Section 836 IAC 4-4-1 - General certification provisionsAuthority: IC 16-31-2-7
Affected: IC 16-31-3
Sec. 1.
(a) Applicants for original certification as an emergency medical technician shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age.(2) Successfully complete the Indiana basic emergency medical technician training course as approved by the commission and administered by a certified training institution.(3) Pass the emergency medical technician written and practical skills examinations as set forth and approved by the commission.(b) The applicant shall apply for certification on forms provided by the agency postmarked within one (1) year of the date that the course was concluded as shown on the course report.(c) The minimum requirement for basic emergency medical technicians training shall be as follows:(1) The current version of the Indiana basic emergency medical technician training course as amended and approved by the commission.(2) Each Indiana basic emergency medical technician course shall be supervised by a program director who is affiliated with the course sponsoring training institution as described in this article.(d) No course shall be approved as equivalent to subsection (c) unless the course meets the training standards in effect on the date an equivalency determination is requested.(e) Emergency medical technicians shall comply with the following:(1) An emergency medical technician shall not perform procedures for which the emergency medical technician has not been specifically trained: (A) in the Indiana basic emergency medical technician curriculum; and(B) that have not been approved by the commission as being within the scope and responsibility of the emergency medical technician.(2) An emergency medical technician shall not act negligently, recklessly, or in such a manner that endangers the health or safety of emergency patients or the members of the general public.(3) An emergency medical technician shall comply with the state and federal laws governing the confidentiality of patient medical information.(4) An emergency medical technician shall not delegate to a less qualified individual any skill that requires an emergency medical technician.(5) An emergency medical technician shall comply with the protocols established by the commission, the provider organization, and the provider organization's medical director.Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-4-1; filed Jun 30, 2000, 4:18 p.m.: 23 IR 2752; filed Feb 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.: 26 IR 2366; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3568; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFAReadopted filed 10/31/2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFAReadopted filed 11/28/2022, 2:51 p.m.: 20221228-IR-836220299RFA