Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 12 - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services › Subpart 31 - Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4 - Medical First Responder › Subchapter 11 - Grounds for Suspension or Revocation › Rule 15-12-31-4.11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Grounds for Suspension or Revocation include
1. Fraud or any misstatement of fact in the
					 procurement of any certifications or in any other statement of representation
					 to the Board or its representatives.
2. Gross negligence.
3. Repeated negligent acts.
4. Incompetence.
5. Disturbing the peace while on
					 duty.
6. Recklessly disregarding
					 the speed regulations prescribed by law while on duty.
7. Failure to maintain current registration
					 by the National Registry of EMTs.
8. Failure to maintain all current training
					 standards as required by the State Department of Health.
9. The commission of any fraudulent,
					 dishonest, or corrupt act which is substantially related to the qualifications,
					 functions, and duties of pre-hospital personnel.
10. Conviction of any crime that is directly
					 related to the qualification, functions, and duties of pre-hospital personnel.
					 The record of conviction or certified copy thereof will be conclusive evidence
					 of such conviction.
11. Violating
					 or attempting to violate directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting
					 the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this part of the
					 regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health, BEMS, pertaining to
					 pre-hospital personnel.
12.
					 Violating or attempting to violate any federal or state statute or regulation
					 which regulates narcotics, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances.
13. Unauthorized, misuse or excessive use of
					 narcotics, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances or alcoholic
					 beverages.
14. Functioning outside
					 the Medical First Responder scope of practice.
15. Permitting, aiding, or abetting an
					 unlicensed or uncertified person to perform activities requiring a license or
					 certification.
16. Failure to
					 comply with the requirements of a Mississippi EMS Scholarship
					 program.
17. Failure to comply with
					 an employer's request for drug and alcohol testing.
18. Failure to wear high visibility safety
					 apparel that meets the requirements of the American National Standard for High
					 Visibility Apparel ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 Performance Class 2 or Performance Class
					 3, or the ANSI/ISEA 207-2006 Standard while functioning within the right-of-way
					 of any road, street, highway, or other area where vehicle or machinery traffic
					 is present. All garments must have labels, affixed by the manufacturer in
					 accordance with the standard, that indicate compliance with the Performance
					 Class 2, Performance Class 3, or 207-2006 standard
.
19. Any conduct, regardless of whether
					 convicted, which constitutes a crime of violence, or which constitutes any of
					 the following crimes:
a. Assault
b. Stalking
c. False imprisonment
d. Sexual assault or battery
e. Crimes against a vulnerable
					 person