26:2K-8 Mobile intensive care paramedic; certification from commissioner; written standards; examination; register of applicants.
2. a. A mobile intensive care paramedic shall obtain certification from the commissioner to staff a mobile intensive care unit and shall make application therefor on forms prescribed by the commissioner.
b. The commissioner with the approval of the board of medical examiners shall establish written standards which a mobile intensive care paramedic shall meet in order to obtain certification. The commissioner shall act on a regular basis upon applications of candidates for certification as a mobile intensive care paramedic. The commissioner shall certify a candidate who provides satisfactory evidence of the successful completion of an educational program approved by the commissioner for the training of mobile intensive care paramedics and who passes an examination in the provision of advance life support services, which examination shall be conducted by the department at least twice a year. The commissioner shall certify a candidate for a mobile intensive care paramedic certification who has equivalent military training or experience in any branch of the active duty or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state if the commissioner determines that the candidate's military training and experience exceed or are equivalent to the certification standards established by the commissioner.
c. The department shall maintain a register of all applicants for certification hereunder, which register shall include but not be limited to:
(1) The name and residence of the applicant;
(2) The date of the application;
(3) Information as to whether the applicant was rejected or certified and the date of that action.
The department shall annually compile a list of mobile intensive care paramedics. This list shall be available to the public.
L.1984, c.146, s.2; amended 2013, c.101, s.2.