Superseded 7/1/2024 26B-4-116. Licensure of emergency medical service personnel.
(1)
To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services throughout the state, the committee shall establish:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-116
Behavioral emergency services: means delivering a behavioral health intervention to a patient in an emergency context within a scope and in accordance with guidelines established by the department. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
Committee: means the State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
Emergency medical services: means :
(a)
medical services;
(b)
transportation services;
(c)
behavioral emergency services; or
(d)
any combination of the services described in Subsections (11)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 26B-4-101
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for emergency medical service personnel in the following categories:
a method to monitor the certification status and continuing medical education hours for emergency medical dispatchers; and
(c)
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 service personnel;
(b)
issue a license and license renewals to emergency medical service personnel other than emergency medical dispatchers; and
(c)
verify the certification of emergency medical dispatchers.
(3)
The department shall coordinate with local mental health authorities described in Section 17-43-301 to develop and authorize initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for licensure as a:
As provided in Section 26B-4-127, an individual issued a license or certified under this section may only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the license or certification.
(5)
An individual may not be issued or retain a license under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance under Section 26B-4-124.
(6)
An individual may not be issued or retain a certification under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance in accordance with Section 26B-4-125.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
