N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41A-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:41A-3.2 - Eligibility to sit for the examination

(a) An application to sit for the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination shall be made on forms proscribed by the Department, and shall bear the endorsements of the EMS Educator and the medical director of the mobile intensive care program with which the person will be affiliated. All signatures shall be original.

1. An application must be delivered to OEMS by the announced closing date in order to be eligible to sit for the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination. Applications delivered after the closing date shall be returned to the person with an explanation as to his or her ineligibility to sit for the examination.

(b) All students who enroll in an EMT-Paramedic training program shall complete and submit a written application form to the Office of Emergency Medical Services. Those students who answer affirmatively to the criminal background screening question shall be given a "Request For Criminal History Record Information For A Noncriminal Justice Purpose" (SBI 212B Form) at the first class session. The SBI 212B Form shall be completed and signed by the student and delivered to OEMS at least 60 calendar days prior to the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination. The SBI 212B Form shall be accompanied by payment in the form and amount specified at N.J.A.C. 13:59, Criminal History Record Background Checks, as amended and supplemented.

1. Upon delivery to OEMS, the SBI 212B form shall be submitted by OEMS to the New Jersey State Police, State Bureau of Identification for processing.

2. Any student found to have been convicted of any crime or offense listed in (c)1 through 3 below, shall be ineligible to sit for the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination, and shall be so notified. A student that has been deemed ineligible to sit for the examination may apply to OEMS for a waiver. All waiver requests must be made in accordance with the standards set forth at 8:40A-1.4, and shall be considered in compliance with the Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act, 2A:168A-1 et seq.

3. A student who fails to deliver the completed SBI 212B form to OEMS at least 60 calendar days prior to the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination shall be ineligible to sit for that examination.

(c) Absent the granting of a waiver, as provided for in (b)2 above, no person shall be allowed to sit for the NREMT-Paramedic Certification Examination if he or she has been:

1. Convicted of any crime;

2. Convicted of any disorderly persons offense;

3. Convicted of a petty disorderly persons offense involving the possession, utilization, sale and/or distribution of any controlled dangerous substance; representing a risk of harm to the health, safety or welfare of patients; and/or involving patient abuse or patient neglect, or

4. Accepted into a pretrial intervention program, granted a conditional discharge or accepted into a similar diversionary program in this or any other state.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41A-3.2