Ohio Admin. Code 4765-16-03 - Advanced emergency medical technician continuing education

[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this chapter, see rule 4765-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]

(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 4765.31 of the Revised Code and this chapter, when applying for renewal of a certificate to practice, a person certified as an advanced emergency medical technician shall comply with one of the four following continuing education requirements by the expiration date of the current certificate:

(1) Completion of at least sixty hours of continuing education, including all of the following:

(a) Eight hours on pediatric issues;

(b) Four hours on geriatric issues;

(c) One hour on identifying and interacting with individuals with dementia;

(c)(d) Eight hours on trauma issues, to include education on the trauma triage determination pursuant to rule 4765-14-02 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Completion of both of the following:

(a) An advanced emergency medical technician refresher training program, as outlined in rule 4765-16-01 of the Administrative Code or in paragraph (E) (A) of rule 4765-16-06 of the Administrative Code, as evidenced by a certificate of completion in accordance with section 4765.24 of the Revised Code, which will satisfy forty hours of the required sixty hours of continuing education;

(b) Completion of the remaining twenty hours of continuing education.

(3) Current registration with the national registry of emergency medical technicians at the advanced emergency medical technician or equivalent level, and completion of the education on the trauma triage determination pursuant to rule 4765-14-02 of the Administrative Code.

(4) A passing score within three attempts on an examination approved by the board, pursuant to rule 4765-8-05 of the Administrative Code, to demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice as an advanced emergency medical technician renewed without completing an EMS continuing education program. This examination may only be taken during the last six months of an advanced emergency medical technician's current certification period or during a board approved extension granted pursuant to rule 4765-19-03 of the Administrative Code.

(B) An individual that receives a board approved extension of time to complete continuing education requirements listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, must complete the requirements and submit an "EMS Renewal Application" no later than the expiration date of the granted extension.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 4765-16-03

Effective: 1/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 8/29/2023 and 08/01/2028
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.11
Rule Amplifies: 4765.16, 4765.24, 4765.31, 4765.162
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1996, 02/22/1999, 03/23/2003, 07/02/2009, 02/06/2012, 10/18/2013, 06/15/2018