(a) Initial Certificate. The Division shall grant an initial EMS Certificate to an applicant who has graduated from an appropriate training program approved and sponsored by the Division. Training programs approved by the Division are available upon request.
(b) The Division shall not authorize, examine, or subsequently certify any person as a certified First Responder (FR), EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic unless that person has successfully completed the educational requirements specified by the Division appropriate for that EMS certificate category.
(c) In addition to the educational and training requirements for initial and renewal certificates, the applicant shall: - (i) Be at least fifteen (15) years of age when applying for FR certification, or by the conclusion of the Division approved FR training program; or
- (ii) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age when applying for EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic certification, or within six (6) months of the conclusion of the Division approved EMT training program.
- (iii) If the applicant has not reached the required age at the conclusion of the Division approved training program, and
- (i) Does reach that age in less than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved training program, the applicant may take the Division approved written and practical examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Successful completion of the program shall still be required for all levels of certification. Certification shall not be valid until after the applicant reaches the required age;
- (ii) Does reach that age in more than six (6) months after the conclusion of the approved training program, the applicant may complete the course, but shall wait until after attaining the required age to take the Division approved written and practical examination for the Division approved EMT training program. Applicant must complete all testing within thirty (30) days of attaining the required age for certification. Successful completion of the program shall still be required for all levels of certification;
- (iv) Not have been convicted of a criminal offense against a person, a felony, or an offense against morals, decency and family. The Division may, at its sole discretion, waive this after review by the Division after consultation with the Attorney Generals Office on a case-by-case basis;
- (v) Verify whether the applicant has ever been subject to limitation, suspension, or termination of their right to practice in a health care occupation or voluntarily surrendered a health care certification or license in any state or to an agency authorizing the legal right to work;
- (vi) If applying for EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, or Paramedic shall have an identified physician medical director licensed to practice medicine in this state. Non-ambulance EMT Intermediate and Paramedic personnel must show affiliation with a fire protection service that has been authorized by the Division and Board to provide advanced level of care; and
- (vi) Any individual desiring to be certified as an EMT shall have completed and submitted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background check and a State of Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) background check to include fingerprinting. Criminal Background check forms shall be provided by the Division. Costs of the background check and fingerprinting are the sole responsibility of the applicant.
048-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-1