Section 12.40.310. Qualifications for initial license.

	(a)  An applicant for a mobile intensive care paramedic license must  
		(1) be 19 years of age or older;  
		(2) be a high school graduate;  
		(3) provide a letter from the applicant's physician sponsor verifying that the applicant will, at all times, be under the supervision of a physician sponsor approved by the board, as required by 12 AAC 40.315;  
		(4) submit a certified copy of the applicant's paramedic education program certificate or an original letter, signed by the education program director and sent directly to the division from the program director, verifying completion of a training program that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 40.320;  
		(5) following the successful completion of the classroom and clinical portions of the board-approved curriculum, have satisfactorily completed a 480-hour internship that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 40.325;  
		(6) pass the written and practical examination for emergency medical technician-paramedic administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians;  
		(7) submit verification of licensure from the appropriate licensing authority in each state, territory, or province where the applicant holds or has ever held a license as a paramedic or other health care professional; and  
		(8) submit the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.250.  
	(b)  An applicant for licensure as a mobile intensive care paramedic who is currently licensed in another state must fulfill the requirements of (a)(1) - (4) and (6) - (8) of this section and  
		(1) may not be currently under suspension or revocation as a mobile intensive care paramedic or emergency medical technician-paramedic, or the equivalent, and may not be the subject of an unresolved investigation, complaint review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding undertaken by a certifying or licensing agency in another state; and  
		(2) must submit written verification from the applicant's previous physician sponsor, on a form approved by the department, attesting that the applicant is capable of performing the activities listed in 12 AAC 40.370(a) plus any other specific emergency procedures authorized by the physician sponsor.  
	(c)  The board will, in its discretion, require an applicant to provide additional documentation necessary to verify the applicant's education or experience.  

Authorities

08.64.100;08.64.107;08.64.240

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 40.300
12 AAC 40.350
12 AAC 40.355
12 AAC 40.356
7 AAC 26.172
7 AAC 26.176

Authority

AS 08.64.100 AS 08.64.107 AS 08.64.240

History

Eff. 1/13/80, Register 73; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 8/20/87, Register 103; am 4/10/88, Register 106; am 8/24/90, Register 115; am 6/15/2001, Register 158