rescue instructor. The Department will develop a program in consultation with the State Fire Commissioner providing for the certification of rescue instructors. Courses that seek Department approval as a rescue training course for a vehicle rescue technician or special vehicle rescue technician shall be taught by certified rescue instructors.

(d) Certificates. The rescue technician certifications issued by the Department under this section do not constitute a legal prerequisite for the performance of rescues. The rescue instructor certifications issued by the Department under this section do not constitute a legal prerequisite for serving as a rescue instructor in programs other than rescue training courses approved by the Department. The Department approves the rescue programs and issues the certifications referenced within this section to promote the Statewide EMS system having personnel with sufficient education and skills to perform rescues.

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