836 Ind. Admin. Code 4-7.1-2

Current through May 29, 2024

Section 836 IAC 4-7.1-2 - Registered nurses; qualification to enter training

Authority: IC 16-31-2-7

Affected: IC 16-31-3-2

Sec. 2.

(a) A registered nurse may challenge the emergency medical technician-intermediate course if he or she meets the following requirements:

(1) Be a registered nurse in Indiana.

(2) Be an Indiana certified emergency medical technician.

(3) Be able to document one (1) year of experience in an emergency department or as a flight nurse with an air ambulance service.

(4) Hold an advanced cardiac life support certification.

(5) Hold either an American Heart Association or American Red Cross health care provider card or equivalent.

(6) Be able to meet prerequisites required by the commission, the emergency medical technician-intermediate curriculum, and the local training institution course.

(b) For successful completion of the emergency medical technician-intermediate training course, a registered nurse must meet all of the requirements set forth by the training institution for all students or meet the prerequisites as described in subsection (a) and the following:

(1) May earn credit by written examination for individual modules of the emergency medical technician-intermediate course.

(2) Test out of a module to be completed prior to the beginning of that module by completing:

(A) the written examination with a passing score; and

(B) the practical skills examination with a passing score.

Failure of any module exam will require the students to participate in the entire module.

(3) Successfully complete the emergency medical technician-intermediate program comprehensive final examination.

(4) Demonstrate skill proficiency by completing the emergency medical technician-intermediate level skills with course proficiency.

(5) May earn credit of clinical hours by review of the student's past experience in the clinical areas.

(6) Complete all field internship and required hospital clinical hours.

(7) Pass the emergency medical technician-intermediate written and practical skills examinations as approved by the commission.

(8) Meet general certification requirements in section 3 of this rule.

836 IAC 4-7.1-2

Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-7.1-2; filed Feb 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.: 26 IR 2369; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3574; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFA

Readopted filed 10/31/2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFA

Readopted filed 11/28/2022, 2:51 p.m.: 20221228-IR-836220299RFA