General Statement

EMT program instructor must be an Instructor/Coordinator (I/C)), who shall be present at all times and oversee all course activities. The I/Cs shall be currently approved by the Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services and meet all requirements and meet all additional requirements and updates set forth by the Department of the Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services.

Minimum Qualifications

(A) The duties and responsibilities of an Instructor/Coordinator include, but are not limited to, the following, at the level at which they have been approved by the Department:

(1) Planning, developing, instructing and coordinating the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes in accordance with the administrative requirements of the Department;

(2) Managing and ensuring quality of the delivery of EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes, whether delivered by personal lecture or practical demonstration, or by specialty and guest lecturers. Such quality assurance shall include, at a minimum, a system that incorporates collection of data and adequate documentation to evaluate the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes and assess their effectiveness in achieving educational goals and objectives, in accordance with the administrative requirements of the Department ;

(3) Remaining current and knowledgeable with regard to all EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT procedures, equipment, initial training standards, the Statewide Treatment Protocols pertaining to the provision of prehospital care and the role and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT; and

(4) Making available to agents of the Department upon request all records relating to the provision of EMS training.

(B) Persons seeking Department approval as an Instructor/Coordinator shall submit an application on a form provided by the Department. The minimum requirements for approval by the Department as an Instructor/Coordinator are as follows:

(1) Current certification as in good standing at or above the level of EMT training to be taught, with no record of past enforcement actions of the Department;

(2) Current certification as an Instructor in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(3) A minimum of three years' experience within the last ten years, working for an ambulance service as an EMT providing EMS care, at or above the level EMT training to be taught;

(4) Successful completion of a Department-approved EMT instructor-training course that includes adult education, psychomotor skills and affective learning components, or Department-approved substantially equivalent training;

(5) Successful completion of an orientation provided by the Department; and

(6) Competency in teaching and knowledge of the subject matter as demonstrated by a favorable evaluation by the Department.

(C) The Department may issue a certificate of approval as an Instructor/Coordinator at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT levels to an applicant who has successfully met all requirements applicable to the level to be taught. The term of such approval shall run concurrently with the term of the applicant's EMT certificate.

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