Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES › Division 30 - Division of Regulation and Licensure › Chapter 40 - Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services Systems Regulations › Section 19 CSR 30-40.800 - EMT-Community Paramedic, Community Paramedic Program, and Medical Director for EMT-Community Paramedic Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the requirements for
				  certification and recertification as an EMT-Community Paramedic, the scope of
				  practice and authority to practice for an EMT-Community Paramedic, requirements
				  for a medical director of an ambulance service which utilizes EMT-Community
				  Paramedics and implements a community paramedic program, and requirements for a
				  community paramedic program.
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				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
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				  of the rule is printed here.
(1) Application Requirements for Emergency
				Medical Technician Community Paramedic (EMT-CP) Certification.
(A) Each applicant for certification as an
				EMT-CP shall be currently licensed with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
				Bureau as an EMT-Paramedic in the state of Missouri. If the application is
				approved, the applicant's length of certification as an EMT-CP will begin on
				the issuance date of the certification as an EMT-CP by the department and end
				on the applicant's Missouri EMT-Paramedic license expiration date.
(B) Each applicant for certification as an
				EMT-CP shall submit an application approved by the EMS Bureau which is included
				herein. This application shall be submitted to the EMS Bureau either via mail
				to the Department of Health and Senior Services, Emergency Medical Services
				(EMS) Bureau, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 or online at
www.health.mo.gov
.
1. Each applicant shall attach to the
				application a certified copy of his/her community paramedic certification
				program transcript.
2. Each
				applicant shall provide the necessary information on his/her application so the
				EMS Bureau can perform criminal history checks to determine the recency and
				relatedness of any criminal convictions prior to the certification of the
				applicant.
3. Each applicant shall
				truthfully and accurately provide all information and certification required on
				the EMS Bureau application for community paramedic certification. Incomplete or
				inaccurate information on an application shall be cause to deny a certification
				or take action upon a certification.
4. If, after submitting an application, the
				applicant identifies an error or if any contact information changes after the
				applicant is certified as an EMT-CP, then the applicant shall submit the
				correction in writing to the EMS Bureau at the Department of Health and Senior
				Services, EMS Bureau, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570.