Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 170.000 - Emergency Medical Services System › Section 170.940 - Grounds for Suspension, Revocation of Certification, or Refusal to Renew Certification

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The Department may suspend or revoke certification, or refuse
				to renew certification, of any EMT on the following grounds:
(A) Failure to meet training requirements for
			 renewal of certification;
(B)
			 Failure to meet the requirements of
			 105
			 CMR 170.800 or
			 170.900;
(C) Failure to exercise reasonable care,
			 judgment, knowledge, or ability in the performance of duties or to perform
			 those duties within the scope of his or her training and certification, and in
			 accordance with the Statewide Treatment Protocols;
(D) Gross misconduct in the exercise of
			 duties including, but not limited to, committing an act of violence, a
			 violation of professional boundaries with a patient or student, or a
			 drug-related offense;
(E)
			 Commission of any criminal offense relating to the performance of duties
			 including any conviction relating to controlled substances
			 violations;
(F) Any condition or
			 action that endangers the health or safety of the public;
(G) Being under the influence of alcohol, or
			 impaired by a controlled substance, including cannabis, while on duty at an
			 ambulance service or when responding or assisting in the care of a patient, or
			 while in EMS educational programs and field or clinical internship components
			 of EMS educational programs.
(H)
			 Refusal to surrender a certificate in violation of
			 105
			 CMR 170.750(C);
(I) When conducting training programs,
			 committing gross misconduct including, but not limited to, committing an act of
			 violence, a violation of professional boundaries with a student, or a
			 drug-related offense, and failure to conduct such program(s) in accordance with
			 the provisions of
			 105
			 CMR 170.945 through
			 170.978 and/or the standards
			 and procedures established in the administrative requirements published
			 separately by the Department;
(J)
			 When acting as any type of health care professional or providing health care
			 services in a setting other than while working for an ambulance service,
			 failure to exercise reasonable care and judgment, and/or commission of gross
			 misconduct including, but not limited to, committing an act of violence, a
			 violation of professional boundaries with a patient, or a drug-related
			 offense;
(K) Violation of a
			 correction order;
(L) Failure to
			 submit a plan of correction, when required to by the Department in accordance
			 with 105 CMR 170.710;
(M) Failure to comply with a
			 Department-approved plan of correction, or a Department correction order
			 pursuant to
			 105
			 CMR 170.720;
(N) Failure to pay a deficiency assessment
			 levied in accordance with
			 105
			 CMR 170.730;
(O) Knowingly make an omission of a material
			 fact or a false statement, orally or in any application or other document filed
			 with or obtained by the Department or any other entity in the EMS
			 system;
(P) Failure to complete a
			 patient care report, as required by
			 105
			 CMR 170.345;
(Q) Having been disciplined in Massachusetts
			 or another jurisdiction (state, United States or foreign) by a governmental
			 licensing or certification authority, or by the NREMT, against an EMT or other
			 health care certification or license held by the EMT, for acts or conduct
			 substantially similar to that which would constitute grounds for discipline by
			 the Department;
(R) Failure to meet
			 reporting obligations in accordance with
			 105
			 CMR 170.937; or
(S) Any violation of M.G.L. c. 111C or
			 105 CMR
			 170.000.