A training center shall have all of the following personnel:

1. (1) Program director. The training center shall have a program director who has a current certificate of approval issued by the department under s. DHS 110.25. The program director shall be responsible for all of the following:

   1. (a) Coordinating and overseeing all training offered by the training center.
   2. (b) Assuring the center’s compliance with all relevant requirements under this chapter.
   3. (c) Supervising and evaluating each EMS instructor who teaches for the training center. Evaluation shall include a determination whether the instructor is capable, qualified and prepared to provide EMS training at the levels of instruction he or she provides.
   4. (d) Notifying the department of students’ successful completion of each course using a method determined by the department.

2. (2) Medical director. The training center shall have a medical director who is a Wisconsin licensed physician and who has experience in emergency medicine, medical director training, and current approval by the department as specified in s. DHS 110.26. The training center may have a different medical director for each level of licensure for which training is provided. The medical director shall be responsible for all of the following:

   1. (a) Authorizing instructors to teach with the recommendation of the program director.
   2. (b) Assuring that EMS training meets medical standards of practice.
   3. (c) Liaising with the medical community concerning medical care provided by students during training.

3. (3) EMS instructor i. The training center may have an EMS instructor I. If the training center has an EMS instructor I, the individual shall be licensed at or above the level of instruction provided, have successfully completed a CPR course within the last two years at the healthcare professional level, have 2 years experience as an emergency medical services practitioner at or above the level being taught, and have current approval by the department under s. DHS 110.27. The EMS instructor I shall be responsible for all of the following:

   1. (a) Assisting in small group learning in the classroom.
   2. (b) Presenting core course content in small groups.
   3. (c) Teaching as lead instructor for a refresher course, if approved by the training center.
   4. (d) In an emergency, replacing an EMS instructor II for a single class session, provided the EMS instructor I is a subject matter expert in the topic covered in the class.

4. (4) EMS instructor II. The training center shall have an EMS instructor II who has current approval by the department. The EMS instructor II shall be responsible for all of the following:

   1. (a) Proper delivery of course content and objectives.
   2. (b) Course oversight and logistics.
   3. (c) Supervision of any EMS instructor I who is involved in a course taught by the EMS instructor II.

History

History: CR 10-085: cr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 20-028: am. (3) (intro.) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.