Section 7 AAC 26.150 - Reciprocity(a) The department will issue an EMT-I or an AEMT certificate to a person who has a valid equivalent certification as an EMT-I or AEMT in another state or territory or has a valid certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), if the person (1) provides the department with a copy of the valid state, territory, or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification;(2) provides the department with evidence of a valid CPR credential;(3) provides the department with evidence of a valid advanced cardiac life support credential, if the person seeks an AEMT certificate;(4) provides the department with evidence of successful completion of department-approved education in the scope of practice for the applicable level;(5) provides evidence of sponsorship from a medical director, approved by the department, who accepts the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.640, if the person seeks an AEMT certificate;(6) establishes an online account in the department license management system; and.(7) pays a non-refundable application fee of $25.(d) A person who is certified or licensed in another state or territory as an EMT-I, or equivalent, but whose training does not include the objectives set out in the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards, January 2009, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.050(1)(A), must take a department-approved refresher course before being issued an EMT-I certificate, valid until December 31 of the following year after application.(e) When providing mutual aid, and when treating and transporting a patient to or within this state, a person who is licensed or certified in another state, territory, or nation, as an EMT, mobile intensive care paramedic, or some other designation as an emergency medical responder, may provide care consistent with the scope of practice in the state, territory, or nation of origin, so long as medical direction is provided by a physician for advanced life support procedures, and the care is not precluded by the laws of the state, territory, or nation of origin.(f) The department will, in its discretion, issue an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III certificate to a person living in another state, territory, or nation, if the person will provide care in this state under a mutual aid agreement with an emergency medical service certified under AS 18.08 and this chapter. The applicant must meet the requirements of 7 AAC 26.030, except that a person providing advanced life support may be under the sponsorship of a physician licensed in the other state, territory, or nation who agrees to fulfill the requirements outlined in 7 AAC 26.640.(g) An applicant under this section may not have a history that includes one or more of the grounds for denial of certification set out(1) in 7 AAC 26.950(a); or(2) in 7 AAC 26.950(b) unless the department's consideration of one or more of the factors in 7 AAC 26.950(f) (1) - (5) results in a finding that issuance of the certificate is appropriate.Eff. 12/31/81, Register 80; am 10/14/84, Register 92; am 10/23/92, Register 124; am 5/29/93, Register 126; am 5/22/96, Register 138; am 6/23/2001, Register 158; am 8/16/2002, Register 163; am 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 8/21/2019, Register 231, July 2019 The publications mentioned in 7 AAC 26.150 are available for a fee from emergency medical services (EMS) Section of Rural and Community Health Systems, Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services, P.O. Box 110616, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0616; telephone: (907) 465-3140; facsimile number: (907) 465-4101.
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