Section 7 AAC 26.630 - Medical director qualifications(a) To be a medical director for a state-certified EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, or paramedic, for an EMT-II, EMT-III, or AEMT training course, or for a state-certified basic life support emergency medical service, advanced life support emergency medical service, or aeromedical service, a person must (1) be currently (A) licensed to practice medicine in this state, or, for an aeromedical service, in this state or the state in which the service is based; or(B) working as a physician in the regular medical service of the United States armed services or the United States Public Health Service; and(2) participate in an orientation provided by the department or its designee, within one year after accepting medical director responsibilities.(b) To be a medical director for a state-certified EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, or paramedic, a person must be trained in American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support or a department-approved equivalent.(c) To be a medical director for a state-certified medevac service (7 AAC 26.310 - 7 AAC 26.390), a person must have 16 hours of department-approved medevac training.(d) To be a medical director for a state-certified critical care air ambulance service (7 AAC 26.310 - 7 AAC 26.390), a person must have 16 hours of department-approved aeromedical training and must be either board-certified or board-eligible in, or have other department-approved credentials demonstrating competence in, critical care or aeromedicine.(e) To be a medical director for a state-certified specialty aeromedical transport team (7 AAC 26.310 - 7 AAC 26.390), a person must have 16 hours of department-approved aeromedical training and must be board-certified or board-eligible in the medical specialty for which the aeromedical team is to be certified.Eff. 10/23/92, Register 124; am 7/4/99, Register 151; am 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 8/21/2019, Register 231, July 2019; am 1/1/2022, Register 241, April 2022Authority:AS 18.08.080
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