N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-8.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:40A-8.2 - Recertification

(a) The requirements for recertification as an EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:

1. Maintenance of satisfactory performance in the instruction of EMT-Basic training programs as attested to, in writing, by the program coordinator of the course site with which the EMT-Instructor is affiliated;

2. Provision of active instruction in an EMT-Basic training program of at least 100 hours during a period of 36 consecutive months. The EMT-Instructor may accrue up to 50 hours by serving as the EMT-Instructor of record for an approved core program; and

3. Accumulation of 15 elective credits over a period of 36 consecutive months, which shall not be earned in a program in which the person is serving as the EMT-Instructor.

i. An EMT-Instructor who is also certified as an EMT-Paramedic may satisfy the 15-credit requirement set forth in (a)3 above by maintaining EMT-Paramedic certification.

(b) Each program coordinator shall forward documentation to OEMS regarding the performance of the EMT-Instructor. Such documentation shall be forwarded to OEMS at least 90 calendar days prior to the expiration of the person's EMT-Instructor certification. When all required documentation has been received and is in order, the EMT-Instructor shall be recertified for a period of 36 months.

(c) Upon renewal, a new certification card shall be furnished free of charge. All requests for replacement cards must be submitted in writing.

(d) Consistent with 8:40A-10.3(b), an applicant denied recertification as an EMT-Instructor shall be entitled to a hearing at the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law to contest the denial.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-8.2