1. A. Each BLS education program shall teach the appropriate BLS curriculum.

2. B. Each BLS education program shall provide:

   1. (1) Didactic instruction which shall impart fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes which contribute to the delivery of state-of-the-art prehospital emergency medical care including:

      1. (a) Assessment of signs and symptoms;
      2. (b) Performance of therapeutic interventions; and
      3. (c) Evaluation of response to interventions; and
   2. (2) Supervised field internship which includes practice of skills while functioning in a prehospital BLS environment.

3. C. Distance Education. Training programs may utilize distance education for cognitive components of initial training leading to EMS certification if the program:

   1. (1) Demonstrates the methods of distance education utilized are educationally and technically appropriate for the content and audience; and

   2. (2) Ensures the quality of the distance education method including:

      1. (a) Learning and teaching considerations;
      2. (b) Communication;
      3. (c) Educational and technology design; and
      4. (d) Program and system management.

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

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

Regulation .07A amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .09 amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .10 amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .12B amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .13 amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .17F amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205)