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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 3 - General Provisions › 7 AAC 24.995 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In the definitions of "tier I health care
				  professional" and "tier II health care professional" in
				  AS
				  18.29.190, "direct patient health care
				  services" includes case consultation, case management, management of an
				  individual's medications, charting, care coordination activities, diagnostic
				  services follow-up, telehealth, and patient correspondence.
(b) In AS 18.29 and this chapter,
(1) "direct incentive" means money specified
				  in a health care professional's authorized service contract to be paid directly
				  to the health care professional;
(2) "employer" includes a clinic, hospital,
				  tribal health organization that the federal Indian Health Service recognizes
				  under
				  25 U.S.C.
				  1680c, developmental disability service,
				  substance use disorder treatment services, behavioral health clinic, dental
				  care clinic, long-term care facility, assisted living home, correctional
				  facility, school, university, or other health care organization that hires and
				  employs health care professionals and that the commissioner may include;
(3) "fiscal agent" means an entity
				  that contracts with the department to maintain and operate the program's
				  funding account;
(4) "full-time
				  position" means a program-eligible position in which the health care
				  professional, regardless of whether that individual is a half-time employee,
(A) works at least 36 hours each week in at
				  least one contract-specified site;
(B) works those 36 hours in no less than
				  three days each week; and
(C)
				  performs no more than 12 hours of work in any 24-hour period;
(5) "half-time position" means a
				  program-eligible position in which the health care professional, regardless of
				  whether that individual is a full-time employee,
(A) works at least 20 hours each week in at
				  least one contract-specified site;
(B) works those 20 hours in no less than two
				  days each week; and
(C) performs no
				  more than 12 hours of work in any 24-hour period
(6) "regular position" means the default
				  classification for all positions that participate in the program, unless the
				  position is identified as very hard-to-fill;
(7) "very hard-to-fill position" means a
				  position that, as determined under 7 AAC 24.031,
(A) has been vacant for 12 months or longer;
				  and
(B) is one for which, during
				  the 12-month vacancy period, the employer conducted active personnel
				  recruitment, used temporary health care professional staff, and interviewed,
				  but did not hire a candidate.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 25 - Retail Services › Article 2 - Coin-operated Dry Cleaning Establishments (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulation in 18 AAC
					 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51, which
					 transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services to the
					 Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 25 - Retail Services › Article 3 - Compressed Oxygen › 7 AAC 25.430 - Registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Every person or business which is engaged
				  in, or enters into the commercial production of compressed oxygen sold for
				  human respiration shall register with the department.
(b) Registration must be in writing and
				  provide details including the registrant's name and company name, telephone
				  number, mailing address, and location and the number, size, type, and location
				  of each compressor.
(c) Results of
				  analysis by the department or by an independent laboratory of a representative
				  sample of compressed oxygen from the compressor or holding tank must be
				  submitted by the registrant at the time of initial registration and annually
				  thereafter. Such analytical result must demonstrate that the quality of the gas
				  is not less than the standard established by
				  7 AAC 25.430 -
				  7 AAC 25.460, or registration will be
				  rejected.
(d) Registration does not
				  constitute endorsement or imply approval by the department of any product or
				  activity conducted under this registration program. No advertisement promoting
				  the sale of compressed gases may refer to registration with the
				  department.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 25 - Retail Services › Article 3 - Compressed Oxygen › 7 AAC 25.440 - Quality

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The quality standards established in
				  7 AAC 25.430 -
				  7 AAC 25.460 are minimum standards for breathing oxygen
				  and are not intended to define the limits of contaminants of those gases which
				  may be intended for specialized application and for which a higher degree of
				  purity may be specified by the purchaser. The minimum standards are contained
				  in the following table:
Quality Criteria
Limits are in parts per million except where specified
					 otherwise.
Oxygen O2 Min. % (v/v) 99.0 Carbon Monoxide 10 Carbon
					 Dioxide 300 Condensed Hydrocarbons
(as oil mist)
[in mg/m3 at NTP] 5O dor None
(b) The standard for oxygen contained in this
				  section is consistent with the requirement for medicinal oxygen described in
				  the
United States Pharmacopeia, Nineteenth Revision, 1975 Edition amended
				  (1977-USP Third Supplement)
.
(c) Representative samples of compressed
				  oxygen may be drawn from any compressor or holding tank at any reasonable time
				  by an authorized agent of the department for analysis.
Oxygen that is produced by the air-liquefaction process
						is exempt from the requirements of the tests for carbon dioxide and carbon
						monoxide. Containers must be labeled to indicate whether or not it has been
						produced by the air-liquefaction
						process.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 25 - Retail Services › Article 3 - Compressed Oxygen › 7 AAC 25.460 - Definitions for 7 AAC 25.430 - 7 AAC 25.460

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 7 AAC 25.430 -
					 7 AAC 25.460
(1) "compressed oxygen" means elementary
				  gaseous oxygen (O
2
) that is free of all other
				  substances;
(2) "department" means
				  the Department of Health and Social Services;
(3) "registration" means notification in
				  writing to the department's division of public health regarding intent to
				  engage in sale of compressed oxygen;
(4) "sale" means the transfer of ownership
				  for consideration and includes the actual transmittal of money or coupons, or
				  the supplying of compressed gases in conjunction with the sale of another
				  product, service or membership as a bonus.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.010 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of 7 AAC 26.010 -
				  7 AAC 26.180 is to promote the health and safety of the
				  people of the state by establishing uniform minimum standards for emergency
				  medical technicians, emergency medical technician instructors, paramedic
				  training courses, and paramedic course coordinators.
(b) Nothing in 7 AAC 26.010 -
				  7 AAC 26.180 prohibits a physician authorized to
				  practice in this state from authorizing a state-certified EMT to use a
				  medication or procedure in an emergency situation that is not specifically
				  covered by that person's EMT certification.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.020 - Application for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				  applying for certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, EMS instructor,
				  or EMS instructor coordinator must apply to the department in writing on a form
				  provided by the department
(b)
				  Repealed 10/23/92.
(c) The
				  department will issue a certificate for the appropriate level to a person
				  meeting the requirements of
				  7 AAC 26.030.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.030 - Qualifications for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				  applying for certification as an EMT-I must
(1) except as otherwise provided in (i) of
				  this section, be 18 years of age or older;
(2) have successfully completed a
				  department-approved EMT-I training course;
(3) pass the cognitive and psychomotor
				  examination for EMT-I approved by the department;
(4) provide evidence of a valid CPR
				  credential; and
(5) establish an
				  online account in the department license management system.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.040 - Scope of certified activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An EMS provider
				  who is licensed or certified by the state under this chapter may perform
(1) approved basic or advanced life support
				  patient care treatment within the limits of the provider's state certification
				  if that provider successfully completed department-approved education for the
				  provider level set out in the department's Emergency Medical Services Scope of
				  Practice, May 2019, adopted by reference;
(2) a department-approved procedure under
				  7 AAC 26.670.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.050 - Approved EMS courses

Current through May 31, 2024
As follows, a state-certified EMS instructor or EMS
					 instructor coordinator who applies to the department for course approval must
					 submit a previously approved or nationally recognized published curriculum at
					 least 30 days before the first day of the course, or at least 60 days before
					 the first day of the course if the submitted curriculum was developed by the
					 EMS instructor coordinator, unless the department waives this requirement:
(1) a state-certified EMS instructor
				  or EMS instructor coordinator who applies for an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT,
				  or EMS bridge course must
(A) use a
				  curriculum approved by the department that meets or exceed applicable
				  objectives set out in the United States Department of Transportation, National
				  Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
National Emergency Medical
				  Services Education Standards
, 2021, adopted by reference
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(B)
				   agree to coordinate teaching the learning objectives of the
				  course approved by the department, and use a subject-matter expert if
				  available;
(C) agree to have
				  appropriate training equipment available throughout the course;
(D) ensure that the class receives the
				  minimum hours of instruction required for each EMS certification level, unless
				  the department grants a waiver based on evidence of educational
				  method;
(E) agree to arrange for
				  the initial cognitive and psychomotor examination under
				  7 AAC 26.060 for each student who requires department
				  certification;
(F)  agree to assist
				  the certifying officer in administering the cognitive and psychomotor
				  certification examination, as set out in the department's
Guide for
				  Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure, Appendix A:
				  Personnel,
May 2019, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), unless the
				  department waives this requirement upon the showing of a reasonable
				  justification that the department determines does not threaten public
				  health;
(G) agree to limit the
				  course to students who have a valid CPR credential, or agree to increase the
				  number of class hours to include CPR training within the EMS training
				  course;
(H) agree to inform
				  students that they must be eligible under
				  7 AAC 26.950 for EMS certification;
(I) agree to teach the approved EMS provider
				  level set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services
				  Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel,
May 2019,
				  adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B); and
(J) determine that the student has
				  successfully completed the learning objectives of the course;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.060 - Administration of examinations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  is the official testing agency for each level of certification and will develop
				  a security system for administering all examinations.
(b) The department is the official testing
				  agency for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or other
				  department-approved EMS examinations, and will control the release of all
				  examinations approved for certification within Alaska.
(c) The department or its designee will
				  administer the examinations.
(d)
				  Examinations will have a cognitive section and a psychomotor practical
				  section.
(e) The psychomotor
				  examination will be task oriented and will require the student to demonstrate
				  physical skills required at each level of certification.
(f) Examinations will be verified by a
				  department-approved certifying officer or designee.
(g) The department may modify its
				  certification examination. Another entity may not modify any portion of a
				  department-approved cognitive and psychomotor examination for
				  certification.
(h) The department
				  will use certifying officers to monitor the practical part of an examination
				  and administer the written part of an examination. A certifying officer may not
				  be the primary instructor of the students being examined for certification,
				  unless granted a waiver by the department upon the showing of a reasonable
				  justification that the department determines does not threaten public
				  health.
(i) An individual
				  requesting department approval as a certifying officer must be certified as an
				  EMS instructor or EMS instructor coordinator, and an EMS provider level at or
				  greater than the level that the individual is certifying in compliance with the
				  department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification &
				  Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel,
May 2019,
(1) for approval as an EMT-II certifying
				  officer, must be
(A) certified as an
(i) EMT-III; or
(ii) EMT-Paramedic by the National Registry
				  of Emergency Medical Technicians; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.070 - Examinations for initial certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  certification examination for EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, or AEMT consists of a
				  department-approved examination that tests the applicant on the applicable
				  cognitive and psychomotor objectives for each level set out in the United
				  States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
				  Administration's
National Emergency Medical Services Education
				  Standards,
January 2009, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.050(1)(A).
(b) The certification examination for
				  emergency medical responder (EMR), EMT, AEMT, or National Registry Paramedic
				  administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
				  that tests the applicant on the cognitive and psychomotor objectives set out in
				  the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
				  Administration's
National Emergency Medical Services Education
				  Standards
, January 2009, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.050(1)(A), qualifies for the
				  corresponding state EMS certification level approved by the department.
(1)
Emergency Medical Technician-I
				  Course Objectives,
adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.050(b) (2); and
(2)
Emergency Medical Technician-II
				  Course Objectives,
adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.050(c) (4).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.080 - Application fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant for certification as an
				  EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, ETT instructor, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor
				  coordiuator must pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee of $25
				  for each application for certification.
(b) An applicant for recertification as an
				  EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, ETT instructor, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor
				  coordinator must pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee of $25
				  for each application for certification.
(c) An applicant for recertification as an
				  EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, ETT instructor, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor
				  coordinator must pay to the department a nonrefundable late fee of $50 for each
				  application for recertification received after the expiration date listed on
				  the applicant's certificate. The department will waive the late fee if the
				  department determines that extenuating circumstances exist.
(d) An applicant for recertification as an
				  EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, ETT instructor, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor
				  coordinator must pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee of $25
				  for each request for a certification extension received before the expiration
				  date listed on the applicant's certificate. The department will waive the
				  certification extension fee if the department determines that extenuating
				  circumstances exist.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.090 - Initial certification examination failure

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				  applying for initial certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III who fails to
				  obtain a passing score on the written examination in three attempts, or on the
				  practical examination in two attempts, must successfully complete a refresher
				  training course before re-examination.
(b) A person applying for initial
				  certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III who fails to obtain a passing
				  score on either the written or practical section in two attempts after
				  successfully completing a refresher training course must successfully retake
				  the initial training course before re-examination.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.100 - Term of certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Certification is valid for two years,
				  except that
(1) an initial certification for
				  an EMT-I or ETT instructor applicant who completed the initial training course
				  before July 1 of a year expires on December 31 of the following year;
(2) an initial certification for an EMT-II,
				  EMT-III, AEMT, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor coordinator applicant who
				  completed the initial training course or department-approved orientation before
				  July 1 of a year expires on the second March 31 following the year of
				  issuance;
(3) an initial
				  certification for an EMT-I or ETT instructor applicant who completed the
				  initial training course or department-approved orientation after June 30 of a
				  year expires on December 31 of the second year following the year of
				  issuance;
(4) an initial
				  certification for an EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor
				  coordinator applicant who completed the initial training course or
				  department-approved orientation after June 30 of a year expires on the third
				  March 31 following the year of issuance;
(5) an EMT-I or ETT instructor
				  recertification expires on the second December 31 following the expiration of
				  the most recent certification regardless of the date of issuance of
				  recertification;
(6) an EMT-II.
				  EMT-III, AEMT, EMS instructor, or EMS instructor coordinator recertification
				  expires on the second March 31 following the expiration of the most recent
				  certification regardless of the date of issuance of recertification;
(7) based upon a reasonable justification,
				  the department may extend the certification of an individual for a period of
				  not more than 60 days beyond the date of the lapse of certification;
				  and
(8) the department may shorten
				  or lengthen the certification period for an instructor so that the expiration
				  date of the instructor certification matches the expiration date of the
				  applicant's EMS provider certification or authorization required under
				  7 AAC 26.030(e) or (f).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.110 - Recertification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be recertified, an EMT-I, EMT-II,
				  EMT-III, or AEMT, not more than one year after the date of expiration of that
				  person's EMT certification, must
(1) apply
				  for recertification in writing on a form provided by the department;
(2) provide evidence of a valid CPR
				  credential; and
(3) provide
				  evidence of
(A) current certification from
				  the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for a
				  department-approved corresponding level; or
(B) successful completion of
				  department-approved continuing medical education set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical Services Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel
, May 2019, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), within two years
				  before the date of application for recertification.
(i) department-approved continuing medical
				  education set out in the department's
Guide for Emergency Medical
				  Services Certification & Licensure, Appendix A: Personnel,
May
				  2019, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.030(e)(3)(B), within two years
				  before the date of application for recertification; and
(ii) skills verification from a
				  department-approved instructor that the person has, not more than one year
				  before the date of expiration of the person's certification, successfully
				  demonstrated competence in skill areas set out in the department's skill sheets
				  for the EMT level for which recertification is sought.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.115 - Continuing medical education

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  who is required under
				  7 AAC 26.110 to successfully complete continuing medical
				  education may request the department to review a proposed continuing medical
				  education program and determine the number of hours of continuing medical
				  education that the department will approve for application toward the
				  continuing medical education requirements set out in
				  7 AAC 26.110 based on successful completion of the
				  proposed program.
(b) The provider
				  of a proposed continuing medical education program who requests department
				  review and approval of that program must
(1)
				  provide evidence that the provider possesses expertise to teach the proposed
				  material; and
(2) agree to provide
				  each student who successfully completes the continuing medical education course
				  with documentation that states
(A) the name
				  of the provider awarding the hours of continuing medical education;
(B) the number of hours of continuing medical
				  education awarded;
(C) the date on
				  which the hours of continuing medical education were awarded; and
(D) brief description of the medical content
				  for which the hours of continuing education were awarded.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.130 - Recertification examination failure; nonrenewal of certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Failure of an
				  EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-III or AEMT to obtain a passing score on the cognitive
				  recertification examination in three attempts or on the practical examination
				  in two attempts, as required under
				  7 AAC 26.110(f)(2)(B)(iv) will result
				  in the certification not being renewed.
(b) Repealed 8/21/2019.
(c) Repealed 8/21/2019.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.140 - Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a certificate (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.150 - Reciprocity

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will issue an EMT-I or an
				  AEMT certificate to a person who has a valid equivalent certification as an
				  EMT-I or AEMT in another state or territory or has a valid certification from
				  the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), if the person
(1) provides the department with a copy of
				  the valid state, territory, or National Registry of Emergency Medical
				  Technicians (NREMT) certification;
(2) provides the department with evidence of
				  a valid CPR credential;
(3)
				  provides the department with evidence of a valid advanced cardiac life support
				  credential, if the person seeks an AEMT certificate;
(4) provides the department with evidence of
				  successful completion of department-approved education in the scope of practice
				  for the applicable level;
(5)
				  provides evidence of sponsorship from a medical director, approved by the
				  department, who accepts the responsibilities set out in
				  7 AAC 26.640, if the person seeks an AEMT
				  certificate;
(6) establishes an
				  online account in the department license management system; and.
(7)  pays a non-refundable application fee of
				  $25.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.160 - Persons practicing as emergency medical technicians or instructors before July 1, 1982 (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.174 - Qualifications for licensure as a paramedic (MICP) course coordinator

Current through May 31, 2024
An individual may obtain a license as a paramedic course
					 coordinator for a paramedic training course if the individual is a physician
					 who meets the qualifications of
					 7 AAC 26.662(a)(1) - (3), or if the
					 individual is a physician assistant, registered nurse, or paramedic and is
					 currently licensed in the state, or if the individual is certified by the
					 National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians as a paramedic, and the
					 individual
(1) completes an
				  application form provided by the department;
(2) with the application, provides evidence
				  that the individual has
(A) taught at least
				  50 hours in eight or more of the subject areas contained in the United States
				  Department of Transportation National standard Curriculum for the
				  EMT-Paramedic, within the five years preceding the date of application, to an
				  audience that included paramedics;
(B) at least three years of pre-hospital care
				  experience at the paramedic level; and
(C) at least one year of responsibility for
				  coordinating education for advanced life support pre-hospital care providers
				  within the preceding five years; and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.176 - Responsibilities of the paramedic course coordinator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  who is licensed as a paramedic course coordinator is responsible for
(1) academic counseling for
				  students;
(2) ensuring the
				  availability of necessary training equipment;
(3) selecting the appropriate skills lab
				  personnel;
(4) course
				  development;
(5) compliance with
				  applicable regulations related to paramedic training and licensing;
(6) selecting the appropriate faculty in
				  conjunction with the course medical director;
(7) the monitoring and evaluation of each of
				  the course's students and members of the course faculty;
(8) providing for course completion testing
				  and initial testing of students for licensure through the National Registry of
				  Emergency Medical Technicians;
(9)
				  ensuring that, within 21 days following completion of the didactic instruction
				  portion of the course, the department is provided with the following
				  information, attested by the course medical director:
(A) course number;
(B) students' names;
(C) the pass/fail status of each student and
				  the students' final course grades;
(D) the name of the course medical
				  director;
(E) the name of the
				  paramedic course coordinator;
(F)
				  the number of hours of didactic instruction training;
(G) course admission requirements;
(H) documentation of student attendance, test
				  scores, and EMS credentials obtained during the course; and
(I) description of qualifications, duties,
				  and responsibilities of faculty members; and
(10) ensuring that, within 21 days following
				  completion of the clinical instruction and field internship portions of the
				  course by each student, the department is provided with the number of hours of
				  clinical instruction training and number of hours of field internship training
				  for each student, attested by the course medical director.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.178 - Term of MICP course coordinator certification; MICP course coordinator recertification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A paramedic course coordinator
				  certificate is valid for three years following the date of issue.
(b) To be relicensed, a paramedic course
				  coordinator must, within one year after expiration of that person's paramedic
				  course coordinator license,
(1) apply for
				  relicensure in writing on a form provided by the department;
(2) pay to the department a nonrefundable
				  application processing fee of $50; and
(3) provide evidence that the applicant has,
				  within the five years before the date of application,
(A) taught at least 50 hours in eight or more
				  of the objectives set out in the United States Department of Transportation,
				  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
(i)
National Emergency Medical
				  Services Education Standards
, January 2009, adopted by reference;
				  or
(ii)
National Emergency
				  Medical Services Education Standards
, 2021, adopted by reference in
				  7 AAC 26.050(l)(A); and
(B) had at least one year of
				  responsibility for coordinating education for advanced life support
				  pre-hospital care providers.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 1 - Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators › 7 AAC 26.180 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of paramedic course approvals

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  department may suspend or revoke its approval of a paramedic training course
				  made under
				  7 AAC 26.172, in compliance with the Administrative
				  Procedure Act (AS 44.62), if the department finds that
(1) any of the responsibilities of the course
				  coordinator set out in
				  7 AAC 26.176 have not been met;
(2) any of the requirements for course
				  approval set out in
				  7 AAC 26.172(a) are missing or no
				  longer in effect;
(3) the applicant
				  for course approval or licensure as a paramedic course coordinator used fraud
				  or deceit to obtain course approval or licensure as a paramedic course
				  coordinator;
(4) the paramedic
				  course coordinator or another person responsible for the records of a paramedic
				  training course falsified records related to training, student qualifications,
				  or patient care; or
(5) the
				  paramedic course coordinator or another person responsible for a paramedic
				  training course engaged in unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character
				  likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.210 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
The purpose of
					 7 AAC 26.210 -
					 7 AAC 26.290 is to promote the health and safety of the
					 people of Alaska by setting minimum standards for an organization which
					 provides, offers, or advertises to provide basic or advanced life-support
					 emergency medical services outside a hospital.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.220 - Application for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as an emergency medical service shall apply in writing to the
				  department.
(b) The application
				  form will be provided by the department and must contain the name of the
				  organization and responsible official, the mailing address and, if different,
				  the geographical address, evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of
				  7 AAC 26.230, and other information the department
				  considers necessary.
(c) A
				  certificate will be issued by the department if the applicant satisfies the
				  requirements of
				  7 AAC 26.230.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.230 - Qualifications for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as an emergency medical service providing basic life-support
				  outside a hospital
(1) must list available
				  certified or licensed personnel, and ensure that at least one EMT-I, and one
				  other person to act as driver when using an emergency medical transportation
				  vehicle, will be available to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day;
(2) must have a medical director who agrees
				  to accept the responsibilities set out in
				  7 AAC 26.650(a), and must submit
				  written verification, on a form provided by the department, that the medical
				  director meets the applicable qualifications set out in
				  7 AAC 26.630;
(3) must have a direct communications
				  capability with a physician, hospital, or mid-level practitioner such as a
				  physician assistant or nurse practitioner, unless the department grants a
				  waiver because of technical communications problems;
(4) must have appropriate equipment to
				  perform basic life-support medical procedures; and
(5) must have a program of continuing
				  education which will enable its certified emergency medical personnel to meet
				  state recertification requirements.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.240 - Scope of certified activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A
				  state-certified emergency medical service may provide, offer, or advertise to
				  provide those basic or advanced life-support services that are within the
				  capabilities of available certified or licensed personnel, and authorized by
				  the medical director.
(b) Certified
				  emergency medical services under this section may provide services on air
				  medevacs whenever this is the most suitable means of transporting the
				  patient.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.245 - Reporting requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified emergency medical service
				  providing either basic life-support or advanced life-support outside a hospital
				  must complete an approved patient care report form for each patient treated.
				  The report form must document vital signs and medical treatment given the
				  patient.
(b) A copy of the
				  completed patient care report must be
(1)
				  made available to the treatment facility not later than 24 hours after delivery
				  of the patient;
(2) available to
				  the medical director; and
(3) kept
				  by the EMS service for the longer of
(A)
				  seven years; or
(B) three years
				  past the patient's 18th birthday
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.250 - Term of initial certification

Current through May 31, 2024
An initial certification expires on December 31 of the year
					 following the year in which it was issued.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.260 - Recertification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To renew a certification, an applicant
				  must complete and submit an application on a form provided by the department,
				  showing that the applicant continues to meet the applicable requirements in
				  7 AAC 26.230.
(b) A recertification is valid for two years,
				  and is subject to renewal under (a) of this section.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.270 - Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
The department, after compliance with the Administrative
					 Procedure Act (AS 44.62), may, revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue a
					 certificate
(1) for fraud or deceit in
				  obtaining a certificate under
				  7 AAC 26.210 -
				  7 AAC 26.290;
(2) for gross misconduct by personnel of the
				  emergency medical service providing basic or advanced life-support
				  services;
(3) if a medical director
				  is no longer sponsoring the emergency medical service; or
(4) for failure to maintain appropriate
				  equipment or communications capability.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.280 - Actions not prohibited

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Nothing in
				  7 AAC 26.210 -
				  7 AAC 26.290 prohibits a person certified above the EMT-I
				  level from using authorized skills. For example, a physician or paramedic,
				  working with a basic life-support emergency medical service, is not precluded
				  from using the physician's or paramedic's skills when authorized by law.
(b) Nothing in
				  7 AAC 26.210 -
				  7 AAC 26.290 prohibits an uncertified person from responding
				  to a medical emergency when no certified personnel or services are present or
				  available, or when there are too many victims for available certified personnel
				  to treat.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS
						18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 2 - Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.285 - Mutual aid agreements

Current through May 31, 2024
A state-certified emergency medical service may establish a
					 mutual aid agreement with another state-certified emergency medical service or
					 services, by written agreements signed by the officers in charge of the
					 services, and in accordance with a municipal or borough ordinance or resolution
					 if the service is funded by local tax money.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.010
AS
						18.08.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 3 - Medevac Services, Critical Care Air Ambulance Services, and Specialty Aeromedical Transport Teams Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.310 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
The purpose of
					 7 AAC 26.310 -
					 7 AAC 26.400 is to promote the health and safety of the
					 people of Alaska by establishing uniform minimum standards for certification of
					 air medevac services, critical care air ambulance services, and specialty
					 aero-medical transport teams. It is not the intent of
					 7 AAC 26.310 -
					 7 AAC 26.400 to prohibit transportation of emergency
					 medical patients via any private aircraft, air taxi service, commercial
					 airline, or government aircraft when it is in the best interests of the patient
					 and no certified service is available within a reasonable period of time as
					 determined by the medical attendant with the patient. Rather, the intent is to
					 prescribe minimum standards for air medevac services, air ambulance services,
					 or specialty aero-medical transport teams that provide, offer, or advertise to
					 provide emergency medical care that includes advanced life support services,
					 and transportation, to sick or injured patients as a routine service, or to
					 prescribe standards for basic life support services that choose to become
					 certified.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 3 - Medevac Services, Critical Care Air Ambulance Services, and Specialty Aeromedical Transport Teams Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.320 - Application for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as a medevac service, critical care air ambulance service, or
				  specialty aeromedical transport team shall apply in writing to the
				  department.
(b) The department will
				  provide an application form to a person interested in certification under
				  7 AAC 26.310 -
				  7 AAC 26.400.
(c) Within 60 days after receipt of a
				  completed application and required attachments, the department will issue a
				  certificate to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of
				  7 AAC 26.330.
(d) A medevac service, critical care air
				  ambulance service, or specialty aeromedical transport team that provides or
				  offers or advertises to provide, on a routine basis, advanced life support
				  aeromedical transportation of sick or injured patients on September 28, 1985
				  will have until December 31, 1985 to become certified.
Authority:
AS
						18.08.080
AS 18.08.082
AS
						18.08.084
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 26 - Emergency Medical Services › Article 3 - Medevac Services, Critical Care Air Ambulance Services, and Specialty Aeromedical Transport Teams Outside Hospitals › 7 AAC 26.330 - Qualifications for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as a medevac service, critical care air ambulance service, or
				  specialty aeromedical transport team shall
(1) except for a military service, use an
				  aircraft operator who meets the requirements of and complies with  14 C.F.R.
				  sec. 91 or 135 ;
(2) have available
				  aircraft with proper restraining devices for patients, litters, and
				  equipment;
(3) be available to
				  provide service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except when flying
				  conditions are unsafe or when the members of the service are busy responding to
				  another medical emergency;
(4) list
				  in advertisements the levels of certified or licensed medical personnel
				  available for its service; and
(5)
				  for a medevac service, have a medical director who agrees to accept the
				  responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.6509(b), and shall submit written
				  verification, on a form provided by the department, that the medical director
				  meets the applicable qualifications set out in
				  7 AAC 26.630;