Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-976 - Emergency medical services and trauma care systems › TRAINING › Section 246-976-023 - Initial EMS training course requirements and course approval

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
To be approved to conduct each initial EMS training course,
					 an EMS training program must:
(1) Meet
				  the requirements identified in Table A of this section;
(2) Submit a completed EMS course training
				  application on forms provided by the department, postmarked or received by the
				  department at least three weeks prior to the course start date identified on
				  the application;
(3) Have the
				  approval of the training program's medical director and the recommendation for
				  approval from the county medical program director; and
(4) Have written course approval from the
				  department.
Table A Initial EMS Training Course
					 Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
The EMS training program
								  must:
If conducting paramedic training courses, be
								  accredited by a national accrediting organization approved by the
								  department;
With the course SEI or lead instructor, ensure
								  course applicants meet the course application requirements in WAC
								  246-976-041;
Supply each student with a student handbook as
								  specified in WAC
								  246-976-022;
Provide each student, prior to beginning their
								  field internship rotations, current, county specific, county medical program
								  director field protocols and any specific information they will need while
								  completing the internship; and
Use field internship preceptors who monitor and
								  evaluate students in a standard and consistent manner.
EMS course SEI or lead
								  instructor:
The EMS course instructors identified in this
								  section, under the general supervision of the county medical program director
								  (MPD) are responsible:
For the overall conduct of the course, quality of
								  instruction, and administrative paperwork;
For following the course curricula or
								  instructional guidelines for the level of training conducted;
For evaluating the students' knowledge and
								  practical skills throughout the course;
For providing on-site instruction during each
								  class and to supervise any other course instruction, unless arrangements have
								  been made for another SEI or lead instructor to supervise. When using other
								  instructors, the SEI or lead need not be physically present but must be
								  immediately available for consultation.
Emergency medical responder (EMR) and EMT
								  courses:
The course instructor must be a
								  department-approved SEI. An SEI candidate may instruct under the supervision of
								  the SEI for the purpose of demonstrating instructional proficiency to the
								  SEI.
AEMT courses:
The course instructor for advanced EMT courses
								  must be:
An AEMT that is recognized by the department as
								  an SEI; or
A paramedic; or
Program instructional staff when training is
								  provided by an accredited paramedic training program; and
Approved by the county medical program
								  director.
Paramedic/EMT-paramedic
								  courses:
The lead instructor for paramedic courses must
								  have proof of clinical experience at the paramedic level or above; and
Must have the approval of the training program's
								  medical director and the county medical program director.
EMS Evaluators:
Evaluators must be MPD and department-approved
								  EMS evaluators;
EMS evaluators for EMR and EMT courses must be
								  certified at the EMT level or higher;
EMS evaluators for advanced EMT courses must be
								  certified at the AEMT or paramedic level.
Other instructors that may instruct
								  individual course lessons when knowledgeable and skilled in the topic, approved
								  by the MPD and under supervision of the SEI or lead instructor:
Guest instructors;
Department-approved EMS evaluators, to assist the
								  SEI or lead instructor in the instruction of the course, who must be certified
								  at or above the level of education provided; and
The MPD, MPD delegate or other physicians
								  approved by the MPD.
Course curriculum or instructor
								  guidelines:
The National Emergency Medical Services
								  Training Standards - Instructor Guidelines
published January 2009 for
								  the level of instruction; and
Instruction in multicultural health appropriate
								  to the level of training; and
A department-approved, four hour infectious
								  disease training program that meets the requirements of
								  chapter
								  70.24 RCW; and
Other training consistent with MPD
								  protocols.
EMS course practical skill
								  evaluations:
SEIs or department-approved EMS evaluators
								  conduct psychomotor evaluations during the course and provide corrective
								  instruction for students. For EMR and EMT courses, evaluators must be certified
								  as an EMT or higher level.
End of course practical skill
								  examinations:
Department-approved SEIs or department-approved
								  EMS evaluators must conduct practical skill examinations. For EMR and EMT
								  courses, evaluators must be certified at the EMT level or higher.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						18.71,
						18.73, and 70.168 RCW. 11-07-078,
						§ 246-976-023, filed 3/22/11, effective
						5/15/11.