Section DHS 110.52 - EMS professional credentialing(1) In order to provide emergency medical care, an emergency medical responder or emergency medical services practitioner must first be credentialed with an emergency medical service provider with which the emergency medical responder or emergency medical services practitioner will provide emergency medical care.(2) An individual is credentialed when the medical director of an emergency medical services provider authorizes the individual to perform specified emergency medical care while in the service of the provider. Authorization is made through a local credentialing agreement form which is submitted by the individual in the manner specified by the department.(3) The service medical director shall authorize any skills, equipment, or medications that the individual may use in the service of the provider. The service medical director may only authorize EMS professionals to perform skills, use equipment and administer medications that are within the scope of practice of the individual's certificate or license and within the scope of practice of the emergency medical service provider's license.(4) A certified emergency medical responder or licensed emergency medical services practitioner may be credentialed by more than one emergency medical service provider.(5) An individual's credential remains in effect until the individual's service with the emergency medical services provider ceases, the service medical director limits, suspends, or revokes the credential, or the department suspends or revokes the individual's license.(6) The service medical director may limit or suspend an individual's credential if the individual has engaged in conduct that is dangerous or is detrimental to the health or safety of a patient or members of the general public, while acting under the authority of his or her certificate or license, or if the service medical director determines that individual needs remedial training to properly treat patients. If an individual's credential is limited or suspended for remedial training, the service medical director and service director shall develop a course of remedial training for the individual with a timeline for completion and return to full service.(7) The service medical director may revoke an individual's credential if the individual has engaged in conduct that is dangerous or is detrimental to the health or safety of a patient or members of the general public. Prior to the revocation, the service medical director shall consult with the department's emergency medical services staff and the state emergency medical services medical director.(8) The limitation, suspension, or revocation of an individual's credential does not by itself affect the individual's certificate or license.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 110.52
CR 10-085: cr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.Amended by, CR 20-028: am. (title), (1), (3) to (6), r. and recr. (7), am. (8) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10/1/2021Local credentialing agreement forms may be obtained electronically through the department's E-Licensing system available at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems. For further information or to request an assessment exam contact the Emergency Medical Services Section, 1 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701-2659.