Authority: IC 16-31-2-7; IC 16-31-3-14; IC 16-31-3-14.5; IC 16-31-3-20

Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 16-21; IC 16-31-3-2; IC 20-12-62-3; IC 20-12-71-8; IC 20-18-2-7

Sec. 1. (a) All institutions administering or seeking to administer emergency medical services training programs shall:

1. (1) be certified by the commission prior to providing such training; and
2. (2) comply with this section.

Any multiple campus institution administering or seeking to administer such programs shall have its training institution certified by the commission on a campus-by-campus basis.

(b) Each Indiana emergency medical services training institution of emergency medical technician programs shall be:

1. (1) a postsecondary institution as defined in IC 20-12-71-8 [ IC 20-12 was repealed by P.L.2-2007, SECTION 390, effective July 1, 2007.];
2. (2) a private technical, vocational, or trade school as defined in IC 20-12-62-3 [ IC 20-12 was repealed by P.L.2-2007, SECTION 390, effective July 1, 2007. See IC 21-17-1-15.];
3. (3) a high school as defined in IC 20-18-2-7;
4. (4) a provider organization as defined in IC 16-31; or
5. (5) an appropriately accredited hospital licensed under IC 16-21;

that has adequate resources and dedication to educational endeavors. Educational institutions shall be appropriately accredited by a regional accrediting association for higher education or have state licensure that assures comparable educational standards.

(c) Such an institution shall submit an application to the agency at least ninety (90) days prior to the date for which certification is requested in a manner prescribed by the agency. The application shall include the following:

1. (1) The name and address of the training institution.
2. (2) The name of the institution official.
3. (3) Agreement or agreements of affiliation with clinical and internship facilities.
4. (4) Type of emergency medical service courses conducted.
5. (5) Medical director approval form listing affiliated instructor or instructors.

6. (6) In-course standards and criteria by which the instructor is to determine successful completion of the didactic and clinical portions of the course to include the following:

   1. (A) Attendance requirements and absentee policies.
   2. (B) Testing procedures.
   3. (C) Number and scope of in-course tests.
   4. (D) Didactic pass/fail grade average and criteria.
   5. (E) Provision for makeup test and classes.
   6. (F) Minimal age for enrollment.
   7. (G) Policies for provider organization reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
   8. (H) Description of the screening and evaluation process for acceptance into any certified training program.
7. (7) Other information as required by the agency.

(d) Certification as an emergency medical services training institution is valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of certification.

(e) Certified emergency medical services training institutions shall be certified according to the institution's intent and ability to teach various levels of emergency medical services curricula as follows:

1. (1) A basic life support training institution is defined as an institution that presents one (1) or more of the following training courses:

   1. (A) Basic emergency medical technician.
   2. (B) Emergency medical technician-basic advanced.
   3. (C) Emergency medical first responder training courses.

2. (2) An advanced life support training institution is defined as an institution that presents one (1) or more of the following training courses and may include one (1) or more of the basic life support training courses listed under subdivision (1):

   1. (A) Emergency medical technician-intermediate.
   2. (B) Paramedic.

(f) A certified training institution shall submit an application for recertification to the agency at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of certification expiration. The application for recertification shall indicate compliance with the requirements currently in effect at the time of the application for renewal.

(g) Certified advanced life support training institutions conducting paramedic training programs on or after July 1, 2008, shall show written proof of national accreditation of the program.

(Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; 836 IAC 4-2-1; filed Jun 30, 2000, 4:18 p.m.: 23 IR 2747; filed Feb 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.: 26 IR 2364; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3564; filed Jul 31, 2007, 10:01 a.m.: 20070829-IR-836060011FRA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFA; readopted filed Nov 28, 2022, 2:51 p.m.: 20221228-IR- 836220299RFA; readopted filed Jul 24, 2024, 3:48 p.m.: 20240821-IR-836230827RFA)