§ 26-8a-302. Certification of emergency medical service personnel.

(1) To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services throughout the state, the committee shall establish:

(a) initial and ongoing certification and training requirements for emergency medical service personnel in the following categories:

(i) paramedic;

(ii) medical director;

(iii) emergency medical service instructor; and

(iv) other types of emergency medical personnel as the committee considers necessary; and

(b) guidelines for giving credit for out-of-state training and experience.

(2) The department shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1):

(a) develop, conduct, and authorize training and testing for emergency medical service personnel; and

(b) issue certifications and certification renewals to emergency medical service personnel.

(3) As provided in Section 26-8a-502, an individual issued a certificate under this section may only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the certificate.

Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session