Subchapter B. EMS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
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1025.21. Accreditation of sponsors of continuing education.
1025.22. Responsibilities of continuing education sponsors.
1025.23. Advertising.
Cross References This subchapter cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1031.13 (relating to discipline of providers of EMS continuing education).
§ 1025.21. Accreditation of sponsors of continuing education.
(a) Entities and institutions may apply for accreditation as a continuing education sponsor by submitting to the Department an application on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department. The applicant shall supply the information requested in the application. The Department will grant accreditation to an applicant for accreditation as a continuing education sponsor if the applicant satisfies the Department that the courses the applicant offers meet the following minimum standards:
(1) The courses must be of intellectual and practical content.
(2) The courses must contribute directly to the professional competence, skills and education of EMS providers or EMSVOs.
(3) The course instructors shall possess the necessary practical and academic skills to conduct the course effectively.
(4) Course materials shall be well written, carefully prepared, readable and distributed to attendees at or before the time the course is offered whenever practical.
(5) The courses shall be presented by a qualified responsible instructor in a suitable setting devoted to the educational purpose of the course.
(b) Accreditation of the continuing education sponsor will be effective for 3 calendar years.
(c) At least 90 days prior to expiration of the 3-year accreditation period, a continuing education sponsor shall apply to the Department for renewal of the sponsor’s accreditation on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department. The Department will renew the sponsor’s accreditation if the sponsor meets the following requirements:
(1) The sponsor has presented, within the preceding 3 years, a continuing education course or courses on at least five occasions which met the minimum standards in subsection (a).
(2) The sponsor establishes to the Department’s satisfaction that future courses to be offered by the sponsor will meet the minimum standards in subsection (a).
(3) The sponsor has satisfied its responsibilities under § 1025.22 (relating to responsibilities of continuing education sponsors).
Source The provisions of this § 1025.21 adopted October 11, 2013, effective April 10, 2014, 43 Pa.B. 6093.
§ 1025.22. Responsibilities of continuing education sponsors.
(a) Course approval. A continuing education sponsor shall submit, to the regional EMS council that exercises responsibility for the EMS region in which the continuing education sponsor intends to conduct a new continuing education course, an application for approval of that continuing education course. The continuing education sponsor shall submit that application at least 30 days prior to the date the continuing education sponsor expects to conduct the course.
(b) Registration of course. A continuing education sponsor may not offer, for continuing education credit, a course for which it or another continuing education sponsor has received approval to offer as a continuing education course without registering with the Department the location of the class through which it intends to offer that course for continuing education credit at least 30 days before the class is held.
(c) Record of attendance. A continuing education sponsor shall maintain a record of attendance for a course presented in a classroom setting by maintaining a check-in/check-out process approved by the Department and assign at least one person to ensure that the individuals attending the course check in when entering and check out when leaving. If an individual enters a course after the starting time, or leaves a course before the finishing time, the assigned person shall ensure that the time of arrival or departure is recorded for the individual.
(d) Reporting attendance. A continuing education sponsor shall report to the Department, in the manner and format prescribed by the Department, attendance at each continuing education course presented in a classroom setting within 10 days after the course has been presented.
(e) Course evaluation. A continuing education sponsor shall develop and implement methods to evaluate its course offerings to determine their effectiveness. The methods of evaluation shall include providing a course evaluation form to each person who attends a course. The continuing education sponsor shall provide a copy of the completed course evaluation forms to the regional EMS council within 10 days after the course has been presented.
(f) Record retention. The continuing education sponsor shall retain the completed course evaluation forms for each course it presents and the check-in/check-out record for each course it presents in a classroom setting. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 4 years from the completion of the course.
(g) Providing access to records. A continuing education sponsor and an applicant for accreditation as a continuing education sponsor shall promptly make available for inspection and provide the Department or a regional EMS council with complete and accurate records relating to its compliance with the requirements in this subchapter as requested by the Department or a regional EMS council.
(h) Course not presented in a classroom setting. A continuing education sponsor shall be exempt from the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) for a course which is not presented in a classroom setting, if the course is approved by the Department for credit when presented in that manner. When presenting the course to the Department for approval for credit, the continuing education sponsor shall present a procedure for monitoring, confirming and reporting EMS provider or EMSVO participation in a manner that achieves the purposes of subsections (a) and (b).
(i) Monitoring responsibilities. A continuing education sponsor shall ensure that a course was presented in a manner that met all of the educational objectives for the course and determine whether each EMS provider or EMSVO who enrolled in the course met the requirements in this chapter and the continuing education sponsor to receive credit for completing the course.
(j) Course completion. A continuing education sponsor shall report to the Department, in a manner and format prescribed by the Department, completion of a course by an EMS provider or EMSVO and identify to the Department an EMS provider or EMSVO who seeks credit for a course but who did not meet the requirements of the continuing education sponsor or this chapter to receive continuing education credit. The continuing education sponsor shall also provide an EMS provider or EMSVO who completes a course with a document certifying completion of the course.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1025.21 (relating to accreditation of sponsors of continuing education).
§ 1025.23. Advertising.
(a) A continuing education sponsor may advertise a course as a continuing education course in a manner that states or suggests that the course meets the requirements in this chapter only if the course has been approved by the Department to be offered by that continuing education sponsor.
(b) When a course has been approved for continuing education credit, the continuing education sponsor shall announce the following in its brochures or registration materials: This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for (the approved number of hours) of continuing education credit for (the type of EMS provider(s) or EMS vehicle operator to which the course applies).
(c) If a continuing education sponsor advertises that it has applied to the Department to secure continuing education credit for a course, prior to presenting the course it shall disclose to all enrollees whether the course has been approved or disapproved for credit.
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