16-163-5 Me. Code R. § A-4

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 163-5-A-4 - License

1. A license issued by the Board under this chapter is valid for twenty-four months from the month of issuance unless earlier suspended or revoked or as otherwise specified in these Rules.

A. The Board may issue a license valid for twenty-seven months in order to ensure that the applicant's license expiration date occurs three months after the applicant's training certification expiration from the entity that provides the Board approved statewide emergency medical dispatch protocols. Once the three-month separation is established, the license issued will be for a period of twenty-four months, unless the Board determines that a license issued for a shorter period of time is in the best interests of the system.

2. An application will not be accepted as complete unless it includes all materials required to be evaluated for licensure. To obtain a new or renewed license, an applicant must:

A. Be at least 18 years of age on the date of application;

B. Not have received a two-year Maine EMS Emergency Medical Dispatcher license within the past year;

C. Submit the following to Maine EMS:

1. A completed Maine EMS application.

2. Current training certification from the entity that provides the Board approved statewide emergency medical dispatch protocols.

(a) A current training certification or recertification cannot be used more than one time to fulfill Maine EMS Emergency Medical Dispatcher training requirements for a new or renewal license.

(b) If a training certification or recertification was completed more than a year prior to application, a license may be issued that is valid for two years from the certification month.

3. Board-approved testing in accordance with the Maine EMS-approved Emergency Medical Dispatch Priority Reference System.

4. A complete history of criminal convictions, as well as civil infractions involving alcohol or drugs. Maine EMS will consider this to the extent allowed by Maine Law.

5. A complete history of any action taken against any emergency medical dispatch certification or license or any other professional certification or license that the applicant currently holds or has ever held.

16-163 C.M.R. ch. 5, § A-4