6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1015-3-1-6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1015-3-1-6 - Emergency Medical Responder Registration

6.1 General Requirements

6.1.1 An EMR may register with the Department on a voluntary basis by meeting registration requirements included in this Section.

A) Registration is not required to perform as an EMR.

B) Registration provides recognition that an EMR has successfully completed the training from a recognized education program, passed the NREMT EMR examination, and undergone a fingerprint-based criminal history record check by the Department.

6.1.2 No person shall hold himself or herself out as a registered EMR unless that person has registered with the Department in accordance with this Section.

6.1.3 Registrations shall be effective for a period of three (3) years after the registration date. The registration date is the date the Department approves the application.

6.2 Initial Registration

6.2.1 Applicants for initial registration shall be no less than sixteen (16) years of age at the time of application.

6.2.2 Applicants for initial registration shall submit to the Department a completed application provided by the Department, including the applicant's signature in a form and manner as determined by the Department, which contains the following:

A) Evidence of compliance with criminal history record check requirements:

1) If the applicant has lived in Colorado for more than three (3) years at the time of application, the applicant is required to submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check generated by the CBI.

2) If the applicant has lived in Colorado for three (3) years or less at the time of application, the applicant shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check generated by the FBI and processed through the CBI.

3) If, in accordance with Subparagraphs 1) or 2) above, an applicant has twice submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check and the FBI or CBI has been unable to classify the fingerprints, then the Department may accept a CBI and/or FBI name-based criminal history report generated through the CBI.

4) If the results of the applicant's fingerprint-based national criminal history record check reveal a record of arrest without a disposition, the applicant must submit to a name-based criminal history record check as defined in Section 22-2-119.3(6)(d), C.R.S.

B) Proof of adequate training and education with a current and valid certification from the NREMT at the EMR level.

C) Evidence of current and valid professional level basic CPR course completion from a national or local organization approved by the Department.

6.3 Renewal of Registration

6.3.1 General Requirements

A) Upon the expiration of an EMR registration, the registration is no longer valid and the individual shall not hold him or herself out as a registered EMR.

B) Persons who have permitted their registration to expire:

1) May renew their registration by complying with the provisions of Section 6.3 of these rules (renewal of registration) for a period not to exceed six (6) months from the expiration date; or

2) Must, if the registration has expired for a period of greater than six (6) months from the expiration date, comply with the provisions of Section 6.2 of these rules (Initial Registration).

C) All registrations renewed by the Department shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of registration.

D) Registration date is the date of renewal application approval by the Department, except, for applicants successfully completing the renewal of registration requirements during the last six (6) months prior to their registration expiration date, the registration date shall be the expiration date of the current valid registration being renewed.

E) If a registered EMR has made timely and sufficient application for registration renewal and the Department fails to take action on the application prior to the registration's expiration date, the existing registration shall not expire until the Department acts upon the application. The Department, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the application was timely and sufficient.

6.3.2 Application for Renewal of Registration

An Applicant For Registration Renewal Shall:

A) Submit to the Department a completed application form provided by the Department, including the applicant's signature in a form and manner as determined by the Department;

B) Submit to the Department with a completed application form all of the following:

1) Evidence of compliance with criminal history record check requirements:

a) The applicant is not required to submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check if the applicant has lived in Colorado for more than three (3) years at the time of application and the applicant has submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check through the CBI for a previous Colorado EMR registration application.

b) If the applicant has lived in Colorado for more than three (3) years at the time of application and has not submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check as described in Subparagraph a) above, the applicant shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check generated by the CBI.

c) If the applicant has lived in Colorado for three (3) years or less at the time of application, the applicant shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check generated by the FBI through the CBI.

d) If, in accordance with Subparagraphs b) or c) above, an applicant has twice submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check and the FBI or CBI has been unable to classify the fingerprints, then the Department may accept a CBI and/or FBI name-based criminal history report generated through the CBI.

e) If the results of the applicant's fingerprint-based national criminal history record check reveal a record of arrest without a disposition, the applicant must submit to a name-based criminal history record check as defined in Section 22-2-119.3(6)(d), C.R.S.

2) Evidence of current and valid professional level basic CPR course completion from a national or local organization approved by the Department.

C) Complete one of the following training requirements:

1) Current and valid NREMT certification at the EMR level.

2) Appropriate level refresher course as described in Section 6.3.3 conducted or approved through signature of a Department-recognized EMR education program representative and skill competency as attested to by signature of medical director or Department-recognized EMR education program representative.

3) The minimum number of education hours as described in Section 6.3.3 completed or approved through signature of a Department-recognized EMR education program representative and skill competency as attested to by signature of medical director or Department-recognized EMR education program representative.

6.3.3 Education Requirement to Renew a Registration without the Use of a Current and Valid NREMT Certification

A) For renewal of a registration without the use of a current and valid NREMT EMR

certification, the following education is required:

1) Education required for the renewal of an EMR registration shall be no less than twelve (12) hours and shall be completed through one of the following:

a) A refresher course at the EMR level conducted or approved by a Department-recognized EMR education program plus additional continuing education topics such that the total education hours is no less than twelve (12) hours.

b) Continuing education topics consisting of no less than twelve (12) hours of education that is conducted or approved through a Department-recognized EMR education program consisting of the following minimum content requirements:

i) One (1) hour of preparatory content that may include scene safety, quality improvement, health and safety of EMRs, or medical legal concepts

ii) Two (2) hours of airway assessment and management

iii) Two (2) hours of patient assessment

iv) Three (3) hours of circulation topics

v) Three (3) hours of illness and injury topics

vi) One (1) hour of childbirth and pediatric topics

6.4 Provisional Registration

6.4.1 General Requirements

A) The Department may issue a provisional registration to an applicant whose fingerprint-based criminal history record check has not been received by the Department at the time of application for registration.

B) To be eligible for a provisional registration, the applicant shall, at the time of application, have satisfied all requirements in these rules for initial or renewal registration.

C) A provisional registration shall be valid for not more than ninety (90) days.

D) The Department may impose disciplinary sanctions pursuant to these rules if the Department finds that an EMR who has received a provisional registration has violated any requirements for registration or any of these rules.

E) Once a provisional registration becomes invalid, an applicant may not hold him or herself out as a registered EMR unless an initial or renewal registration has been issued by the Department to the applicant.

6.4.2 Application for Provisional Registration

An applicant for a provisional registration shall:

A) Submit to the Department a completed provisional registration application.

B) Submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check as provided in Sections 6.2.2 and 6.3.2 of these rules. At the time of application, the applicant shall have already submitted the required materials to the CBI to initiate the fingerprint-based criminal history record check.

C) Submit to the Department with a completed application form, a fee in the amount of $23.00 and either:

1) A name-based criminal history report conducted by the CBI, including a criminal history report from an internet-based system on CBI's website, or other name-based report as determined by the Department if the applicant has lived in Colorado for more than three (3) years at the time of application; or

2) A name-based criminal history report for each state in which the applicant has lived for the past three (3) years, conducted by the respective states' bureaus of investigation or equivalent state-level law enforcement agency, or other name-based report as determined by the Department if the applicant has lived in Colorado for three (3) years or less at the time of application.

D) Ensure the name-based criminal history report provided to the Department shall have been obtained by the applicant not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Department's receipt of a completed application.

6 CCR 1015-3-1-6

37 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 5/21/2014

37 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/2014

37 CR 22, November 25, 2014, effective 12/15/2014

38 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/14/2016

40 CR 10, May 25, 2017, effective 7/1/2017

40 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 1/1/2018

40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 1/1/2018

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/14/2019

43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 1/1/2021

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021

45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022

47 CR 10, May 25, 2024, effective 6/14/2024