190.142. Emergency medical technician license--rules.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

190.142. Emergency medical technician license--rules.

Emergency medical technician license--rules.

190.142. 1. The department shall, within a reasonable time afterreceipt of an application, cause such investigation as it deems necessaryto be made of the applicant for an emergency medical technician's license.The director may authorize investigations into criminal records in otherstates for any applicant.

2. The department shall issue a license to all levels of emergencymedical technicians, for a period of five years, if the applicant meets therequirements established pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245 and therules adopted by the department pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245.The department may promulgate rules relating to the requirements for anemergency medical technician including but not limited to:

(1) Age requirements;

(2) Education and training requirements based on respective nationalcurricula of the United States Department of Transportation and anymodification to such curricula specified by the department through rulesadopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245;

(3) Initial licensure testing requirements;

(4) Continuing education and relicensure requirements; and

(5) Ability to speak, read and write the English language.

3. Application for all levels of emergency medical technician licenseshall be made upon such forms as prescribed by the department in rulesadopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245. The application formshall contain such information as the department deems necessary to make adetermination as to whether the emergency medical technician meets all therequirements of sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules promulgated pursuantto sections 190.001 to 190.245.

4. All levels of emergency medical technicians may perform only thatpatient care which is:

(1) Consistent with the training, education and experience of theparticular emergency medical technician; and

(2) Ordered by a physician or set forth in protocols approved by themedical director.

5. No person shall hold themselves out as an emergency medicaltechnician or provide the services of an emergency medical technicianunless such person is licensed by the department.

6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in thissection shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject toall of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and ifany of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul arule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemakingauthority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall beinvalid and void.