Section 100092.05 - [Operative 1/1/2025] Field Internship(a) A field internship shall provide emergency medical care training and experience to paramedic students under continuous supervision, instruction, and evaluation by an authorized preceptor and shall promote student competency in medical procedures, techniques, and the administration of medications as specified in Section 100091.02, in the prehospital emergency setting within an organized EMS system.(b) An approved paramedic training program shall enter into a written agreement with a paramedic service provider(s) that provide field internship services to students. This agreement shall include provisions to ensure compliance with this Chapter.(c) The medical director of the LEMSA where the internship is located shall have medical control over the paramedic intern.(d) The assignment of a student to a field preceptor shall be a collaborative effort between the training program and the provider agency. (1) The assignment of a student to a field preceptor shall be limited to duties associated with the student's training or the student training program.(e) If the paramedic service provider is located outside the jurisdiction of the paramedic training program approving authority, the paramedic training program shall do the following:(1) Ensure the student receives orientation in collaboration with the LEMSA where the field internship will occur. The orientation shall include that LEMSA's local policies, procedures, and treatment protocols,(2) Report to the LEMSA, where the field internship will occur, the name of the paramedic intern, the name of the field internship provider, and the name of the preceptor.(3) Ensure the field preceptor has the experience and training as required in Section 100092.02(h)(1)-(4).(f) The paramedic training program shall enroll only the number of students it is able to place in field internships within ninety (90) days of completion of their hospital clinical education and training phase of the training program. The training program director and a student may agree to start the field internship at a later date in the event of special circumstances (e.g., student or preceptor illness or injury, student's military duty, etc.). This agreement shall be in writing.(g) The internship, regardless of the location, shall be monitored by the training program staff, in collaboration with the assigned field preceptor.(h) Training program staff shall, upon receiving input from the assigned field preceptor, document the progress of the student. Documentation shall include the identification of student deficiencies and strengths and any training program obstacles encountered by, or with, the student.(i) Training program staff shall provide documentation reflecting student progress to the student at least twice during the student's internship.(j) No more than one (1) trainee, of any level, shall be assigned to a response vehicle at any one time during the paramedic student's field internship.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100092.05
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107, 1797.172 and 1797.173, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.172, 1797.173 and 1797.208, Health and Safety Code.
1. Renumbering of section 100153 to section 100092.05, including amendment of subsections (a) and (e)(3), filed 9-5-2024; operative 1/1/2025 (Register 2024, No. 36).