Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0023 - Emergency Medical Services - General › Chapter 10 - NON-AMBULANCE EMS PERSONNEL › Section 10-1 - Qualifications for a Non-ambulance EMS Certificate

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Initial Certificate.
The Division shall grant an
				initial EMS Certificate to an applicant who has
g
raduated from an appropriate training program
				approved and sponsored by the Division. Training programs approved by the
				Division are available upon request.
(b) The Division shall not authorize,
				examine, or subsequently certify any person as a certified First Responder
				(FR), EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic unless that person has
				successfully completed the educational requirements specified by the Division
				appropriate for that EMS certificate category.
(c) In addition to the educational and
				training requirements for initial and renewal certificates, the applicant
				shall:
(i) Be at least fifteen (15) years of
				age when applying for FR certification, or by the conclusion of the Division
				approved FR training program; or
(ii) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age
				when applying for EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic certification, or
				within six (6) months of the conclusion of the Division approved EMT training
				program.
(iii) If the applicant has
				not reached the required age at the conclusion of the Division approved
				training program, and
(i) Does reach that age
				in less than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved training
				program, the applicant may take the Division approved written and practical
				examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Successful
				completion of the program shall still be required for all levels of
				certification. Certification shall not be valid until after the applicant
				reaches the required age;
(ii) Does
				reach that age in more than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved
				training program, the applicant may complete the course, but shall wait until
				after attaining the required age to take the Division approved written and
				practical examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Applicant
				must complete all testing within thirty (30) days of attaining the required age
				for certification. Successful completion of the program shall still be required
				for all levels of certification;
(iv) Not have been convicted of a criminal
				offense against a person, a felony, or an offense against morals, decency and
				family. The Division may, at its sole discretion, waive this after review by
				the Division after consultation with the Attorney Generals Office on a
				case-by-case basis;
(v) Verify
				whether the applicant has ever been subject to limitation, suspension, or
				termination of their right to practice in a health care occupation or
				voluntarily surrendered a health care certification or license in any state or
				to an agency authorizing the legal right to work;
(vi) If applying for EMT Basic, EMT
				Intermediate, or Paramedic shall have an identified physician medical director
				licensed to practice medicine in this state. Non-ambulance EMT Intermediate and
				Paramedic personnel must show affiliation with a fire protection service that
				has been authorized by the Division and Board to provide advanced level of
				care; and
(vi) Any individual
				desiring to be certified as an EMT shall have completed and submitted a Federal
				Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background check and a State of Wyoming
				Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) background check to include
				fingerprinting. Criminal Background check forms shall be provided by the
				Division. Costs of the background check and fingerprinting are the sole
				responsibility of the applicant.