Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0023 - Emergency Medical Services - General
Chapter 10 - NON-AMBULANCE EMS PERSONNEL
Section 10-1 - Qualifications for a Non-ambulance EMS Certificate
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 10-1
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Initial Certificate. The Division shall grant an initial EMS Certificate to an applicant who has graduated from an appropriate training program approved and sponsored by the Division. Training programs approved by the Division are available upon request.
(b) The Division shall not authorize, examine, or subsequently certify any person as a certified First Responder (FR), EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic unless that person has successfully completed the educational requirements specified by the Division appropriate for that EMS certificate category.
(c) In addition to the educational and training requirements for initial and renewal certificates, the applicant shall:
(i) Be at least fifteen (15) years of
age when applying for FR certification, or by the conclusion of the Division
approved FR training program; or
(ii) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age
when applying for EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic certification, or
within six (6) months of the conclusion of the Division approved EMT training
program.
(iii) If the applicant has
not reached the required age at the conclusion of the Division approved
training program, and
(i) Does reach that age
in less than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved training
program, the applicant may take the Division approved written and practical
examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Successful
completion of the program shall still be required for all levels of
certification. Certification shall not be valid until after the applicant
reaches the required age;
(ii) Does
reach that age in more than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved
training program, the applicant may complete the course, but shall wait until
after attaining the required age to take the Division approved written and
practical examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Applicant
must complete all testing within thirty (30) days of attaining the required age
for certification. Successful completion of the program shall still be required
for all levels of certification;
(iv) Not have been convicted of a criminal
offense against a person, a felony, or an offense against morals, decency and
family. The Division may, at its sole discretion, waive this after review by
the Division after consultation with the Attorney Generals Office on a
case-by-case basis;
(v) Verify
whether the applicant has ever been subject to limitation, suspension, or
termination of their right to practice in a health care occupation or
voluntarily surrendered a health care certification or license in any state or
to an agency authorizing the legal right to work;
(vi) If applying for EMT Basic, EMT
Intermediate, or Paramedic shall have an identified physician medical director
licensed to practice medicine in this state. Non-ambulance EMT Intermediate and
Paramedic personnel must show affiliation with a fire protection service that
has been authorized by the Division and Board to provide advanced level of
care; and
(vi) Any individual
desiring to be certified as an EMT shall have completed and submitted a Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background check and a State of Wyoming
Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) background check to include
fingerprinting. Criminal Background check forms shall be provided by the
Division. Costs of the background check and fingerprinting are the sole
responsibility of the applicant.
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