Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-976 - Emergency medical services and trauma care systems › CERTIFICATION › Section 246-976-162 - The CME method of recertification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
To complete the CME method of recertification, an EMS
					 provider must:
(1) Complete and
				  document the requirements, indicated in Table A of this section, appropriate to
				  the level of certification for each certification period.
Table A Education Requirements for
					 Recertification
EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic
Annual Requirements
Cardiovascular education and training
X
X
X
X
Spinal immobilization
X
X
X
X
Patient assessment
X
X
X
X
Certification Period
								  Requirements
Infectious disease
X
X
X
X
Trauma
X
X
X
X
Pharmacology
X
X
X
Other pediatric topics
X
X
X
X
Total minimum education hours per certification
								  period:
15 hrs
30 hrs
60 hrs
150 hrs
"X"
Indicates an individual must demonstrate
								  knowledge and competency in the topic or skill.
(2) Complete and document the skills
				  maintenance requirements, indicated in Table B of this section, appropriate to
				  the level of certification.
Table B Skills Maintenance Requirements for the CME
					 Method
EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic
First Certification Period or Three
								  Years
[]
First Year
IV starts
EMT w/IV therapy skill
36
36
36
Endotracheal intubations (4 must be performed on
								  humans)
12
Intraosseous infusion placement
EMT w/IV therapy skill
X
X
X
[]
Second and Third Years
IV starts over the two-year period
EMT w/IV therapy skill
72
72
72
Endotracheal intubations over the two-year period
								  (4 per year must be performed on humans)
24
Intraosseous infusion placement
EMT w/IV therapy skill
X
During the Certification
								  Period
Pediatric airway management
X
Supraglottic airway placement
EMT w/supraglottic airway skill
X
X
X
Defibrillation
X
X
X
X
Later Certification Periods
[]
Annual Requirements
IV starts
EMT w/IV therapy skill
X
X
X
Endotracheal intubations (2 per year must be
								  performed on humans)
4
Intraosseous infusion placement
EMT w/IV therapy skill
X
X
X
[]
During the Certification
								  Period
Pediatric airway management
X
Supraglottic airway placement
EMT w/supraglottic airway skill
X
X
X
Defibrillation
X
X
X
X
"X"
Indicates an individual must demonstrate
								  proficiency of the skill to the satisfaction of the MPD.
(3) An EMS provider must successfully
				  complete department-approved knowledge and practical skill examinations as
				  identified in WAC
				  246-976-171.
(4) An EMS provider changing from the CME
				  method to the OTEP method must meet all requirements of the OTEP
				  method.
(5) Definitions of selected
				  terms used in Tables A and B of this section:
(a) Cardiovascular education and training for
				  adults, children, and infants includes:
(i)
				  Nationally recognized training programs for CPR, foreign body airway
				  obstruction (FBAO), and defibrillation and patient care appropriate to the
				  level of certification;
(ii) The
				  use of airway adjuncts appropriate to the level of certification;
(iii) The care of cardiac and stroke
				  patients.