Section 33-36-02-08 - Training institution policies, records, and quality assurance North Dakota licensed emergency medical services training institutions must:
1. Publish a student handbook which includes at least the following information: a. The full name and address of the school; b. Names of owners and officers, including governing boards; c. A description of each educational service offered, including tuition, fees, and length of courses; d. Enrollment procedures and entrance requirements, including late enrollment if permitted; e. A description of the institution's tuition assistance. If no assistance is offered, the institution must state this fact; f. Attendance policy, including minimum attendance requirements;g. A policy explaining satisfactory student progress which includes: (1) How progress is measured and evaluated, including an explanation of any system of grading used; (2) The conditions under which the student may be readmitted if terminated for unsatisfactory progress; and (3) Explanation of any probation policy; h. A description of the system used to make progress reports to students; and i. An explanation of the refund policy which also includes the training agency's method of determining the official date of termination. 2. Maintain as a minimum, the following records for emergency medical services courses taught: a. Student records must be maintained for five years and include: (1) Name and address for each student enrolled in an emergency medical services course; (2) Grades for each written examination; (3) Copies of each student's documentation of entrance requirements to each course, including a copy of the individual's cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and criminal history statement; and (4) Field internship student evaluation forms from each field or clinical internship session. The form must include the evaluator's printed name, contact information, and signature. b. Instructor and course records that include: (1) Names and qualifications of the primary instructors; (2) Names and qualification of guest instructors; (3) Instructor evaluation records completed by students and training institution personnel; and (4) Names of the practical examination evaluators. 3. Have at least seventy percent of the candidates who successfully complete a primary training course certified or licensed by the department or certified by the national registry within two years of course completion. 4. Develop and implement a quality assurance program for instruction. The quality assurance program must: a. Establish and implement policies and procedures for periodic evaluation of all instructors, field internship sites, equipment, and other training resources; b. Establish and implement a mentoring program for each new instructor. Each new instructor will be assigned a mentor who has a background in the course being taught or in teaching. The assigned mentor will complete an evaluation of the assignee at least once; c. Establish and have completed student evaluations during and after each course taught; and d. Establish and implement a remediation plan for all noted instructor deficiencies. Documentation of remediation shall be maintained for five years. N.D. Admin Code 33-36-02-08
Effective January 1, 2006; amended effective July 1, 2010.General Authority: NDCC 23-27-04.3
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-27-04.3