Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part VII - Emergency Medical Services
Subpart A - EMS System
Chapter 1025 - EDUCATION
Subchapter A - EMS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
Section 1025.2 - Accreditation process

(1) The applicant shall submit an application for accreditation on forms or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department, to the regional EMS council having responsibility in the EMS region where the EMS educational institute intends to conduct its primary operations. An applicant for reaccreditation shall submit the application at least 180 days, but not more than 1 year, prior to expiration of the current accreditation.

(2) The regional EMS council shall review the application for completeness and accuracy.

(3) The regional EMS council has 30 days in which to review the application, conduct an onsite assessment of the institute and determine whether the applicant has satisfied the requirements in § 1025.1 (relating to accreditation and operational requirements of EMS educational institutes).

(4) The regional EMS council shall forward to the Department the application for accreditation either with an endorsement or an explanation as to why the application has not been endorsed, citing regulatory standards it believes have not been satisfied.

(5) Within 150 days of receipt, the Department will review the application and make one of the following determinations:

(6) An EMS educational institute that has received full or conditional accreditation shall submit status reports to the Department as requested.

(7) Prior to and during accreditation, an EMS educational institute is subject to review, including inspection of records, facilities and equipment by the Department. An authorized representative of the Department may enter, visit and inspect an accredited EMS educational institute or a facility operated by or in connection with the EMS educational institute with or without prior notification. The Department may accept the survey results of another accrediting body if the Department determines that the accreditation standards of the other accrediting body are equal to or exceed the standards in this chapter, and that the survey process employed by the other accrediting body is adequate to gather the information necessary for the Department to make an accreditation decision.

(8) An EMS educational institute shall advise the Department at least 90 days prior to an intended change of ownership or control of the institute. Accreditation is not transferable to new owners or controlling parties.

(9) An EMS educational institute that intends to conduct an EMS educational course in an EMS region under the jurisdiction of a regional EMS council other than that through which it submitted its application for accreditation shall file a written application to amend its accreditation with the regional EMS council having responsibility for the region in which it intends to conduct these courses. That application shall be processed by that regional EMS council and acted upon by the Department within 90 days.