Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-15-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 109-15-3 - EMS provider certification

(a) Any individual who successfully completed an approved initial course of instruction may apply for Kansas EMS provider certification.

(b) An application for certification shall not be considered complete unless all requested information has been provided and the applicable application for certification fee, as specified in K.A.R. 109-7-1, has been submitted.

(c) Each applicant shall have 15 days to correct all identified deficiencies and submit a complete application. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiencies and submit a complete application within 15 days, the application may be considered by the board as withdrawn. All fees shall be nonrefundable.

(d) Each applicant shall be at least 17 years of age and meet the following requirements before the date of application:

(1) Have successfully completed an approved initial course of instruction at the level of certification being sought and within the previous 24 months;

(2) have passed both the cognitive and psychomotor examinations for the level of certification being sought after the date of the last class of the approved initial course of instruction completed and as specified in K.A.R. 109-8-1 ;

(3) if the level of certification being sought is AEMT, currently hold EMS provider certification as an EMT;

(4) if the level of certification being sought is paramedic, currently hold EMS provider certification as an EMT or AEMT; and

(5) if the applicant has not previously held an EMS provider certificate in Kansas, have submitted a fingerprint card and criminal history record check fee of $60 for the board to successfully perform a state and national criminal history record check.

(e) Information obtained from the state and national criminal history record check may be used to verify the identity of each applicant and to assist in determining the qualifications and fitness of the applicant seeking issuance of an EMS provider certificate.

(f) The results from each applicant's criminal history record check shall be received by the board before the issuance of an initial EMS provider certificate.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-15-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6111 and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6129; effective Dec. 31, 2021; amended by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 42; effective 11/1/2024.