Section 170.840 - Paramedic(A) The functions of a Paramedic include: (1) The functions of an Advanced EMT as set forth in 105 CMR 170.820; and(2) The provision of advanced life support related to treatment of cardiac or respiratory arrest, poisoning, overdose, or other major trauma or illness, in accordance with the Statewide Treatment Protocols.(B) The minimum training requirements for certification of a Paramedic are as follows: (1) Successful completion of the requirements for training as an EMT-Basic or Advanced EMT;(2) Successful completion of Department-approved Paramedic initial training, or successful completion of Department-approved equivalent training; and(3) 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 Advanced Cardiac Life Support CPR. ACLS 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.(C) The supplemental training requirements of a certified Paramedic are as follows:(1) Conformance with the requirements of 105 CMR 170.810(C)(1) and 170.840(B)(3), as documented by a current training card for each course, both renewed biennially; and(2) Within the two-year term of 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 Paramedic. The Department shall establish standards for continuing education in administrative requirements.(D) A Paramedic may initiate Advanced Life Support-paramedic level interventions 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.