Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 1031.4 - Petition for certification after revocation(a)Petition for certification after revocation. A person whose certification has been revoked may not apply for reinstatement of that certification. A person whose EMS provider certification has been revoked may petition the Department for allowance to apply for a new certification no earlier than 5 years after the effective date of the revocation. The petition must aver facts to establish that the petitioner has been rehabilitated to the extent that issuing that person a certification would not be detrimental to the public interest. In assessing the public interest, the Department will weigh the facts that tend to show that the petitioner has been rehabilitated against the Department's duty to maintain public confidence in its ability to regulate EMS providers, deter other EMS providers from engaging in conduct similar to that which resulted in the revocation and protect persons who may require EMS.(b)Department action on the petition.(1) The Department will deny a petition for allowance to apply for a new certification, without conducting a hearing, if it accepts as true all facts averred and it concludes that those facts fail to establish that the petitioner has been rehabilitated to the extent that certification would not be detrimental to the public interest.(2) The Department may grant or hold a hearing on a petition for a new certification if it concludes that the facts averred in the petition, if true, establish a prima facie case that the petitioner has been rehabilitated to the extent that certification would not be detrimental to the public interest.(c)Grant of petition for a new certification. If the Department grants the petition, the petitioner shall repeat the educational program and the certification examinations that are required for the EMS provider certification the petitioner is seeking and shall satisfy all other requirements for that certification that exist at the time the petitioner files an application for certification after having successfully completed that education and the examinations.(d)Denial of petition for a new certification. If the Department denies the petition, the petitioner may not again petition the Department for allowance to apply for certification until 1 year has expired from the date of the denial.