(1) All courses for EMT licensure levels and endorsements must be conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the board.
(2) An EMT-F course shall be managed by a lead instructor. The lead instructor shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency, and management of the course. The lead instructor shall:
(a) conduct the EMT-F courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures;
(b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board;
(c) complete the course within six months of the date the course commences; and
(d) provide at least one instructor per six students when practical skills are taught.
(3) An EMT-B course shall be managed by a lead instructor. The lead instructor shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency, and management of the course. The lead instructor shall:
(a) conduct the EMT-B courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures;
(b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board;
(c) complete the course within 12 months of the date the course commences;
(d) provide at least one instructor per six students when practical skills are taught;
(e) provide a minimum of ten hours of clinical experience with an EMS or in a local patient care setting; and
(f) have a medical director involved in either the course development, presentation, or evaluation.
(4) An EMT-I or EMT-P course shall be managed by a lead instructor under the supervision of a medical director. The lead instructor and medical director shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency, and management of the course. The lead instructor and medical director shall:
(a) conduct the EMT-I and EMT-P courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures;
(b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board;
(c) provide clinical experience as specified in the approved curriculum and in accordance with this subchapter; and
(d) provide that the course is completed as follows:
(i) the EMT-I course, within 18 months from the starting date of course; and
(ii) the EMT-P course, within 24 months from the starting date of course.
(e) provide clinical experiences with no fewer than one clinical preceptor for every two students;
(f) provide a sufficient patient volume to allow students to complete all clinical experiences within the course dates;
(g) provide EMT-I course clinical facilities that include but are not limited to:
(i) an emergency department with physician staffing;
(ii) intensive care beds or coronary care beds; and
(iii) an EMS operating at a level equal to or greater than the EMT-I level; and
(h) provide for the EMT-P course clinical facilities that include but are not limited to:
(i) an emergency department with physician staffing;
(ii) intensive care beds or coronary care beds;
(iii) operating/recovery room;
(iv) pediatric beds;
(v) labor/delivery room/newborn nursery;
(vi) psychiatric beds;
(vii) morgue;
(viii) radiology department;
(ix) respiratory therapy department; and
(x) an EMS operating at a level equal to the EMT-P level.