Section 170.810 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic(A) The functions of an EMT-Basic include: (1) Provision of basic emergency medical care for patients at the scene and/or while in transit in an ambulance;(2) Operation of Class I, II, and V ambulances; and(3) Other duties as consistent with level of training and certification.(B) The minimum training requirement for certification as an EMT-Basic is successful completion of Department-approved EMT-Basic initial training, or successful completion of Department-approved equivalent training.(C) The supplemental training requirements of a certified EMT-Basic are as follows: (1) Successful completion of a course provided by a nationally recognized organization and reflecting current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care resuscitation science and treatment recommendations issued by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)'s International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) or successor body, as documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially, in Basic Cardiac Life Support health care professional CPR. CPR training must be obtained through an instructor-led program or blended learning experience with an in-person hands-on skills evaluation, and must include a cognitive examination; and(2) Within the two-year term of the certification, successful completion of continuing education topical hours, and submission of documentation of such completion of training through the Department-designated web-based continuing education tracking platform in accordance with Department standards for the EMT. The Department shall establish standards for continuing education in administrative requirements.(D) An EMT-Basic may may initiate Basic Life Support level skills, in accordance with the Statewide Treatment Protocols.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1321, eff. 9/9/2016.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.