(a)

1. (1) The following section pertains to all EMSP training sites.
2. (2) All Arkansas EMSP training sites must be accredited by the Department of Health following the department’s Emergency Medical Services Accreditation Manual.
3. (3) Paramedic training sites shall be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) using current accreditation standards.
4. (4) The department shall review all Arkansas EMS education programs and EMSP courses (EEP) prior to the beginning of any period of instruction.
5. (5) EMS education programs are required to submit all applicable paperwork in the timeframe specified by the department.
6. (6) EMS education programs must ensure students meet minimum educational requirements for eligibility to sit for the NREMT exam.
7. (7) Classes shall be conducted in an environment conducive to learning.
8. (8) Trainees must be in uniform with a standard means of identification when engaged in patient care.
9. (9) Education courses must follow the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National EMS Education Standards.
10. (10) EMT instructors must be either an Arkansas-licensed physician or an Arkansas-licensed EMSP instructor at the EMT level or above.

11. (11) Paramedic programs must:

    1. (A) Keep active accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP); and
    2. (B) Comply with all requirements set forth by the department.

12. (12)

    1. (A) The EMS education program’s medical director shall meet all requirements detailed in 20 CAR § 81-102.
    2. (B) The medical director shall hold a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification or be American Board of Emergency Medicine-certified or eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

13. (13) Physicians acting as medical directors for EMS education programs recognized by the department that require clinical and field internship performance by students may delegate authority to a student in training:

    1. (A) During their performance of the EMS education program-required medical acts; and
    2. (B) Only while under the control of the department-approved education program.

14. (14) Off-site satellite and hybrid courses must be affiliated with a department-approved education program and must meet the following:

    1. (A) All EMT and AEMT instructor requirements remain the same as if the course is conducted at the EMS education program;
    2. (B) The off-site facility where the class is located must receive the written approval of both the sponsoring institution and the department;
    3. (C) Written documentation shall verify all equipment needed for the course as required by the department is available at the course location and is not removed from any permitted ambulance; and
    4. (D)

(b) (b) The start of any course.

1. (ii) The department staff may inspect the course location at any time during the course.

(b) Sponsorship of multiple courses. Any department-approved EMS education program (EEP) may offer concurrent courses if there is:

1. (1) Adequate equipment available for each course offered to ensure that each student has appropriate access to each needed item; and

2. (2) Adequate number of Arkansas EMSP instructors for all proposed courses.

   1. (c) Psychomotor testing — Skills verification.

3. (1)

   1. (A) AEMT and paramedic psychomotor testing will follow the guidelines outlined in the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
   2. (B) Any deviation from these requirements must be approved by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians in writing prior to the exam.

4. (2)

   1. (A) EMT skills verification will follow all guidelines outlined in the department’s Emergency Medical Services Accreditation Manual.
   2. (B) Any deviation from these requirements must be approved by the department in writing prior to the final skills verification.