Section 836 IAC 4-9-3 - General certificationAuthority: IC 16-31-2-7; IC 16-31-3-14; IC 16-31-3-14.5; IC 16-31-3-20
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 16-31-3-14
Sec. 3.
(a) An applicant for certification as a paramedic shall meet the following requirements:(1) Be a certified emergency medical technician.(2) Be affiliated with a certified paramedic provider organization or a supervising hospital.(3) Successfully complete the Indiana paramedic training course as approved by the commission and administered by an Indiana certified training institution.(4) Pass the paramedic written and practical skills examinations as approved by the commission.(b) The applicant shall do the following: (1) Apply for certification on forms provided by the agency postmarked within one (1) year of the date of successful completion of the required certification examinations.(2) Submit verification of all affiliated provider organizations and supervising hospitals.(c) Certification exemptions identified under 836 IAC 1-1-4 apply to the certification of paramedics.(d) Paramedics are prohibited from having in their possession, or maintained on board emergency response vehicles, any advanced life support equipment or supplies that have not been approved in writing by the paramedic provider organization medical director.(e) Paramedics shall: (1) not perform a procedure for which the emergency medical technician paramedic has not been specifically trained: (A) in the Indiana emergency medical technician basic and the Indiana emergency medical technician paramedic curriculums; or(B) that have not been approved by the commission as being within the scope and responsibility of the emergency medical technician paramedic;(2) 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) comply with the state and federal laws governing the confidentiality of patient medical information;(4) not delegate to a less qualified individual any skill that requires a paramedic; and(5) comply with the protocols established by the:(B) provider organization; and(C) provider organization's medical director.Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-9-3; filed Jun 30, 2000, 4:18 p.m.: 23 IR 2757; filed Feb 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.: 26 IR 2372; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3577; 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