Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-976 - Emergency medical services and trauma care systems › CERTIFICATION › Section 246-976-141 - To obtain initial EMS provider certification following the successful completion of Washington state approved EMS course

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
To apply for initial EMS provider certification following
					 the successful completion of a Washington state approved EMS course, an
					 applicant must submit to the department:
(1) A completed initial certification
				  application on forms provided by the department.
(2) Proof of meeting the requirements
				  identified in Table A of this section.
Table A Applicants Who Have Completed a Washington
					 State Approved EMS Course
REQUIREMENTS
EMS education:
Candidate must provide proof of successful EMS
								  course completion from a department-approved EMS training program. For
								  paramedic applicants, this proof must be from a training program accredited by
								  a department-approved national accrediting organization.
Certification examination:
Provide proof of a passing score on the
								  department-approved certification examination for the level of certification.
								  Applicants will have three attempts within twelve months of course completion
								  to pass the examination.
After three unsuccessful attempts, the applicant
								  may retake the initial EMS training course, or within twelve months of the
								  third unsuccessful attempt, complete department-approved refresher training
								  covering airway, medical, pediatric, and trauma topics identified below, and
								  pass the department-approved certification examination:
EMR Not applicable. Must repeat EMR
								  course.
EMT twenty-four hours.
AEMT thirty-six hours - Pharmacology review must
								  be included in the refresher training.
Paramedic forty-eight hours - Pharmacology review
								  must be included in the refresher training.
Certification application:
High school diploma or GED: Required for EMT,
								  AEMT and paramedic only.
Provide proof of identity - State or federal
								  photo I.D. (military ID, driver's license, passport).
Provide proof of age - At least eighteen years of
								  age. Variances to this age requirement will not be granted.
Provide proof of EMS agency association - Active
								  membership, paid or volunteer with:
Licensed aid or ambulance service;
Law enforcement agency;
Business with organized industrial safety
								  team;
Senior EMS instructors or training coordinators,
								  teaching at department-approved EMS training programs, who are unable to be
								  associated with approved agencies above.
Recommendation of county medical program director
								  - Required. MPD must sign application.
Background check - required. May include
								  requirement for fingerprint card and FBI background check.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						18.71,
						18.73, and 70.168 RCW. 11-07-078,
						§ 246-976-141, filed 3/22/11, effective 5/15/11; 00-08-102, §
						246-976-141, filed 4/5/00, effective
						5/6/00.