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


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  • (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