Sec. 20-206mm. Qualifications for licensure. Licensure by endorsement. License renewal. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-206mm. Qualifications for licensure. Licensure by endorsement. License renewal. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an applicant for a license as a paramedic shall submit evidence satisfactory to the commissioner, as defined in section 19a-175, that the applicant has successfully (1) completed a mobile intensive care training program approved by the commissioner, and (2) passed an examination prescribed by the commissioner.

      (b) An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall present evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant (1) is licensed or certified as a paramedic in another state or jurisdiction whose requirements for practicing in such capacity are substantially similar to or higher than those of this state and that the applicant has no pending disciplinary action or unresolved complaint against him or her, or (2) (A) is currently licensed or certified as a paramedic in good standing in any New England state, New York or New Jersey, (B) has completed an initial training program consistent with the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration paramedic curriculum, and (C) has no pending disciplinary action or unresolved complaint against him or her.

      (c) Any person who is certified as an emergency medical technician-paramedic by the Department of Public Health on October 1, 1997, shall be deemed a licensed paramedic. Any person so deemed shall renew his license pursuant to section 19a-88 for a fee of seventy-five dollars.

      (P.A. 97-311, S. 12; P.A. 04-221, S. 37.)

      History: P.A. 04-221 made a technical change in Subsec. (a) and amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing requirements re paramedic licensure or certification as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re licensure by endorsement for persons licensed in New England states, New York or New Jersey, completion of initial training program and no pending disciplinary action or unresolved complaint, and making technical changes, effective June 8, 2004.