10A NCAC 13P .0508. CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL II EMS INSTRUCTORS

(a)  Applicants for credentialing as a Level II EMS Instructor shall:

(1)           be credentialed by the OEMS as an EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P, or EMD;

(2)           have completed post-secondary level education equal to or exceeding an Associate Degree;

(3)           within one year prior to application, successfully complete an evaluation which demonstrates the applicant's ability to provide didactic and clinical instruction based on the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective educational objectives in Rule .0501(b) of this Section consistent with their level of application and approved by the OEMS:

(A)          For a credential to teach at the EMT level, this evaluation shall be conducted under the direction of a Level II EMS Instructor credentialed at or above the level of application; and

(B)          For a credential to teach at the EMT-I or EMT-P level, this evaluation shall be conducted under the direction of the educational medical advisor, or a Level II EMS Instructor credentialed at or above the level of application and designated by the educational medical advisor;

(C)          For a credential to teach at the EMD level, this evaluation shall be conducted under the direction of the educational medical advisor or a Level I EMS Instructor credentialed at the EMD level designated by the educational medical advisor;

(4)           have two years teaching experience as a Level I EMS Instructor or a teaching experience approved as equivalent by the OEMS;

(5)           successfully complete the "EMS Education Administration Course" conducted by a North Carolina Community College; and

(6)           attend an OEMS Instructor workshop sponsored by the OEMS;

(b)  The credential of a Level II EMS Instructor is valid for four years, unless any of the following occurs:

(1)           The OEMS imposes an administrative action against the instructor credential; or

(2)           The instructor fails to maintain a current EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P, or EMD credential at the highest level that the instructor is approved to teach.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-508(d)(3);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;

Eff. February 1, 2004;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2009.