(a) The department may suspend or revoke its approval of a paramedic training course made under 7 AAC 26.172, in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62), if the department finds that
- (1) any of the responsibilities of the course coordinator set out in 7 AAC 26.176 have not been met;
- (2) any of the requirements for course approval set out in 7 AAC 26.172(a) are missing or no longer in effect;
- (3) the applicant for course approval or certification as a paramedic course coordinator used fraud or deceit to obtain course approval or licensure as a paramedic course coordinator;
- (4) the paramedic course coordinator or another person responsible for the records of a paramedic training course falsified records related to training, student qualifications, or patient care; or
- (5) the paramedic course coordinator or another person responsible for a paramedic training course engaged in unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
- (b) If the department receives documentation of one or more conditions listed in (a) of this section that may place a patient in danger, the department may immediately suspend its approval of the paramedic training course until allegations against the course are either substantiated or refuted. The paramedic course coordinator of a course that has been suspended under this subsection is entitled to an administrative hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62) not later than 60 days after making a written request to the department.
(Eff. 3/11/98, Register 145; am 1/1/2022, Register 241)
Authority: AS 18.08.080, AS 18.08.082, AS 18.08.084