Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-8-2

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024

Section 109-8-2 - Scheduling examinations for certification

(a) Each provider of initial courses of instruction for EMS providers shall ensure the provision of certification examinations for those students successfully completing the course.

(b) This subsection shall apply to the cognitive knowledge examination.

(1) For emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and paramedic, the following requirements shall apply:

(A) Each candidate shall register with the national registry of emergency medical technicians.

(B) Each candidate shall schedule examinations with the computer-adaptive testing vendor specified by the national registry of emergency medical technicians.

(2) Each sponsoring organization shall validate each candidate's successful course completion.

(c) This subsection shall apply to the psychomotor skills examination.

(1) Each sponsoring organization shall schedule the examination for emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician with the board at least 60 days in advance of the desired examination date.

(2) Each sponsoring organization shall validate each candidate's successful course completion.

(d) Each candidate not successfully completing the examinations during the initial examination attempts shall schedule reexamination as follows:

(1) Cognitive knowledge examination reexaminations. For emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and paramedic, the candidate shall schedule the examination with the national registry of emergency medical technicians.

(2) Psychomotor skills examination reexaminations. For emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician, the candidate shall schedule the examination with a sponsoring organization of an approved examination site.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-8-2

Authorized by K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6111; implementing K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6111 and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6129; effective March 2, 2012; amended Dec. 29, 2017; amended March 1, 2019; amended by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 42; effective 11/1/2024.