Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 19, May 10, 2024
Section 56-22-4 - Certification and Recertification Requirements for EMT-M4.1. An applicant for certification as an EMT-M shall: 4.1.1. Be at least eighteen (18) years old;4.1.2. Apply on a form prescribed by the Director;4.1.3. Possess a valid and current CPR certification;4.1.4. Successfully complete the EMT-M education program authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board; and4.1.5. Successfully pass the EMT-M cognitive and skills examinations authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board.4.2. The Director may charge a ten dollar ($10.00) application fee.4.3. The initial EMT-M certification is valid for a period of three (3) calendar years. During the third year to remain current, the EMT-M must comply with Section 4.4. below.4.4. To be recertified as an EMT-M, a certificate holder shall: 4.4.1. Apply on a form prescribed by the Director;4.4.2. Possess a valid and current CPR certification;4.4.3. Successfully complete one of the following:4.4.3.a. A thirty-two (32) hour EMT-M recertification course authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board prior to the expiration of the three-year anniversary of the certification; or4.4.3.b. Annual eight (8) hour retraining and testing programs authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board; and4.4.4. Successfully pass the EMT-M mining cognitive and skills recertification examination(s) authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board. The recertification examination(s) shall be part of the Instructor evaluations.4.5. At the end of the annual recertification module or thirty-two (32) hour recertification course, the EMT-M instructor shall submit a roster of the individuals who have successfully completed the annual recertification module or the thirty-two (32) hour recertification course and instructor evaluations. The EMT-M certification of any individual not completing the annual refresher course, absent just cause as determined by the Director, shall become invalid until such time as he or she takes the missed module. If at any time two (2) modules are missed, then the individual must retake the initial sixty (60) hour course and pass the required examinations.4.6. The EMT-M Instructor shall keep copies of the students' examination skill sheets for at least one (1) year when conducting the annual refresher course.4.7. An EMT-M may only provide EMT-M services on mining property permitted by the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.4.8. An EMT or medical professionals in other jurisdictions who possess equivalent training as an EMT-M under this rule may apply on a form prescribed by the Director to be certified as an EMT-M subject to approval by the Director in consultation with the Board.4.9. The Director or his authorized representative shall conduct the examinations for the initial EMT-M certification unless another entity is authorized by the Director in consultation with the Board to conduct the examinations. 4.10. The initial applicant must have a minimum score of seventy (70) percent to be certified as an EMT-M.4.11. The initial applicant shall have up to one (1) year to retake the parts of the test that he or she failed in order to obtain the EMT-M certification. After one (1) year has passed, if the applicant fails to obtain his/her certification, he/she must repeat the entire EMT-M course.4.12. The EMT-M curriculum in conjunction with the National DOT Curriculum for First Responders shall be followed when teaching the sixty (60) hour EMT-M certification course. Updates in the DOT curriculum will also apply to the EMT-M curriculum.