1. A. Instructional Facilities. Each ALS education program shall have adequate space at instructional facilities to accommodate the program.

2. B. Clinical Facilities.

   1. (1) Each ALS education program shall have access to clinical facilities that provide necessary clinical experience with appropriate medical oversight and supervision.
   2. (2) The clinical facilities shall have a patient population representative of that encountered in the delivery of prehospital emergency medical care.
   3. (3) The clinical facilities shall provide adequate educational experiences to meet the program's clinical objectives.
   4. (4) If clinical facilities are located outside of Maryland, the ALS program shall comply with the laws of the state where the facilities are located.

3. C. Field Internships.

   1. (1) Each ALS education program shall provide students access to field internships with appropriate medical oversight and supervision within any ALS component of an EMS operational program.
   2. (2) The field internships shall have a patient population representative of that encountered in the delivery of prehospital emergency medical care.
   3. (3) The field internships shall provide adequate educational experiences to meet the program's clinical objectives.

   4. (4) If field internships are located outside of Maryland, the ALS program shall:

      1. (a) Comply with the laws of the state where the field internships are located; and
      2. (b) Notify the appropriate EMS officials in the state where the field internships are located of the presence of program students in those internships.

Authority: Education Article, §13-516(d), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1784)

Regulation .12C amended effective September 27, 2004 (31:19 Md. R. 1434)

Regulation .12F amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205)