North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION › Subchapter P - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES › Section .0500 - EMS PERSONNEL › Section 13P .0501 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) EMS educational
				  programs that qualify credentialed EMS personnel to perform within their scope
				  of practice shall be offered by an EMS educational institution as set forth in
				  Section.0600 of this Subchapter, or by an EMS educational institution in
				  another state where the education and credentialing requirements have been
				  approved for legal recognition by the Department pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  131E-159 as determined using the professional
				  judgment of OEMS staff following comparison of out-of-state standards with the
				  program standards set forth in this Rule.
(b) Educational programs approved to qualify
				  EMS personnel for credentialing shall meet the educational content of the "US
				  DOT NHTSA National EMS Education Standards," which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. This document is
				  available online at no cost at www.ems.gov/education.html.
(c) Educational programs approved to qualify
				  EMS personnel for initial AEMT and Paramedic credentialing shall meet the
				  requirements of Paragraph (b) of this Rule and possess verification of
				  accreditation or a valid letter of review from the Commission on Accreditation
				  of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or other accrediting agency
				  determined using the professional judgment of OEMS staff following a comparison
				  of standards. The Department shall not approve initial AEMT or Paramedic
				  courses for educational programs that fail to meet accreditation requirements
				  by January 1, 2023.
(d) Educational
				  programs approved to qualify EMD personnel for credentialing shall conform with
				  the "ASTM F1258 - 95(2014): Standard Practice for Emergency Medical Dispatch,"
				  which is hereby incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments and
				  editions. This document is available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor
				  Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, at a cost of forty
				  eight dollars ($48.00) per copy.
(e) Instructional methodology courses
				  approved to qualify Level I EMS instructors shall conform with the "US DOT
				  NHTSA 2002 National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors," which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments and additions. This
				  document is available online at no cost at
				  www.ems.gov/education.html.
(f)
				  Continuing educational programs approved by the OEMS to qualify EMS personnel
				  for renewal of credentials shall be approved by demonstrating the ability to
				  assess cognitive competency in the skills and medications for the level of
				  application as defined by the North Carolina Medical Board pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  143-514.
(g) Refresher courses shall comply with the
				  requirements defined in Rule.0513 of this Section.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-508(d)(3);
					 143-508(d)(4);
					 143-514;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;
Eff. January 1, 2004;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2009;
Readoption Eff. January 1,
					 2017;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2021.