Section 836 IAC 4-7.1-6 - Emergency medical technician-intermediate certification based upon reciprocityAuthority: IC 16-31-2-7; IC 16-31-3-14; IC 16-31-3-14.5; IC 16-31-3-20
Affected: IC 16-31-3
Sec. 6.
(a) To obtain emergency medical technician-intermediate certification based upon reciprocity, an applicant shall be affiliated with a certified emergency medical technician-intermediate provider organization and be a person who, at the time of applying for reciprocity, meets one (1) of the following requirements: (1) Possesses a valid certificate or license as an emergency medical technician-intermediate from another state and who successfully passes the emergency medical technician-intermediate practical and written certification examinations as set forth and approved by the commission. Application for certification shall be postmarked or delivered to the agency office within six (6) months after the request for reciprocity.(2) Has successfully completed a course of training and study equivalent to the material contained in the Indiana emergency medical technician-intermediate training course and successfully completes the written and practical skills certification examinations prescribed by the commission.(3) Possesses a valid National Registry intermediate certification based on the emergency medical technician-intermediate curriculum approved by the commission.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any nonresident of Indiana who possesses a certificate or license as an emergency medical technician-intermediate that is valid in another state may apply to the director for temporary certification as an emergency medical technician-intermediate. Upon receipt of a valid application and verification of valid status by the agency, the agency may issue temporary certification that shall be valid for: (1) the duration of the applicant's current certificate or license; or(2) a period not to exceed six (6) months from the date that the reciprocity request is approved by the agency; whichever period of time is shorter. A person receiving temporary certification may apply for full certification using the procedure required in section 1 of this rule.Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-7.1-6; filed Feb 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.: 26 IR 2371; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3576; filed Jul 31, 2007, 10:01 a.m.: 20070829-IR-836060011FRA; 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