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11 Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 62. Section 401.2702, Florida Statutes, is
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19 (1) Any governmental agency or any licensed advanced
20 life support service provider as defined in s. 401.25 desiring
21 to conduct an approved certification program for the education
22 of emergency medical technicians and paramedics shall:
23 (a) Submit a completed application on a form provided
24 by the department, which must include:
25 1. Evidence of an affiliation agreement with a
26 hospital that has an emergency department staffed by at least
27 one physician and one registered nurse.
28 2. Evidence of an affiliation agreement with a current
29 Florida-licensed emergency medical services provider. Such
30 agreement shall include, at a minimum, a commitment by the
31 provider to conduct the field experience portion of the
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1 education program.
2 3. Documentation verifying faculty, including:
3 a. A medical director who is licensed physician
4 meeting the applicable requirements for emergency medical
5 services medical directors as outlined in this chapter and
6 rules of the department. The medical director has the duty and
7 responsibility of certifying that graduates have successfully
8 completed all phases of the education program and are
9 proficient in basic or advanced life support techniques, as
10 applicable.
11 b. A designated program director responsible for the
12 operation, organization, periodic review, administration,
13 development, and approval of the program.
14 4. Documentation verifying that the curriculum:
15 a. Meets the course guides and instructor's lesson
16 plans in the most recent Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
17 National Standard Curricula for emergency medical technician
18 programs and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic National
19 Standard Curricula for paramedic programs.
20 b. Includes 2 hours of instruction on the trauma
21 scorecard methodologies for assessment of adult trauma
22 patients and pediatric trauma patients as specified by the
23 department by rule.
24 c. Includes 4 hours of instruction on HIV/AIDS
25 training consistent with the requirements of chapter 381.
26 5. Evidence of sufficient medical and educational
27 equipment to meet emergency medical services training program
28 needs.
29 (b) Receive a scheduled site visit from the department
30 to the governmental applicant's institution. Such site visit
31 shall be conducted within 30 days after notification to the
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1 institution that the application was accepted. During the site
2 visit, the department must determine the applicant's
3 compliance with the following criteria:
4 1. Emergency medical technician programs must be a
5 minimum of 110 hours, with at least 20 hours of supervised
6 clinical supervision, including 10 hours in a hospital
7 emergency department.
8 2. Paramedic programs must be available only to
9 Florida-certified emergency medical technicians or an
10 emergency medical technician applicant who will obtain Florida
11 certification prior to completion of phase one of the
12 paramedic program. Paramedic programs must be a minimum of 700
13 hours of didactic and skills practice components with the
14 skills laboratory student-to-instructor ratio not exceeding
15 six to one. Paramedic programs must provide a field internship
16 experience aboard an advanced life support permitted vehicle.
17 (2) After completion of the site visit, the department
18 shall prepare a report that shall be provided to the
19 institution. Upon completion of the report, the application is
20 complete and s. 120.60 shall apply.
21 (3) If the program is approved, the department must
22 issue the institution a 2-year certificate of approval as an
23 emergency medical technician training program or a paramedic
24 training program. If the application is denied, the department
25 must notify the applicant of any areas of strength, areas
26 needing improvement, and any suggested means of improvement of
27 the program. A denial notification shall be provided to the
28 applicant so as to allow the applicant 5 days prior to the
29 expiration of the application processing time in s. 120.60 to
30 advise the department in writing of its intent to submit a
31 plan of correction. Such intent notification shall provide the
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1 time for application processing in s. 120.60. The plan of
2 correction must be submitted to the department within 30 days
3 after the notice. The department shall advise the applicant of
4 its approval or denial of the plan of correction within 30
5 days after receipt. The denial of the plan of correction of
6 denial of the application may be reviewed as provided in
7 chapter 120.
8 (4) Approved emergency medical services training
9 programs must maintain records and reports that must be made
10 available to the department upon written request. Such records
11 must include student applications, records of attendance,
12 records of participation in hospital clinics and field
13 training, medical records, course objectives and outlines,
14 class schedules, learning objectives, lesson plans, number of
15 applicants, number of students accepted, admission
16 requirements, description of qualifications, duties and
17 responsibilities of faculty, and correspondence.
18 (5) Each approved program must notify the department
19 within 30 days after any change in the professional or
20 employment status of faculty. Each approved program must
21 require its students to pass a comprehensive final written and
22 practical examination evaluating the skills described in the
23 current United States Department of Transportation EMT-Basic
24 or EMT-Paramedic, National Standard Curriculum. Each approved
25 program must issue a certificate of completion to program
26 graduates within 14 days after completion.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 8, line 30, after the semicolon,
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6 creating s. 401.2702, F.S.; providing
7 requirements for a certification program for
8 the education of emergency medical technicians
9 and paramedics;
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