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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 6 - SPECIFIC BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 8:40-6.14 - Disaster planning

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(a) Each provider that
				provides service to a political subdivision or a government installation shall
				participate, in conjunction with the applicable Office of Emergency Management, in
				the development of an emergency medical services plan or an annex to a basic
				disaster plan. The emergency medical services plan/annex shall be reviewed and
				tested at least once a year. Employees shall be informed of their responsibilities
				under the plan at least once a year. The provider shall conduct an analysis of
				equipment and personnel at least twice a year to determine its capabilities to
				respond to emergencies that can reasonably be expected to occur in its service
				area.
(b) The provider shall describe in
				the plan/annex the specific means that shall be utilized to summon off-duty
				personnel and mutual aid BLS ambulances.
(c) Each BLS ambulance that serves a political
				subdivision or government installation or responds to motor vehicle accidents shall
				carry 50 medical emergency triage tags (METTAG [LESS THAN](2)[GREATER THAN] for
				utilization in patient identification and triage during mass casualty
				incidents.
(d) All BLS ambulances
				utilized to provide emergency response or that routinely respond to motor vehicle
				accidents shall be equipped with a current U.S. Department of Transportation
				Guidebook for Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 6 - SPECIFIC BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 8:40-6.15 - Additional requirements for BLS ambulance services providing emergency response

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(a) Each BLS ambulance
				service that provides emergency response shall utilize the services of a medical
				director.
1. The medical director shall be a
				physician who is licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners to
				practice medicine.
2. The medical
				director shall be responsible for providing medical consultation (as needed), as
				well as medical quality assurance oversight regarding the administration of BLS
				services by the provider's crewmembers.
i. Medical
				quality assurance oversight shall include, but is not limited to, review of
				utilization of the AED, as well as interpretation of treatment protocols and
				documentation standards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 7 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND HEARINGS › Section 8:40-7.1 - Scope of practice for EMT-Basics

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(a) EMT-Basics shall
				operate within their approved scope of practice.
(b) The following skills and procedures are within
				the approved scope of practice for an EMT-Basic:
1. Patient assessment, including vital signs and
				ongoing evaluation;
2. Pulmonary or
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation and foreign body airway obstruction
				management;
3. Oxygen
				administration;
4. Oropharyngeal or
				nasopharyngeal airway insertion;
5.
				Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning;
6. Assessment and management of cardiac,
				respiratory, diabetic shock, behavioral and heat/cold emergencies, for example, as
				prescribed within the National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Basics;
7. Emergency treatment for bleeding, burns,
				poisoning, seizures, soft tissue injuries, chest-abdominal-pelvic injuries, muscle
				and bone injuries, eye injuries and childbirth (including care of the newborn), as
				prescribed within the National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Basics;
8. Application of spinal immobilization devices
				and splinting materials, including traction splints;
9. Basic triage and basic maneuvers to gain access
				to the patient;
10. Patient lifting and
				moving techniques;
11. AED
				utilization;
12. Assisting an
				EMT-Paramedic, registered nurse or physician; and
13. Assisting a patient to administer drugs
				previously prescribed for that patient, limited to:
i. Prescribed metered dose inhaler;
ii. Sublingual nitroglycerin; or
iii. Epinephrine auto injector.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 7 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND HEARINGS › Section 8:40-7.2 - Enforcement actions

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(a) An authorized
				representative of the Department may remove any or all of a provider's vehicles from
				service when, in his or her opinion, the vehicle, equipment or crewmembers pose an
				imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public or to patients using
				the service. Removal of a vehicle from service shall be accomplished by placing an
				official Department "Out-of-Service" sticker on at least one of the vehicle's
				windows. Placement of a vehicle in DIOOS status may be done simultaneously with an
				action to suspend or revoke the provider's license and/or impose a monetary penalty.
1. For the purpose of this section, imminent
				threat may include, but is not limited to:
i.
				Serious and apparent automotive defects such as faulty brakes, exhaust system or
				tires;
ii. Serious and apparent
				equipment defects such as absent or faulty oxygen, resuscitation or aspiration
				equipment;
iii. Missing required
				equipment; and/or
iv. Lack of vehicle
				registration as issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, driver's license,
				proof of valid vehicle insurance and/or vehicle license as issued by the
				Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 7 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND HEARINGS › Section 8:40-7.3 - Hearings

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(a) A provider whose
				license has been summarily suspended shall, consistent with
				1:1-12.6, have the right to apply to the
				Commissioner for emergency relief.
1. A request for
				emergency relief shall be submitted in writing and shall be accompanied by a
				response to the charges contained in the "Notice of Summary Suspension." Failure to
				submit such written notice shall result in the provider forfeiting all rights to
				emergency relief.
2. Requests for
				emergency relief shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures
				Act, 52:14B-1 et seq., and Uniform
				Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 7 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND HEARINGS › Section 8:40-7.4 - Action against an unlicensed entity

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(a) Consistent with
				8:40-5.1(b)  and
				6.1(b), no person, public or private institution, agency, entity, corporation or
				business concern shall provide MAV and/or BLS ambulance services in any form or
				manner within the State of New Jersey until licensed by the Department.
1. Upon notice or discovery that a person, public
				or private institution, agency, entity, corporation or business concern is providing
				MAV and/or BLS ambulance services without having first obtained the required
				provider and vehicle licenses, after revocation or suspension of a license
				previously issued by the Department or after having allowed an existing license to
				lapse, the Commissioner or his or her designee may issue an order directing the
				operation of the unlicensed service to immediately cease and desist.
i. Failure to comply with an order to cease and
				desist may result in an action by the Department for injunctive relief in the
				Superior Court of New Jersey.
ii. Orders
				to cease and desist shall be considered public information and shall be posted on
				the OEMS website (
http://www.state.nj.us/health/ems
)
				as a public notice. Orders to cease and desist shall remain posted on the OEMS
				website permanently or until such time as a license is issued by the
				Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - AUTHORITY, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 8:40A-1.1 - Authority

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These rules are promulgated pursuant to
				  26:2K-39 through 47 and 26:2K-54
				  through 62, which authorize the Commissioner to adopt rules pertaining to the
				  training, testing and certification of Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - AUTHORITY, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 8:40A-1.2 - Scope and purpose

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(a) These rules shall
				apply to:
1. Any person seeking certification or
				recertification as an EMT-Basic;
2.
				Certified EMTs-Basic;
3. Any person
				seeking certification or recertification as an EMT-Instructor;
4. Certified EMTs-Instructor;
5. Any private agency, organization or entity
				seeking certification as a training agency; and
6. Certified training agencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - AUTHORITY, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 8:40A-1.4 - Waivers

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(a) The Commissioner or
				his or her designee may grant a waiver of any part of this chapter if, in his or her
				opinion, such a waiver would not:
1. Endanger the
				life of any person;
2. Endanger the
				public health, safety or welfare; or
3.
				Adversely affect the provision of mobility assistance, basic life support or
				advanced life support care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING FUND › Section 8:40A-2.1 - Eligibility for participation in the Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund

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(a) Reimbursement from
				the EMT Training Fund shall be limited to those private agencies, organizations or
				entities that have been certified by the Commissioner to provide training and
				testing for volunteer ambulance, first aid and rescue squad members who are seeking
				EMT-Basic certification or recertification for which that agency, organization or
				entity is not otherwise reimbursed.
(b)
				A training agency that is otherwise reimbursed for the training and testing of
				volunteer ambulance, first aid or rescue squad members shall not be eligible for
				reimbursement from the EMT Training Fund.
(c) A training agency that receives monies from
				the EMT Training Fund shall not charge a fee to a person who is a member of, or an
				applicant to be a member of, a volunteer ambulance, first aid or rescue squad, as
				attested to by the chief supervising officer of that squad on an official "EMT
				Training Fund Certificate of Eligibility" form.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING FUND › Section 8:40A-2.2 - Disbursement of funds

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(a) Reimbursement from
				the EMT Training Fund shall be in conformance with
				26:2K-56 and 57.
(b) The priority for reimbursement from the EMT
				Training Fund shall be in the following order, subject to available Fund balances:
1. EMT-Basic certification;
2. EMT-Basic recertification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - TRAINING AGENCY CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-3.1 - Application for a training program

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(a) An agency,
				organization, or entity seeking certification as a training agency shall make
				application to the Department through OEMS.
(b) Applications for certification as an EMT-Basic
				training agency shall include the following:
1. A
				complete list of personnel required to be associated with the training agency (that
				is, program director, program coordinator, program medical advisor, Lead
				EMT-Instructor and EMT-Instructors), as defined in
				8:40A-4.1 through 4.5. This list shall
				include the name, address, and telephone number for each person listed above. Should
				the program director, program coordinator or program medical advisor change after
				submission of the application or after approval, the applicant shall file an amended
				list with the Department within 30 calendar days of the change;
2. An estimate of the total number of EMT students
				to be trained on an annual basis;
3. An
				estimate of the minimum and maximum number of students that can be accommodated in
				any one basic training program;
4.
				Documentation showing that there will be adequate training equipment and aids to
				ensure that each student is able to have access to the equipment as required by the
				program curriculum; and
5. Documentation
				that the applicant has developed and shall implement a policy of control of access
				to student records in accordance with the standards of the Family Educational Rights
				and Privacy Act of 1974,
				20 U.S.C. §
											1232g.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - TRAINING AGENCY CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-3.2 - Site visits

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(a) Department staff,
				and a member of the EMT-B Statewide Faculty, shall conduct a site visit of a
				proposed EMT-Basic training location to evaluate an applicant's ability to provide
				EMT-Basic training. Department staff, and/or a member of the EMT-B Statewide
				Faculty, may conduct a site visit of a proposed continuing education training
				location to evaluate an applicant's ability to provide continuing education
				training. The visit may include, but is not limited to:
1. Interviews with the proposed program director,
				program coordinator, program medical advisor, Lead EMT-Instructor, and
				EMTs-Instructor, as necessary;
2. A tour
				of the proposed facilities, including classrooms and practice areas;
3. A tour of any proposed satellite training
				area(s); and
4. A review of the
				equipment, audio-visual aids, supplies and training aids to be utilized.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - TRAINING AGENCY CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-3.3 - Suspension or revocation of training agency certification

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(a) Training agency
				certification may be suspended or revoked for any of the following reasons:
1. Failure to adhere to the rules contained in
				this chapter;
2. Failure to strictly
				adhere to the U.S.D.O.T. EMT-Basic National Standards Curriculum;
3. Failure to maintain required personnel,
				facilities, resources, finances, records, equipment and evaluation tools;
4. Failure to maintain a current list of personnel
				and faculty and/or to notify the Department of changes thereto;
5. Failure to conduct, on an annual basis, at
				least one EMT-Basic training program (EMT-Basic training agencies only);
6. Refusal to allow Department staff to conduct a
				site review, inspection and/or evaluation, or obstructing Department staff during
				the course of such site review, inspection and/or evaluation;
7. Failure to successfully pass a site review,
				inspection or evaluation;
8. Failure to
				demonstrate passing student performance scores on the NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination, as determined by the Commissioner (EMT-Basic training agencies only);
				or
9. Misuse of EMT Training Fund
				monies, falsifying documents and other false filings of documents required by law,
				rule and/or regulation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.1 - Program director

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(a) Each training agency
				shall have a program director, who shall be responsible for the general operation of
				a training agency. The program director shall have experience in course planning,
				operation and evaluation. Additionally, experience in pre-hospital emergency medical
				services is recommended, but not required.
(b) The responsibilities of the program director
				shall include, but are not limited to:
1.
				Providing oversight to assure that the program content and instructional program
				complies with the standards and guidelines set forth in the program curriculum and
				this chapter;
2. Providing oversight to
				assist with the recruitment, selection and orientation of instructional
				staff;
3. Providing technical advice and
				assistance to the program coordinator and faculty;
4. Providing oversight to assure the quality of
				the educational and instructional experience;
5. Providing oversight to assure that the program
				is operated in compliance with this chapter;
6. Establishing and supervising a student
				application process;
7. Critiquing and
				evaluating the administration and results of all program examinations;
8. Serving as the primary contact person with the
				Department;
9. Serving as the training
				agency student/faculty liaison; and
10.
				Assuming the primary role in quality assurance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.2 - Program coordinator

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(a) Each EMT-Basic
				training agency shall have a program coordinator designated by the course sponsor
				and approved by OEMS.
(b) The
				qualifications necessary to serve as the program coordinator shall be as follows:
1. EMT-Instructor certification;
2. At least three consecutive years of experience
				as an active EMT-Instructor;
3. A
				demonstrated ability to coordinate administrative aspects of the EMT-Basic training
				program including, but not limited to, familiarity with the program curriculum, the
				operations of the program schedule, and the ability to organize program sessions and
				student activities; and
4. A
				demonstrated ability to plan, implement and coordinate training sessions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.3 - Program medical advisor

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(a) Each training agency
				shall have a program medical advisor. The qualifications necessary to serve as the
				program medical advisor shall be as follows:
1.
				Physician status;
2. Experience in
				emergency medicine, and compliance with the requirements for emergency department
				physicians as set forth at
				8:43G-12.3 as amended and supplemented;
				and
3. Familiarity with basic life
				support care and services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.4 - Lead EMT-Instructor

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(a) Each training agency
				shall have a designated Lead EMT-Instructor. The qualifications necessary to serve
				as the Lead EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:
1.
				Possession of EMT-Instructor certification;
2. Endorsement of the program coordinator;
				and
3. Knowledge in all areas of
				pre-hospital emergency care, techniques and methods of adult education, and managing
				resources and personnel.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.5 - EMT-Instructor

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(a) Each training agency
				shall have an adequate number of EMT-Instructors to provide appropriate instruction,
				as required by 8:40A-5.6(a)5, at all
				practical skills sessions.
(b) The
				qualifications necessary to serve as an EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:
1. Possession of EMT-Instructor certification;
				and
2. Endorsement of the program
				coordinator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL › Section 8:40A-4.6 - EMT-Instructor Aide

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Each training agency shall maintain a roster of EMT Instructor
				  Aides to serve an apprenticeship with the respective training agency, provide
				  appropriate instruction under the supervision of a Department of Health and Senior
				  Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services approved EMT-B instructor, attend and
				  participate in all aspects of EMT-Basic training, and assist in maintaining
				  continuity for the training program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.1 - General information and requirements

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(a) Each EMT-Basic
				training program shall safeguard the health and safety of its students, faculty and
				any patients associated with the training activities.
(b) Each EMT-Basic training program shall make
				academic counseling services available to each of its students. Guidance procedures
				shall be established that include documentation of regular and timely discussions
				with qualified faculty and the field preceptors regarding the student's strengths,
				weaknesses and overall progress in the EMT-Basic training program.
(c) Accurate information regarding didactic and
				clinical training requirements, tuition, fees, institutional policies, programmatic
				policies, procedures and supportive services shall be available to all EMT-Basic
				training program applicants and students.
(d) Each EMT-Basic training program shall maintain
				on file a descriptive synopsis of the current curriculum, both didactic and
				clinical, as well as current course objectives, course outlines, schedules of
				didactic and clinical courses, field experience schedules and instructional plans on
				file. These files shall be made available to applicants and students during normal
				business hours, and shall be made available to Department staff upon
				demand.
(e) The Department shall conduct
				such audits and inspections as necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of
				this chapter. The program coordinator shall submit reports to the Department as
				required, including, but not limited to, course schedules, students registered and
				attending on the first night of class and final grade reports of students
				enrolled.
(f) Student records shall be
				retained for a period of at least five years from the end of training or termination
				of a student from the EMT-Basic training program. The program coordinator shall
				maintain all student records and shall make those records available to Department
				staff upon demand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.2 - Student qualifications

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(a) The requirements for
				enrollment in, and to receive credit for, an EMT-Basic training program shall be as
				follows:
1. Attainment of the age of 16 by the
				first day of the program;
i. Minors enrolled in an
				EMT-Basic training program shall be subject to the limitations listed in (b)
				below:
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.3 - Attendance

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(a) Each student shall
				attend all required program sessions. Attendance shall be recorded on an official
				session roster. Official session roster forms are available from OEMS upon request.
				All session rosters shall be delivered to OEMS at least 10 calendar days prior to
				the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination. No student shall be credited with
				attendance at a session who:
1. Fails to attend
				the entire session;
2. Arrives more than
				15 minutes late for the session;
3. Has
				been expelled from the session for disruptive behavior;
4. Leaves prior to the completion of the
				session;
5. Attends the session, but is
				unwilling to participate in the required activities and instruction for that
				session; or
6. Fails to sign the
				attendance sheet.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.4 - Reporting requirements

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(a) Each training agency
				shall forward completed attendance verification and/or data to the OEMS BLS
				Coordinator. All information shall be delivered to OEMS no later than 10 business
				days after the completion of the program.
(b) Each training agency shall provide the
				Department with the number of students that have successfully completed the
				EMT-Basic training program and have been endorsed to take the NREMT-Basic
				Certification Examination as soon as possible after the final class
				session.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.5 - Application to conduct an EMT-Basic training program

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(a) A certified training
				agency that seeks to offer an EMT-Basic training program shall submit an official
				"Application to Conduct an EMT-Basic Program" to OEMS for approval prior to offering
				or conducting an EMT-Basic training program. Applications shall be delivered to OEMS
				no later than 90 calendar days prior to the scheduled start of the program.
1. Incomplete and/or late applications shall be
				returned to the applicant and shall not be processed.
2. Applications for programs that do not
				demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be returned to
				the applicant with a written explanation as to why the program is
				insufficient.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.6 - Instructional staff

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(a) Each program shall
				be sufficiently staffed so as to provide for the instruction of students in the
				program materials. Sufficient staffing means:
1.
				One program director;
2. One program
				coordinator;
3. One program medical
				advisor;
4. One Lead EMT-Instructor;
				and
5. Enough EMT-Instructors to
				maintain a 1:6 EMT-Instructor to student ratio in practical skills instruction
				groups.
i. A training agency may elect to utilize
				one certified EMT-Instructor together with an EMT-Instructor Aide in groups with no
				more than 10 students during practical skills instruction sessions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.7 - Training sites

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(a) Each training agency
				shall maintain a site with areas for the lecture and practical sessions. These may
				be, but need not be, separate areas. These areas should be such that the agency can
				conduct sessions that are conducive to the learning process.
(b) Each agency is responsible for ensuring that
				it is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and/or regulations.
(c) A training agency may have one or more
				satellite training sites. However, each satellite training site is subject to the
				provisions of 8:40A-3.2 and must be approved, in
				writing, by the Department prior to utilization.
1. Each satellite site shall meet the requirements
				for the primary training site set forth in (a) and (b) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-5.8 - Program curriculum

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(a) The Department hereby adopts and incorporates
				by reference the program curriculum as the curriculum for all EMT-Basic training
				programs conducted in New Jersey.
1. A person must
				successfully complete each of the program curriculum's seven training modules, and
				shall not be permitted to move on to the next consecutive module until he or she has
				successfully passed the examination for the previous module. A person who fails a
				module examination shall be permitted to re-test following remediation. A person who
				fails two consecutive examinations for the same module shall be automatically
				expelled from the EMT-Basic training program and shall be required to apply for, and
				participate in, an entirely new EMT-Basic training program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 6 - NREMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION › Section 8:40A-6.1 - General information

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(a) The NREMT-Basic
				Certification Examination is the only examination recognized for EMT-Basic
				certification in New Jersey.
(b) The
				NREMT-Basic Certification Examination shall be administered at least three times per
				month.
(c) The NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination shall be conducted in accordance with the rules contained in this
				chapter and all applicable NREMT policies, which can be obtained by writing to:
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Rocco V. Morando Building
6610 Busch Blvd.
PO Box 29233
Columbus, Ohio 43229-0233
(d) Only official NREMT representatives shall be
				permitted to administer the written portion of the NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination. EMT-Instructors shall administer the practical "hands-on" portion of
				the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination.
(e) The Department reserves the right to limit the
				number of examinees at any test site.
(f) A person who has been found to have
				compromised the integrity of the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination in any way
				(including, but not limited to, altering the examination, theft of examination
				materials, copying or otherwise reproducing the examination materials and/or any
				other form of cheating) shall be denied entrance to, or removed from, the
				examination. In addition, the person shall thereafter be barred from any future
				examinations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 6 - NREMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION › Section 8:40A-6.2 - Eligibility to sit for the examination

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(a) Once a student has
				completed the required EMT-Basic training program, inclusive of the required
				clinical experience, the program coordinator shall verify that the student is
				eligible to take a practical skills verification examination.
1. The practical skills verification examination
				shall be administered by the program coordinator, and shall adhere to the Core 13
				program standards as listed in the program curriculum. The results of the practical
				skills verification examination shall be recorded on official "Practical Skills
				Verification" forms, and shall be retained by the program coordinator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 6 - NREMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION › Section 8:40A-6.3 - Admittance to the examination

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(a) Requirements for
				admission to the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination shall be as follows:
1. Presentation of a valid "Certificate of
				Eligibility to sit for the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination" form, which shall
				include verification that:
i. Not more than 12
				months have elapsed since the examinee successfully completed the EMT-Basic training
				program; and
ii. Any out-of-State
				EMT-Basic or EMT-Paramedic certification(s) is/are not currently suspended or
				revoked;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 6 - NREMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION › Section 8:40A-6.4 - Accommodations for persons with documented learning disabilities

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(a) OEMS shall offer
				reasonable and appropriate accommodations for the written component of the
				NREMT-Basic Certification Examination for those persons with documented learning
				disabilities in reading decoding, reading comprehension and/or written
				expression.
(b) A person requesting
				accommodations for the written component of the NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination shall deliver documentation of his or her learning disability to OEMS
				and the NREMT at least 30 calendar days prior to the examination.
1. Documentation of a learning disability shall
				include one of the following:
i. A diagnosis based
				upon the results of a standardized psycho-educational assessment, including an
				individually administered standardized measure of intelligence and an individually
				administered standardized measure of achievement in reading decoding, reading
				comprehension and/or written expression; or
ii. A diagnosis made by a qualified professional,
				according to the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
				Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994 incorporated herein
				by reference as amended and supplemented. This manual may be obtained by contacting
				The American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
				or through their website at
http://www.psych.org
).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 6 - NREMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION › Section 8:40A-6.5 - Examination results and reexaminations

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(a) Results of the
				NREMT-Basic Certification Examination shall be forwarded directly to the examinee by
				the NREMT. OEMS shall not reveal a person's examination score to any party other
				than the examinee or the program coordinator.
(b) A person who achieves a passing score on the
				NREMT-Basic Certification Examination as determined by the National Registry of
				Emergency Technicians (NREMT) (
http://www.NREMT.org
) and has met all other
				requirements for EMT-Basic certification as identified at
				8:40A-7.2 shall be issued an EMT-Basic
				certification card.
(c) A person who
				does not achieve a passing score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination as
				determined by the NREMT shall be permitted two additional opportunities to sit for
				the examination and to achieve a passing score. A person who achieves a passing
				score on the second or third attempt, as applicable, and has met all other
				requirements for EMT-Basic certification as identified at
				8:40A-7.2 shall be issued an EMT-Basic
				certification card.
(d) A person who has
				completed an EMT-Basic training program and has failed the NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination three times may become eligible to sit for the examination by
				successfully completing an approved Core 13 program and obtaining an official
				"EMT-Basic Retraining Program: Certificate of Eligibility," as completed by the
				program coordinator.
1. Upon compliance with the
				requirements set forth in (d) above, a person shall be permitted three additional
				opportunities to sit for the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.1 - General information

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(a) No person shall act in the capacity of an
				EMT-Basic in any form or manner until first certified or recognized by the
				Department, in accordance with this standards set forth in this chapter.
(b) Absent the granting of a waiver, as provided
				for in (c) below, no person shall be certified or recognized as an EMT-Basic if he
				or she has been accepted into a pre-trial intervention, conditional discharge or
				other diversionary program in this State or any other state or convicted of:
1. Any crime;
2. Any disorderly persons offense;
				and/or
3. A petty disorderly persons
				offense involving the possession, utilization, sale and/or distribution of any
				controlled dangerous substance; representing a risk of harm to the health, safety or
				welfare of patients; and/or involving patient abuse or patient neglect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.2 - Certification

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(a) The requirements for
				certification as an EMT-Basic shall be as follows:
1. Attainment of the age of 18;
2. Possession of CPR certification; and
3. Successful completion of an EMT-Basic training
				program (which shall include a 10-hour clinical experience) and achievement of a
				passing score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination, or granting of
				reciprocity by the Department in accordance with
				8:40A-7.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.3 - Reciprocity

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(a) A person validly
				certified as an EMT-Basic by the NREMT, the State of New York or any member state of
				the Atlantic EMS Council (currently Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland,
				Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia) shall have status as an EMT-Basic. No
				further testing shall be required, and the EMT-Basic certification card issued by
				the out-of-State certifying agency shall be valid for the purpose of proof of
				EMT-Basic certification. This section shall not be construed to permit a person to
				practice beyond his or her certifying state's scope of practice.
1. A person validly certified as an EMT-Basic by
				the State of New York or any member state of the Atlantic EMS Council (currently
				Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
				Virginia) who wishes to acquire a New Jersey EMT-Basic certification card shall be
				required to:
i. Complete an application for
				reciprocity;
ii. Successfully complete
				an approved Core 13 program;
iii. Obtain
				an official "EMT-Basic: Certificate of Eligibility for the NREMT-Basic Certification
				Examination" form (as completed by the EMT-Instructor); and
iv. Sit for, and achieve a passing score on, the
				NREMT-Assessment Examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.4 - Provisional status of minors

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(a) Minors who achieve a
				passing score on the NREMT assessment examination shall only be issued provisional
				EMT-Basic status. EMT-Basic certification shall be issued upon the attainment of the
				age of 18, provided the person meets all of the requirements for certification set
				forth at 8:40A-7.2.
(b) Minors shall perform services only in the
				physical presence and under the direct supervision of an EMT-Basic, and shall not be
				utilized to meet the minimum personnel requirements on any licensed MAV, BLS
				ambulance or SCTU.
(c) Minors shall be
				subject to all of the limitations set forth at
				8:40A-5.2(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.5 - Recertification

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(a) The requirements for recertification as an
				EMT-Basic shall be as follows:
1. Possession of
				EMT-Basic and CPR certifications; and
2.
				Successful completion of approved continuing education units, consisting of 24 core
				credit hours and 24 elective credit hours. The 24 core credit hours shall include
				two credit hours from each of the 12 core sessions identified at
				8:40A-9.5(a)1  i or
				completion of an approved Core 13 program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 7 - EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-7.6 - Expired certifications

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(a) The requirements for certification of a person
				formerly certified as an EMT-Basic who has allowed that certification to expire
				(that is, a person who, for whatever reason, has not completed the required number
				of continuing education credits necessary for recertification) shall be as follows:
1. Successful completion of an approved Core 13
				program; and
2. Achievement of a passing
				score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 8 - EMT-INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-8.1 - Certification

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(a) No person shall act
				in the capacity of an EMT-Instructor in any form or manner until certified by the
				Department to do so.
(b) A person
				seeking certification as an EMT-Instructor shall make application to the OEMS
				through the EMT program coordinator.
(c)
				The requirements for certification as an EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:
1. Attainment of the age of 21;
2. EMT-Basic certification for a period of at
				least 36 consecutive months;
3. At least
				36 consecutive months of active experience as a practicing EMT-Basic;
4. Maintenance of satisfactory performance in the
				instruction of EMT-Basic training programs as attested to, in writing, by the
				program coordinator of the course site with which the EMT-Instructor is
				affiliated;
5. Successful completion of
				the Department's Instructor Training Institute program, which shall include a
				passing score on both the written and practical skills examinations. The Instructor
				Training Institute is a program of instruction that integrates methodologies of
				teaching the adult learner with the specific educational objectives of the program
				curriculum; and
6. Completion of 120
				hours of instruction under the direct supervision of a program coordinator and Lead
				EMT-Instructor. Supervised instruction shall cover all areas of the program
				curriculum for EMT-Basic training. No more than 60 hours may be credited prior to
				the completion of the Instructor Training Institute program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 8 - EMT-INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-8.2 - Recertification

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(a) The requirements for
				recertification as an EMT-Instructor shall be as follows:
1. Maintenance of satisfactory performance in the
				instruction of EMT-Basic training programs as attested to, in writing, by the
				program coordinator of the course site with which the EMT-Instructor is
				affiliated;
2. Provision of active
				instruction in an EMT-Basic training program of at least 100 hours during a period
				of 36 consecutive months. The EMT-Instructor may accrue up to 50 hours by serving as
				the EMT-Instructor of record for an approved core program; and
3. Accumulation of 15 elective credits over a
				period of 36 consecutive months, which shall not be earned in a program in which the
				person is serving as the EMT-Instructor.
i. An
				EMT-Instructor who is also certified as an EMT-Paramedic may satisfy the 15-credit
				requirement set forth in (a)3 above by maintaining EMT-Paramedic
				certification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 8 - EMT-INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 8:40A-8.3 - Expired certifications

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(a) The requirements for
				certification of a person formerly certified as an EMT-Instructor whose
				certification has been expired for 36 months or less shall be as follows:
1. Possession of EMT-Basic
				certification;
2. Service as an
				EMT-Instructor Aide for at least 50 hours in an EMT-Basic training program under the
				direct supervision of the program coordinator and Lead EMT-Instructor;
3. Accumulation of 15 elective continuing
				education credit hours; and
4.
				Endorsement of the program coordinator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 8:40A-9.1 - Student qualifications

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(a) The requirements for
				enrollment in, and to receive credit for, a continuing education session shall be as
				follows:
1. Attainment of the age of 16;
2. Possession of EMT-Basic and CPR certifications;
i. A person whose EMT-Basic certification is
				suspended shall not be permitted to enroll in a continuing education session;
				and
3. Physical capability to
				perform all required skills and tasks of an EMT-Basic student as cited in the United
				States Department of Transportation's EMT-Basic National Standard
				Curriculum.