Policies for Public Comment

Click here to review the resolution on Remote Proctoring (22-Resolution-01)

Allows for live remote proctoring to be done going forward, beyond the pandemic emergency, subject to the consistent conformance with the Standards for Educational & Psychological Testing, the National Commission on Certifying Agencies accreditation guidelines, and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17024 guidelines, including risk analysis for each level of certification examination.

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Click here to review the resolution on Distributive Education (DE) Limits (22-Resolution-06)

Authorizes the modification of standards, applications, policies, and processes to remove limits on asynchronous distributive education including all requirements for continuing education, including recertification, state licensure eligibility requirement, refresher training after three failed examinations, and re-entry.

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Click here to review the resolution on Practice Analysis Addendum (22-Resolution-09)

Approves the ALS practice analysis addendum, based on scientific analysis, and authorizes staff to communicate with the EMS community about the enhancements being made to the examinations, namely the highlighting of the need to examine the domains of clinical judgment, leadership, and communications as part of the ALS EMS clinician.

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Click here to review the resolution on Updated Eligibility Criteria for Initial EMS Education (22-Resolution-13)

Updates the eligibility criteria for all levels (EMR, EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic) to include successful completion of an EMS education program that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards and:

Has been awarded CAAHEP accreditation, or
Has been issued a CoAEMSP “Letter of Review,” or
Has received state EMS office approval

Furthermore, this resolution allows for the use of the paramedic examination for state licensure until this resolution is fully implemented to include development of a pathway leading to national certification for graduates of paramedic programs.