26-8a-302 - Certification of emergency medical service personnel. - Utah Statutes

26-8a-302. Certification of emergency medical service personnel.
(1) To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services throughoutthe state, the committee shall establish:
(a) initial and ongoing certification and training requirements for emergency medicalservice personnel in the following categories:
(i) paramedic;
(ii) medical director;
(iii) emergency medical service instructor; and
(iv) other types of emergency medical personnel as the committee considers necessary;and
(b) guidelines for giving credit for out-of-state training and experience.
(2) The department shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1):
(a) develop, conduct, and authorize training and testing for emergency medical servicepersonnel; and
(b) issue certifications and certification renewals to emergency medical service personnel.
(3) As provided in Section 26-8a-502, an individual issued a certificate under this sectionmay only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the certificate.

Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session