Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Medical Services Administration › EMS - Personnel Licensure and Regulation Rules › Part 3 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 325.22326 - Continuing education courses and programs; standards for approval

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 22326.
(1)
				  One continuing education credit hour may be earned for each 50 to 60 minutes of
				  instruction at an approved education program that complies with this rule and
				  R 325.22327. One half of a
				  continuing education credit hour may be earned for each 25 to 30 minutes of
				  instructions.
(2) Initial education
				  program sponsors may be approved for up to 3 years for presentation of
				  continuing education programs at the level consistent with education approval
				  upon submission and approval of a continuing education sponsor
				  application.
(3) The department
				  approves and adopts, by reference, the standards and criteria of a nationally
				  approved continuing education accrediting body, Commission on Accreditation for
				  Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE). A copy of the publication is
				  available for inspection and distribution to the public at no cost from the
				  Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 30207, Lansing, Michigan
				  48909-0207. A printed copy is also available from CAPCE at no cost at P.O. Box
				  293835, Lewisville, Texas 75029 or
https://capce.org/docs/Accred%20Guidebook.pdf
.
(4) Medical first responders completing an
				  emergency medical technician course, or emergency medical technicians and
				  emergency medical technician specialists completing a paramedic program, may be
				  awarded all the required ongoing education credit for the lower licensure level
				  for the current renewal period. An emergency medical technician completing an
				  advanced emergency medical technician program may be awarded all the required
				  ongoing education credit hours for the lower-license level for the current
				  renewal period.
(5) Continuing
				  education credit hours may be awarded for continuing education programs
				  approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, or
				  pharmacy toward the EMS license if directly related to the emergency medical
				  scope of practice issues, as determined by the department.
(6) Five continuing education credit hours
				  may be awarded for each semester credit earned for academic courses related to
				  EMS that are offered either in an educational program approved by the Michigan
				  boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or nursing, or in an approved
				  physician assistant program.
(7)
				  Three continuing education credit hours may be awarded for each term credit
				  earned for academic courses related to EMS that are offered either in an
				  educational program approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic
				  medicine, or nursing, or in an approved physician assistant program.
(8) Credit may be requested for programs
				  offered by out-of-state or military-sponsored EMS agencies before license
				  renewal.
(9) The department or its
				  designee must publish a list of acceptable state or national programs sponsored
				  by emergency medical organizations or other related organizations that do not
				  meet any of the criteria listed in subrules (2) to (8) of this rule with
				  pre-approved credits indicated in the publication.