W. Va. Code R. § 56-22-4 - Certification and Recertification Requirements for EMT-M
4.1. An applicant for certification as an
EMT-M shall:
4.1.1. Be at least eighteen (18)
years old;
4.1.2. Apply on a form
prescribed by the Director;
4.1.3.
Possess a valid and current CPR certification;
4.1.4. Successfully complete the EMT-M
education program authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board;
and
4.1.5. Successfully pass the
EMT-M cognitive and skills examinations authorized by the Director in
consultation with the Board.
4.2. The Director may charge a ten dollar
($10.00) application fee.
4.3. The
initial EMT-M certification is valid for a period of three (3) calendar years.
During the third year to remain current, the EMT-M must comply with Section
4.4. below.
4.4. To be recertified
as an EMT-M, a certificate holder shall:
4.4.1. Apply on a form prescribed by the
Director;
4.4.2. Possess a valid
and current CPR certification;
4.4.3. Successfully complete one of the
following:
4.4.3.a. A thirty-two (32) hour
EMT-M recertification course authorized by the Director in consultation with
the Board prior to the expiration of the three-year anniversary of the
certification; or
4.4.3.b. Annual
eight (8) hour retraining and testing programs authorized by the Director in
consultation with the Board; and
4.4.4. Successfully pass the EMT-M mining
cognitive and skills recertification examination(s) authorized by the Director
in consultation with the Board. The recertification examination(s) shall be
part of the Instructor evaluations.
4.5. At the end of the annual recertification
module or thirty-two (32) hour recertification course, the EMT-M instructor
shall submit a roster of the individuals who have successfully completed the
annual recertification module or the thirty-two (32) hour recertification
course and instructor evaluations. The EMT-M certification of any individual
not completing the annual refresher course, absent just cause as determined by
the Director, shall become invalid until such time as he or she takes the
missed module. If at any time two (2) modules are missed, then the individual
must retake the initial sixty (60) hour course and pass the required
examinations.
4.6. The EMT-M
Instructor shall keep copies of the students' examination skill sheets for at
least one (1) year when conducting the annual refresher course.
4.7. An EMT-M may only provide EMT-M services
on mining property permitted by the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health,
Safety and Training.
4.8. An EMT or
medical professionals in other jurisdictions who possess equivalent training as
an EMT-M under this rule may apply on a form prescribed by the Director to be
certified as an EMT-M subject to approval by the Director in consultation with
the Board.
4.9. The Director or his
authorized representative shall conduct the examinations for the initial EMT-M
certification unless another entity is authorized by the Director in
consultation with the Board to conduct the examinations.
4.10. The initial applicant must have a
minimum score of seventy (70) percent to be certified as an EMT-M.
4.11. The initial applicant shall have up to
one (1) year to retake the parts of the test that he or she failed in order to
obtain the EMT-M certification. After one (1) year has passed, if the applicant
fails to obtain his/her certification, he/she must repeat the entire EMT-M
course.
4.12. The EMT-M curriculum
in conjunction with the National DOT Curriculum for First Responders shall be
followed when teaching the sixty (60) hour EMT-M certification course. Updates
in the DOT curriculum will also apply to the EMT-M curriculum.
Notes
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4.1. An applicant for certification as an EMT-M shall:
4.1.1. Be at least eighteen (18) years old;
4.1.2. Apply on a form prescribed by the Director ;
4.1.3. Possess a valid and current CPR certification;
4.1.4. Successfully complete the EMT-M education program authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board ; and
4.1.5. Successfully pass the EMT-M cognitive and skills examinations authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board .
4.2. The Director may charge a ten dollar ($10.00) application fee.
4.3. The initial EMT-M certification is valid for a period of three (3) calendar years. During the third year to remain current, the EMT-M must comply with Section 4.4. below.
4.4. To be recertified as an EMT-M , a certificate holder shall:
4.4.1. Apply on a form prescribed by the Director ;
4.4.2. Possess a valid and current CPR certification;
4.4.3. Successfully complete one of the following:
4.4.3.a. A thirty-two (32) hour EMT-M recertification course authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board prior to the expiration of the three-year anniversary of the certification; or
4.4.3.b. Annual eight (8) hour retraining and testing programs authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board ; and
4.4.4. Successfully pass the EMT-M mining cognitive and skills recertification examination(s) authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board . The recertification examination(s) shall be part of the Instructor evaluations.
4.5. At the end of the annual recertification module or thirty-two (32) hour recertification course, the EMT-M instructor shall submit a roster of the individuals who have successfully completed the annual recertification module or the thirty-two (32) hour recertification course and instructor evaluations. The EMT-M certification of any individual not completing the annual refresher course, absent just cause as determined by the Director , shall become invalid until such time as he or she takes the missed module. If at any time two (2) modules are missed, then the individual must retake the initial sixty (60) hour course and pass the required examinations.
4.6. The EMT-M Instructor shall keep copies of the students' examination skill sheets for at least one (1) year when conducting the annual refresher course.
4.7. An EMT-M may only provide EMT-M services on mining property permitted by the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.
4.8. An EMT or medical professionals in other jurisdictions who possess equivalent training as an EMT-M under this rule may apply on a form prescribed by the Director to be certified as an EMT-M subject to approval by the Director in consultation with the Board .
4.9. The Director or his authorized representative shall conduct the examinations for the initial EMT-M certification unless another entity is authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board to conduct the examinations.
4.10. The initial applicant must have a minimum score of seventy (70) percent to be certified as an EMT-M .
4.11. The initial applicant shall have up to one (1) year to retake the parts of the test that he or she failed in order to obtain the EMT-M certification. After one (1) year has passed, if the applicant fails to obtain his/her certification, he/she must repeat the entire EMT-M course.
4.12. The EMT-M curriculum in conjunction with the National DOT Curriculum for First Responders shall be followed when teaching the sixty (60) hour EMT-M certification course. Updates in the DOT curriculum will also apply to the EMT-M curriculum.