New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter VI - State Emergency Medical Services Code › Part 800 - Emergency Medical Services › Emergency Medical Services Personnel › Section 800.12 - Reciprocal Certification Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) To qualify for New York State
				  certification based on out-of-state emergency medical responder, emergency
				  medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical
				  technician-paramedic, emergency medical services instructor certification or
				  emergency medical services training credentials, a person must be currently
				  certified or licensed by another state, the United States Military, or the
				  National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, based on an out-of-state
				  training program. The out-of-state training must be equivalent to or more
				  stringent than New York State training and examination requirements.
(b) The applicant must:
(1) demonstrate a need for certification by
				  providing proof of an educational or employment opportunity, or another
				  acceptable need as determined by the department;
(2) have successfully completed a course that
				  meets or exceeds a curriculum based on the current
National Emergency
				  Medical Services Education Standards (2021)
, as incorporated by
				  reference in section
				  800.15(a)(1) of
				  this Part and is approved by the department;
(3) have successfully completed :
(i) a recognized out-of-state, or National
				  Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, certification process in which the
				  applicant has successfully passed a practical skills evaluation and cognitive
				  examination, or completed a recertification process by continuing medical
				  education within the New York state certification time period that is an
				  equivalent program or process to New York State; and
(ii) a passing score on a cognitive
				  examination and/or practical skills evaluation to determine equivalency of
				  training, as required by the department.
(4) submit a complete application for
				  reciprocal certification on forms provided by the department;
(5) submit the non-refundable filing fee, not
				  to exceed $99, as determined by the department on the application;
(6) if the applicant has been convicted of
				  one or more criminal offenses, as defined in section
				  800.3(ak) of this
				  part, be found eligible after a balancing of the factors set out in Article
				  23-A of the Correction Law. In accordance with that Article, no application for
				  a license shall be denied by reason of the applicant having been previously
				  convicted of one or more criminal offenses unless (i) there is a direct
				  relationship between one or more of the previous criminal offenses and duties
				  required of this certificate or (ii) certifying the applicant would involve an
				  unreasonable risk to property or the safety or welfare of a specific individual
				  or the general public. In determining these questions, the department will look
				  at all factors listed under New York State Correction Law Section 753;
(7) not have been found guilty or
				  in violation, in any jurisdiction, of any other non-criminal offense or
				  statutory and/or regulatory violation, as those terms are defined in section
				  800.3 of this Part, relating to
				  patient safety unless the department determines such applicant would not
				  involve an unreasonable risk to property or the safety or welfare of a specific
				  individual or the general public; and
(8) meet the minimum age requirements for the
				  level of certification the candidate is applying for, as stated in section
				  800.6 of this Part.