Ohio Admin. Code 4765-7-12 - Online education and distance learning delivery systems for EMS training programs offered through an accredited institution
(A) The board shall approve an accredited
institution to provide an EMS training program through online education and/or
distance learning delivery system(s), as defined in rule
4765-1-01 of the Administrative
Code, if the institution is of good reputation and meets the following
requirements:
(1) Meets all requirements for
accreditation as set forth in rule
4765-7-02 of the Administrative
Code and currently possesses a certificate of accreditation at the level of the
EMS training program for which the institution seeks to provide the online
and/or distance learning delivery systems;
(2) Submits, to the board, a written request
to offer EMS training via alternative delivery systems. Such a request shall
indicate the level(s) of EMS training program(s) proposed to be offered and
shall include documentation of how the accredited institution meets the
requirements set forth in this rule;
(3) Has maintained a certificate of
accreditation for at least the preceding three full years at or above the level
of the EMS training program for which the institution seeks to provide the
online and/or distance learning delivery systems for at least the preceding
three full years from the date of accreditation;
(4) Has completed at least one EMS training
program in the traditional classroom setting at or above the level of the EMS
training program for which the institution seeks to provide the online and/or
distance learning delivery systems;
(5) It is in good standing as defined in rule
4765-1-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(6) Has written policies,
which will be made available to each student, regarding all of the following:
(a) Admission requirements;
(b) Minimum requirements for technological
needs for students enrolling in an EMS training program utilizing online
education or distance learning to include, but not limited to, hardware,
software, and internet connection speed;
(c) Technological support that will be
provided by the accredited institution to include at a minimum, the hours of
support and the method(s) in which the support will be provided;
(d) A schedule identifying weekly access to
the EMS instructors while the EMS training
program is in session to allow for direct communication between
EMS instructors and students. This should
include, but not be limited to, telephone numbers, email addresses and office
hours;
(e) Security parameters
protecting the students' financial and personal information in accordance with
state and federal laws;
(f) Online
procedures for course administration and completion;
(g) Method(s) to transition from the online
education and distance learning EMS training program into the classroom version
for the same program in order to complete the required training. This policy
shall include a reasonable time frame in which the transition process must be
completed.
(7) Develops
and maintains the following for all EMS training programs utilizing online
education or distance learning:
(a) A
technology infrastructure that facilitates sound security, including user
authentication and authorization procedures and technologies;
(b) Access control procedures and technology
that supports EMS training programs utilizing the online education or distance
learning systems;
(c) Technological
support to meet student needs;
(d)
An appropriate security solution to ensure course and systems integrity,
especially financial and personal information, in transit and at
rest;
(e) A risk management plan to
include identification of foreseen risks, continuity and disaster recovery, and
incidence response;
(f) Assurance
that course data are is readily, securely, and reliably available by electronic
or printed means to the division and the division's authorized
recipients;
(g) A means to access
student and program information to facilitate state audits to verify compliance
with rules approved by the board. If the technical support, application server
host, or data storage facilities are located outside the state of Ohio, the
accredited institution shall submit, upon request of the division, a report
encompassing the rules of this chapter to meet the audit requirements. The
accredited institution shall provide the division with an audit amendment
describing any significant system changes within thirty days of enabling those
changes. An enterprise shall make student records available to the division
online, in a password protected environment, upon request.
(8) Creates and maintains a complete student
course data file to demonstrate student activity and ensure that the following
information, at a minimum, is collected and retained:
(a) Student's name;
(b) Dates and times of student activity in
the EMS training program and verification of the amount of total time spent
utilizing the online education and/or distance learning portion of the
program;
(c) The reason a student
was suspended or failed to complete the EMS training program utilizing online
education or distance learning;
(d)
Name or identity number of an accredited institution staff member accessing or
entering student records.
(9) Ensures that the EMS training program's
final written and psychomotor exams are administered and scored in a
traditional classroom setting;
(10)
Ensures that an initial EMS training program taught utilizing an online
education and/or distance learning delivery system meets all of the following:
(a) Obtains approval from the accredited
institution program director and medical director prior to instruction
utilizing online education and/or distance learning systems;
(b) Obtains prior written approval of medical
content from the program medical director;
(c) Has been developed and is facilitated by
an EMS instructor under the auspices of an
accredited institution;
(d)
Possesses written documentation of clear objectives, course content and method
of delivery that meet all curricula requirements as set forth in Chapters
4765-12-02, 4765-15-01, 4765-16-01, and
4765-17-01
4765-12, 4765-15, 4765-16, and
4765-17 of the Administrative Code;
(e) Ensures that the didactic portions of
each EMS training program curriculum may be taught utilizing online education,
distance learning delivery, or traditional classroom settings;
(f) Ensures that the skills practicum
instruction, laboratory sessions, and testing portions of each EMS training
program curriculum utilize traditional classroom settings under the auspices of
an accredited institution;
(g)
Ensures that clinical experience and prehospital internships shall be conducted
at sites in accordance with affiliation agreements with clinical and/or
prehospital organizations.
(11) Requires written evaluations, completed
by each student, of each EMS training program offered through an online and/or
distance learning delivery system. The evaluation shall include, but is not
limited to, the following:
(a) Clarity of
written policies associated with the training program;
(b) Course content;
(c) Means of delivery and systems
availability;
(d) Availability of
EMS instructors.
(B) An accredited institution
approved to utilize the online education and/or distance learning delivery
system may do so in conjunction with traditional classroom-based instruction.
(C) An accredited institution
approved to utilize online education and/or distance learning systems shall
annually provide the division with information, statistics and data specific to
the EMS training programs offered through online and/or distance learning as
set forth in rule
4765-7-02 of the Administrative
Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.11, 4765.17
Rule Amplifies: 4765.17
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/2009, 08/12/2014, 06/15/2018
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