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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100056 - Automated External Defibrillator or AED

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Automated external defibrillator or AED" means an external
					 defibrillator capable of cardiac rhythm analysis that will charge and deliver a
					 shock, either automatically or by user interaction, after electronically detecting
					 and assessing ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular
					 tachycardia.
1. New section
					 filed 7-21-88; operative 7-21-88 (Register 88, No. 31).
2. Amendment of
					 section heading and text filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No.
					 24).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-11-2000;
					 operative 2-10-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.52,
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100056.1 - EMT AED Service Provider

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An AED service provider means an agency or organization which is
					 responsible for, and is approved to operate, an AED.
1. New section
					 filed 7-21-88; operative 7-21-88 (Register 88, No. 31).
2. Amendment
					 filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No. 24).
3. Renumbering of
					 former section 100056.1 to section
					 100056.2 and new section
					 100056.1 filed 1-11-2000; operative
					 2-10-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.52,
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100056.2 - Manual Defibrillator

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"Manual Defibrillator" means a monitor/defibrillator that has no
					 capability or limited capability for rhythm analysis and will charge and deliver a
					 shock only at the command of the operator.
1. Renumbering of
					 former section 100056.1 to section
					 100056.2 filed 1-11-2000; operative
					 2-10-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2). For prior history, see Register 94, No.
					 24.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.52,
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100057 - Emergency Medical Technician Approving Authority

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(a) "Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) approving
				  authority" means an agency or person authorized by this Chapter to approve an EMT
				  training program, as follows:
(1) The EMT
				  approving authority for an EMT training program conducted by a qualified statewide
				  public safety agency shall be the director of the Emergency Medical Services
				  Authority (Authority).
(2) Any other EMT
				  training programs not included in subsection (a)(1) shall be approved by the local
				  EMS agency (LEMSA) that has jurisdiction in the county where the training program is
				  located.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100057.1 - High Fidelity Simulation

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"High Fidelity Simulation" means using computerized manikins
					 that are operated by a technologist from another location to produce audible sounds
					 and to alter, simulate and manage physiological changes within the manikin to
					 include, but not be limited to, altering the heart rate, respirations, chest/lung
					 sounds, blood pressure and saturation of oxygen.
1. New section
					 filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100057.2 - Electronic Health Record

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"Electronic health record" (EHR) or "electronic patient care
					 record" (ePCR) means real-time, patient-centered records that make information
					 available securely to authorized users in a digital format capable of being shared
					 with other providers across more than one health care
					 organization.
1. New section
					 filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109,
						1797.170,
						1797.208
						and
						1797.227,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100058 - California EMT Certifying Entity

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"California EMT certifying entity", or "EMT certifying entity",
					 or "certifying entity" means a public safety agency or the Office of the State Fire
					 Marshal, if the agency has a training program for EMT personnel that is approved
					 pursuant to the standards developed pursuant to Section
					 1797.109
					 of the Health and Safety Code, or the medical director of a LEMSA.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100007 to section
					 100058 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 82,
					 Nos. 39 and 36.
2. Amendment filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register
					 94, No. 24).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b) and
					 subsection relettering filed 3-7-2006; operative 4-6-2006 (Register 2006, No.
					 10).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 5-18-2010;
					 operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5. Amendment of section
					 heading and section filed 1-25-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
					 4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.62,
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.109,
						1797.118,
						1797.170,
						1797.210
						and
						1797.216,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100059 - EMT Certifying Cognitive Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"EMT Certifying Cognitive Examination" means the National
					 Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT Cognitive Examination to test an
					 individual applying for certification as an EMT.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100009 to section
					 100059 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 82,
					 Nos. 39 and 36.
2. Amendment filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register
					 94, No. 24).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-10-2004; operative
					 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
4. Amendment of section heading,
					 repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010
					 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5. Amendment of section heading and section
					 filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109,
						1797.170
						and
						1797.175,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.63,
						1797.170,
						1797.175,
						1797.184,
						1797.210
						and
						1797.216,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100059.1 - EMT Certifying Psychomotor Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Certifying Psychomotor Examination" means the National Registry
					 of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT Psychomotor Examination to test an individual
					 applying for certification as an EMT.
1. New section
					 filed 7-21-88; operative 7-21-88 (Register 88, No. 31).
2. Amendment of
					 section heading and text filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No.
					 24).
3. Amendment filed 11-25-97 as an emergency; operative 11-25-97
					 (Register 97, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 3-25-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-25-97 order transmitted to OAL
					 3-16-98 and filed 4-24-98 (Register 98, No. 17).
5. Renumbering of former
					 section 100056.1 to section
					 100056.2 filed 1-11-2000; operative
					 2-10-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2). For prior history, see Register 94, No.
					 24.
6. Amendment filed 4-16-2001 as an emergency; operative 4-16-2001
					 (Register 2001, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 8-14-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
7. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to
					 4-16-2001 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(f)
					 (Register 2003, No. 10).
8. Amendment filed 9-10-2004; operative
					 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
9. Renumbering of former section
					 100059.1 to section
					 100059.2 and new section filed
					 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
10. Amendment of
					 section heading and section filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109,
						1797.170
						and
						1797.175,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.63,
						1797.170,
						1797.175,
						1797.184,
						1797.210
						and
						1797.216,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100059.2 - EMT Optional Skills Medical Director

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"EMT Optional skills medical director" means a Physician and
					 Surgeon licensed in California who is certified by or prepared for certification by
					 either the American Board of Emergency Medicine or the Advisory Board for
					 Osteopathic Specialties and is appointed by the LEMSA medical director to be
					 responsible for any of the skills that are listed in Sections
					 100063(b) and
					 100064 of this Chapter including
					 medical control. Waiver of the board-certified requirement may be granted by the
					 LEMSA medical director if such physicians are not available for
					 approval.
1. Renumbering of
					 former section 100059.1 to section
					 100059.2, including amendment of
					 section heading and section, filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010,
					 No. 21). For prior history, see Register 2003, No. 10).
2. Amendment
					 filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.52,
						1797.90,
						1797.107,
						1797.170,
						1797.176
						and
						1797.202,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100060 - Emergency Medical Technician

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Emergency Medical Technician," "EMT-Basic" or "EMT" means a
					 person who has successfully completed an EMT course that meets the requirements of
					 this Chapter, has passed all required tests, and has been certified by a California
					 EMT certifying entity.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100011 to section
					 100060 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section
					 heading and text filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No.
					 24).
3. Amendment filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004,
					 No. 37).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
					 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5. Amendment
					 filed 1-25-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
					 4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.61,
						1797.80
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100061 - EMT Local Accreditation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Local accreditation" or "accreditation" or "accredited to
					 practice" as used in this Chapter, means authorization by the LEMSA to practice the
					 optional skill(s) specified in Section
					 100064. Such authorization assures that
					 the EMT has been oriented to the LEMSA and trained in the optional skill(s)
					 necessary to achieve the treatment standard of the jurisdiction.
1. New section
					 filed 2-6-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
					 10).
2. Amendment filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No.
					 24).
3. Amendment filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010,
					 No. 21).
4. Amendment of NOTE filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017
					 (Register 2017, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.7,
						1797.170,
						1797.176,
						1797.177,
						1797.178,
						1797.200,
						1797.204,
						1797.206,
						1797.210
						and
						1797.214,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100061.1 - Emergency Medical Services Quality Improvement Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Emergency Medical Services Quality Improvement Program" or
					 "EMSQIP" means methods of evaluation that are composed of structure, process, and
					 outcome evaluations which focus on improvement efforts to identify root causes of
					 problems, intervene to reduce or eliminate these causes, and take steps to correct
					 the process, and recognize excellence in performance and delivery of care, pursuant
					 to the provisions of Chapter 12 of this Division. This is a model program which will
					 develop over time and is to be tailored to the individual organization's quality
					 improvement needs and is to be based on available resources for the
					 EMSQIP.
1. New section
					 filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
2.
					 Amendment filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.103,
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.204
						and
						1797.220,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 100061.2 - Authority

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"Authority" means the Emergency Medical Services
					 Authority.
1. New section
					 filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1797.54,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 100062 - Application of Chapter

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(a) Except as
				  provided herein, the attendant on an ambulance operated in emergency service, or the
				  driver if there is no attendant, shall possess a valid and current California EMT
				  certificate. This requirement shall not apply during officially declared states of
				  emergency and under conditions specified in Health and Safety Code, Section
				  1797.160.
(b) The requirements for EMT certification of
				  ambulance attendants shall not apply, unless the individual chooses to be certified,
				  to the following:
(1) Physicians currently
				  licensed in California.
(2) Registered
				  nurses currently licensed in California.
(3) Physicians' assistants currently licensed in
				  California.
(4) Paramedics currently
				  licensed in California.
(5) Advanced
				  Emergency Medical Technicians (Advanced EMTs) currently certified in
				  California.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 100063 - Basic Scope of Practice of Emergency Medical Technician

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) During training, while at the scene of an
				  emergency, during transport of the sick or injured, or during interfacility
				  transfer, a certified EMT or supervised EMT student is authorized to do any of the
				  following:
(1) Evaluate the ill and
				  injured.
(2) Render basic life support,
				  rescue and emergency medical care to patients.
(3) Obtain diagnostic signs to include, but not be
				  limited to, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, pulse
				  oximetry, level of consciousness, and pupil status.
(4) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
				  including the use of mechanical adjuncts to basic cardiopulmonary
				  resuscitation.
(5) Administer
				  oxygen.
(6) Use the following adjunctive
				  airway and breathing aids:
(A) Oropharyngeal
				  airway;
(B) Nasopharyngeal
				  airway;
(C) Suction devices;
(D) Basic oxygen delivery devices for supplemental
				  oxygen therapy including, but not limited to, humidifiers, partial rebreathers, and
				  venturi masks; and
(E) Manual and
				  mechanical ventilating devices designed for prehospital use including continuous
				  positive airway pressure.
(7)
				  Use various types of stretchers and spinal motion restriction or immobilization
				  devices.
(8) Provide initial prehospital
				  emergency care to patients, including, but not limited to:
(A) Bleeding control through the application of
				  tourniquets;
(B) Use of hemostatic
				  dressings from a list approved by the Authority;
(C) Spinal motion restriction or
				  immobilization;
(D) Seated spinal motion
				  restriction or immobilization;
(E)
				  Extremity splinting; and
(F) Traction
				  splinting.
(G) Administer oral glucose
				  or sugar solutions.
(H) Extricate
				  entrapped persons.
(I) Perform field
				  triage.
(J) Transport
				  patients.
(K) Apply mechanical patient
				  restraint.
(L) Set up for ALS
				  procedures, under the direction of an Advanced EMT or Paramedic.
(M) Perform automated external
				  defibrillation.
(N) Assist patients with
				  the administration of physician-prescribed devices including, but not limited to,
				  patient-operated medication pumps, sublingual nitrogylcerin, and self-administered
				  emergency medications, including epinephrine devices.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 100063.1 - EMT AED Service Provider

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An EMT AED service provider is an agency or organization that
					 employs individuals as defined in Section
					 100060, and who obtain AEDs for the
					 purpose of providing AED services to the general public.
(a) An EMT AED service provider shall be approved
				  by the LEMSA, or in the case of state or federal agencies, the Authority, prior to
				  beginning service. The Authority shall notify LEMSAs of state or federal agencies
				  approved as EMT AED service providers. In order to receive and maintain EMT AED
				  service provider approval, an EMT AED service provider shall comply with the
				  requirements of this section.
(b) An EMT
				  AED service provider approval may be revoked or suspended for failure to maintain
				  the requirements of this section.
(c) An
				  EMT AED service provider applicant shall be approved if they meet and provide the
				  following:
(1) Provide orientation of AED
				  authorized personnel to the AED;
(2)
				  Ensure maintenance of AED equipment;
(3)
				  Prior to January 1, 2002, ensure initial training and, thereafter, continued
				  competency of AED authorized personnel;
(4) Collect and report to the LEMSA where the
				  defibrillation occurred, as required by the LEMSA but no less than annually, data
				  that includes, but is not limited to:
(A) The
				  number of patients with sudden cardiac arrest receiving CPR prior to arrival of
				  emergency medical care.
(B) The total
				  number of patients on whom defibrillatory shocks were administered, witnessed (seen
				  or heard) and not witnessed; and
(C) The
				  number of these persons who suffered a witnessed cardiac arrest whose initial
				  monitored rhythm was ventricular tachycardia or ventricular
				  fibrillation.
(5) Authorize
				  personnel and maintain a current listing of all EMT AED service providers authorized
				  personnel and provide listing upon request to the LEMSA or the
				  Authority.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 100064 - EMT Optional Skills

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(a) In
				  addition to the activities authorized by Section
				  100063 of this Chapter, a LEMSA may
				  establish policies and procedures for local accreditation of an EMT student or
				  certified EMT to perform any or all of the following optional skills specified in
				  this section. Accreditation for EMTs to practice optional skills shall be limited to
				  those whose EMT certificate is active and are employed within the jurisdiction of
				  the LEMSA by an employer who is part of the organized EMS system.
(1) Use of perilaryngeal airway adjuncts.
(A) Training in the use of perilaryngeal airway
				  adjuncts shall consist of not less than five (5) hours to result in the EMT being
				  competent in the use of the device and airway control. Included in the above
				  training hours shall be the following topics and skills:
1. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory
				  system.
2. Assessment of the respiratory
				  system.
3. Review of basic airway
				  management techniques, which includes manual and mechanical.
4. The role of the perilaryngeal airway adjuncts
				  in the sequence of airway control.
5.
				  Indications and contraindications of the perilaryngeal airway adjuncts.
6. The role of pre-oxygenation in preparation for
				  the perilaryngeal airway adjuncts.
7.
				  Perilaryngeal airway adjuncts insertion and assessment of placement.
8. Methods for prevention of basic skills
				  deterioration.
9. Alternatives to the
				  perilaryngeal airway adjuncts.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 100064.1 - EMT Trial Studies

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An EMT may perform any prehospital emergency medical care
					 treatment procedure(s) or administer any medication(s) on a trial basis when
					 approved by the medical director of the LEMSA and the director of the Authority. The
					 medical director of the LEMSA shall review the medical literature on the procedure
					 or medication and determine in his/her professional judgement whether a trial study
					 is needed.
(a) The medical director of the
				  LEMSA shall review a trial study plan which, at a minimum, shall include the
				  following:
(1) A description of the procedure(s)
				  or medication(s) proposed, the medical conditions for which they can be utilized,
				  and the patient population that will benefit.
(2) A compendium of relevant studies and material
				  from the medical literature.
(3) A
				  description of the proposed study design, including the scope of study and method of
				  evaluating the effectiveness of the procedure(s) or medication(s), and expected
				  outcome.
(4) Recommended policies and
				  procedures to be instituted by the LEMSA regarding the use and medical control of
				  the procedure(s) or medication(s) used in the study.
(5) A description of the training and competency
				  testing required to implement the study. Training on subject matter shall be
				  consistent with the related topic(s) and skill(s) specified in Section
				  100159, Chapter 4 (Paramedic
				  regulations), Division 9, Title 22, California Code of
				  Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100065 - Approved Training Programs

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(a) The purpose
				  of an EMT training program shall be to prepare individuals to render prehospital
				  basic life support at the scene of an emergency, during transport of the sick and
				  injured, or during interfacility transfer within an organized EMS system.
(b) EMT training may be offered only by approved
				  training programs. Eligibility for program approval shall be limited to:
(1) Accredited universities and colleges including
				  junior and community colleges, school districts, and private post-secondary schools
				  as approved by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of
				  Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
(2) Medical training units of a branch of the
				  Armed Forces including the Coast Guard of the United States.
(3) Licensed general acute care hospitals which
				  meet the following criteria:
(A) Hold a special
				  permit to operate a Basic or Comprehensive Emergency Medical Service pursuant to the
				  provisions of Division 5; and
(B)
				  provide continuing education to other health care professionals.
(4) Agencies of government including public safety
				  agencies.
(5)
				  LEMSAs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100066 - Procedure for EMT Training Program Approval

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(a) Eligible training programs may submit a
				  written request for EMT program approval to an EMT approving authority.
(b) The EMT approving authority shall review and
				  approve the following prior to approving an EMT training program:
(1) A statement verifying usage of the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation (DOT) National EMS Education Standards (DOT HS 811
				  077A, January 2009).
(2) A statement
				  verifying CPR training equivalent to the current American Heart Association's
				  Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care at
				  the Healthcare Provider level is a prerequisite for admission to an EMT basic
				  course.
(3) Samples of written and
				  skills examinations used for periodic testing.
(4) A final skills competency
				  examination.
(5) A final written
				  examination.
(6) The name and
				  qualifications of the program director, program clinical coordinator, and principal
				  instructor(s).
(7) Provisions for
				  clinical experience, as defined in Section
				  100068 of this Chapter.
(8) Provisions for course completion by challenge,
				  including a challenge examination (if different from final examination).
(9) Provisions for a twenty-four (24) hour
				  refresher course including subdivisions (1)-(6) above, required for recertification.
(A) A statement verifying usage of the United
				  States Department of Transportation's EMT-Basic Refresher National Standard
				  Curriculum, DOT HS 808 624, September 1996. The U.S. Department of Transportation's
				  EMT-Basic Refresher National Standard Curriculum can be accessed through the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation's website,
				  http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/pub/basicref.pdf.
(10) The location at which the courses are to be
				  offered and their proposed dates.
(11)
				  Table of contents listing the required information listed in this subdivision, with
				  corresponding page numbers.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100067 - Didactic and Skills Laboratory

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An approved EMT training program shall assure that no more than
					 ten (10) students are assigned to one (1) principal instructor/teaching assistant
					 during skills practice/laboratory sessions.
1. New section
					 filed 2-6-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
					 10).
2. Amendment filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010,
					 No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109,
						1797.170
						and
						1797.173,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.170,
						1797.173
						and
						1797.208,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100068 - Clinical Experience for EMT

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Each approved EMT training program shall have written
					 agreement(s) with one or more general acute care hospital(s) and/or operational
					 ambulance provider(s) or rescue vehicle provider(s) for the clinical portion of the
					 EMT training course. The written agreement(s) shall specify the roles and
					 responsibilities of the training program and the clinical provider(s) for supplying
					 the supervised clinical experience for the EMT student(s). Supervision for the
					 clinical experience shall be provided by an individual who meets the qualifications
					 of a principal instructor or teaching assistant. No more than three (3) students
					 will be assigned to one (1) qualified supervisor during the supervised clinical
					 experience.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100021 to section
					 100068 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 82,
					 Nos. 39 and 36.
2. Amendment of section heading and text filed 6-13-94;
					 operative 7-13-94 (Register 94, No. 24).
3. Amendment of section heading
					 and section filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109,
						1797.170
						and
						1797.173,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.170,
						1797.173
						and
						1797.208,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100069 - EMT Training Program Notification

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(a) Program approval or disapproval shall be made
				  in writing by the EMT approving authority to the requesting training program within
				  a reasonable period of time after receipt of all required documentation. This time
				  period shall not exceed three (3) months.
(b) The EMT approving authority shall establish
				  the effective date of program approval in writing upon the satisfactory
				  documentation of compliance with all program requirements.
(c) The EMT training program approval effective
				  date shall be the day the approval is issued. The approval shall be valid for four
				  (4) years ending on the last day of the month in which it was issued and may be
				  renewed every four (4) years subject to the procedure for program approval specified
				  in this Chapter.
(d) The LEMSA shall
				  notify the Authority concurrently with the training program of approval, renewal of
				  approval, or disapproval of the training program, and include the effective date.
				  This notification is in addition to the name and address of training program, name
				  of the program director, phone number of the contact person, frequency and cost for
				  both basic and refresher courses, student eligibility, and program
				  approval/expiration date of program approval.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100023 to section
					 100069 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 82,
					 Nos. 39 and 36.
2. Amendment filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register
					 94, No. 24).
3. New subsection (e) filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004
					 (Register 2004, No. 37).
4. Amendment of section heading and section
					 filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5.
					 Amendment filed 5-11-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.109,
						1797.170,
						1797.173
						and
						1797.208,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100070 - Teaching Staff

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(a) Each EMT
				  training program shall provide for the functions of administrative direction,
				  medical quality coordination, and actual program instruction. Nothing in this
				  section precludes the same individual from being responsible for more than one of
				  the following functions if so qualified by the provisions of this section:
(b) Each EMT training program shall have an
				  approved program director who shall be qualified by education and experience with at
				  least forty (40) hours of documented teaching methodology instruction in areas
				  related to methods, materials, and evaluation of instruction.
(c) Duties of the program director, in
				  coordination with the program clinical coordinator, shall include but not be limited
				  to:
(1) Administering the training
				  program.
(2) Approving course
				  content.
(3) Approving all written
				  examinations and the final skills examination.
(4) Coordinating all clinical and field activities
				  related to the course.
(5) Approving the
				  principal instructor(s) and teaching assistants.
(6) Signing all course completion
				  records.
(7) Assuring that all aspects
				  of the EMT training program are in compliance with this Chapter and other related
				  laws.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100071 - EMT Training Program Review and Reporting

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(a) All program materials specified in this
				  Chapter shall be subject to periodic review by the EMT approving
				  authority.
(b) All programs shall be
				  subject to periodic on-site evaluation by the EMT approving authority.
(c) Any person or agency conducting a training
				  program shall notify the EMT approving authority in writing, in advance when
				  possible, and in all cases within thirty (30) calendar days of any change in program
				  director, program clinical coordinator, principal instructor, change of address,
				  phone number, and contact person.
(d)
				  For the purposes of this Chapter, student records shall be kept for a period of not
				  less than four (4) years.
1. Renumbering
					 and amendment of former section
					 100029 to section
					 100071 filed 2-6-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 82,
					 Nos. 39 and 36.
2. Amendment filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94 (Register
					 94, No. 24).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-18-2010;
					 operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.109,
						1797.170
						and
						1797.208,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100073 - Components of an Approved Program

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(a) An
				  approved EMT training program shall consist of all of the following:
(1) The EMT course, including clinical
				  experience;
(2) Periodic and final
				  written and skills competency examinations to include all skills covered by course
				  content listed in section
				  100075;
(3) A challenge examination; and
(4) A refresher course required for renewal or
				  reinstatement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100074 - EMT Training Program Required Course Hours

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(a) The EMT course shall consist of not less than
				  one hundred seventy (170) hours. These training hours shall be divided into:
(1) A minimum of one hundred forty-six (146) hours
				  of didactic instruction and skills laboratory; and
(2) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of
				  supervised clinical experience. The clinical experience shall include a minimum of
				  ten (10) documented patient contacts wherein a patient assessment and other EMT
				  skills are performed and evaluated.
(A) High
				  fidelity simulation, when available, may replace up to six (6) hours of supervised
				  clinical experience and may replace up to three (3) documented patient
				  contacts.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100075 - Required Course Content

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(a) The content
				  of an EMT course shall meet the objectives contained in the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation (DOT) National EMS Education Standards (DOT HS 811 077A, January
				  2009), incorporated herein by reference, to result in the EMT being competent in the
				  EMT basic scope of practice specified in Section
				  100063 of this Chapter. The U.S. DOT
				  National EMS Education Standards (DOT HS 811 077A, January 2009) can be accessed
				  through the U.S. DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the following
				  website address: http://ems.gov/pdf/811077a.pdf
(b) Training in the use of hemostatic dressings
				  shall result in the EMT being competent in the use of the dressing. Included in the
				  training shall be the following topics and skills:
(1) Review of basic methods of bleeding control to
				  include but not be limited to direct pressure, pressure bandages, tourniquets, and
				  EMSA-approved hemostatic dressings;
(2)
				  Review treatment of open chest wall injuries;
(3) Types of hemostatic dressings; and
(4) Importance of maintaining normal body
				  temperature.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100076 - Required Testing

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Each component of an approved program shall include periodic and
					 final competency-based examinations to test the knowledge and skills specified in
					 this Chapter. Satisfactory performance in these written and skills examinations
					 shall be demonstrated for successful completion of the course. Satisfactory
					 performance shall be determined by preestablished standards, developed and/or
					 approved by the EMT approving authority pursuant to Section
					 100066 of this
					 Chapter.
1. Repealer of
					 former section 100076 and renumbering and amendment of
					 former section 100078 to section
					 100076 filed 6-13-94; operative 7-13-94
					 (Register 94, No. 24). For prior history, see Register 87, No. 10.
2.
					 Amendment filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.109
						and
						1797.170,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.109,
						1797.170,
						1797.208
						and
						1797.210,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100077 - EMT Training Program Course Completion Record

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(a) An approved EMT training program provider
				  shall issue a tamper resistant course completion record to each person who has
				  successfully completed the EMT course, refresher course, or challenge
				  examination.
(b) The course completion
				  record shall contain the following:
(1) The name
				  of the individual.
(2) The date of
				  course completion.
(3) Type of EMT
				  course completed (i.e., EMT, refresher, or challenge), and the number of hours
				  completed.
(4) The EMT approving
				  authority.
(5) The signature of the
				  program director.
(6) The name and
				  location of the training program issuing the record.
(7) The following statement in bold print.
				  "
This is not an EMT certificate
".
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 3 - Program Requirements for EMT Training Programs › Section 100078 - EMT Training Program Course Completion Challenge Process

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(a) An individual may
				  obtain an EMT course completion record from an approved EMT training program by
				  successfully passing by pre-established standards, developed and/or approved by the
				  EMT approving authority pursuant to Section
				  100066 of this Chapter, a course
				  challenge examination if s/he meets one of the following eligibility requirements:
(1) The individual is currently licensed in the
				  United States as a Physician, Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant, Vocational
				  Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse.
(2)
				  The individual provides documented evidence of having successfully completed an
				  emergency medical service training program of the Armed Forces of the United States
				  within the preceding two (2) years that meets the U.S. DOT National EMS Education
				  Standards (DOT HS 811 077A, January 2009). Upon review of documentation, the EMT
				  certifying entity may also allow an individual to challenge if the individual was
				  active in the last two (2) years in a prehospital emergency medical classification
				  of the Armed Services of the United States, which does not have formal
				  recertification requirements. These individuals may be required to take a refresher
				  course or complete CE courses as a condition of certification.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2 - Emergency Medical Technician › Article 4 - EMT Certification › Section 100079 - EMT Initial Certification Requirements

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(a) An individual who meets one of the following
				  criteria shall be eligible for initial certification upon fulfilling the
				  requirements of subdivision (b) of this Section:
(1) Pass the cognitive examination and psychomotor
				  examination specified in Sections
				  100059 and
				  100059.1 of this Chapter within two (2)
				  years from the date of application for EMT certification and have a valid EMT course
				  completion record or other documented proof of successful completion of any initial
				  EMT course approved pursuant to Section
				  100066 of this Chapter issued within
				  two (2) years of the date of application, or
(2) Pass the cognitive examination and psychomotor
				  examination specified in Sections
				  100059 and
				  100059.1 of this Chapter within two (2)
				  years from the date of application for EMT certification and have documentation of
				  successful completion of an approved out-of-state initial EMT training course that
				  meets the requirements of this Chapter issued within two (2) years of the date of
				  application, or
(3) Pass the cognitive
				  examination and psychomotor examination specified in Sections
				  100059 and
				  100059.1 of this Chapter within two (2)
				  years from the date of application for EMT certification and have a current and
				  valid out-of-state EMT certificate, or
(4) Possess a current and valid National Registry
				  EMT, Advanced EMT or Paramedic registration certificate, or
(5) Possess a current and valid out-of-state
				  Advanced EMT or Paramedic certificate, or
(6) Possess a current and valid California
				  Advanced EMT certificate or a current and valid California Paramedic
				  license.