Okla. Admin. Code § 310:641-7-20

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:641-7-20 - Instructor requirements

(a) A registry of approved emergency medical services instructors shall be maintained by the Department. Each instructor candidate shall submit to the Department an application for initial instructor certification. The application shall be on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by current documentation of qualification. This application shall constitute authorization for any inspection or investigation by the Department. The initial period for instructor certification will be concurrent with current Oklahoma Emergency Medical Personnel certification or licensure. The initial renewal requirement will be pro-rated based on the remaining time to the expiration date.

(1) Qualifications for a Level 1 and Level II instructor certification include:

(A) A resume or letter documenting two (2) years of direct field experience in emergency medical services within the previous five (5) years which meets or exceeds the level of training being taught;

(B) Successful completion of a Department approved EMS Instructor Training Course or Fire Service Instructor I and/or II, with the EMS Instructor Training Bridge (ITC) Course or equivalent within the previous two (2) years. Applicants with credentials greater than two year old will need to provide documentation of classroom or instructor experience totaling eight (8) hours annually from the date their initial credential(s) was issued, or complete a sixteen (16 hour instructor refresher to update their credential(s);

(C) Current state certification or licensure; and

(D) within three (3) years of the effective date of this regulation, the instructor identified as the lead instructor on a course authorization form of an initial paramedic course at an accredited program must possess a minimum of an associate's degree.

(2) To teach, a qualified instructor must have a letter from the director and medical director of a certified first response agency or ambulance service or the coordinator of an approved training institution, documenting affiliation. Level 1 instructors can teach at training institutions, but will be required to renew as Level 2 instructors.

(b) Emergency Medical Service Lab Instructor.

(1) An individual file for each qualified Lab Instructor shall be maintained by each training program, licensed ambulance service, or certified emergency medical response agency including documentation of qualification.

(2) Qualifications for lab assistants include:

(A) Two (2) years of current experience in medical services which meets or exceeds the level of training being assisted or evaluated; and

(B) Any certification required for the skill being assisted or evaluated.

(c) Emergency Medical Service Level 3 Instructor certification.

(1) Instructor Training Courses (ITC) and Instructor Refresher Courses (IRC) shall be taught by a state certified Level 3 Instructor.

(2) An application for a Level 3 Instructor shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by current documentation of qualification.

(3) Qualifications for a Level 3 Instructor include:

(A) Affiliation with an approved training program

(B) Current Oklahoma licensure as an EMT or higher.

(C) Five (5) years experience as an EMS field provider.

(D) Current approval as an Oklahoma EMS Instructor

(E) Completion of the NHTSA/DOT EMS Instructor Training Course;

(F) Complete a minimum of 500 hours of didactic training as the lead or primary instructor in initial EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic courses; and

(G) Attendance at all mandatory meetings with the Department and other Instructor Educators.

(4) Level 3 instructor must maintain EMS instructor certification(s). A registry of approved emergency medical services instructor educators shall be maintained by the Department.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:641-7-20

Added at 8 Ok Reg 3143, eff 7-18-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 1495, eff 5-1-92; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 392, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2948, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 101, eff 10-30-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2501, eff 6-25-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2087, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2368, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2755, eff 7-12-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2386, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1991, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2443, eff 7-11-08

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022