10A NCAC 13P .0508       Initial CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS FOR Level II EMS instructors

(a)  Applicants for credentialing as a Level II EMS Instructor shall:

(1)           be currently credentialed by the OEMS as an EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic;

(2)           be currently credentialed by the OEMS as a Level I Instructor at the EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic level;

(3)           have completed post-secondary level education equal to or exceeding a Bachelor's Degree from an institution accredited by an approved agency listed on the U.S. Department of Education website, www.ed.gov:

(A)          The Department shall accept degrees from programs accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

(B)          Additional degrees may be accepted based on the professional judgment of OEMS staff following a comparison of standards;

(4)           within one year prior to application, complete an in-person evaluation that demonstrates the applicant's ability to provide didactic and clinical instruction based on the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective educational objectives in Rule .0501 of this Section consistent with their level of application and approved by the OEMS:

(A)          for a credential to teach at the EMT level, this evaluation shall be conducted under the direction of a Level II EMS Instructor credentialed at or above the level of application; and

(B)          for a credential to teach at the AEMT or Paramedic level, this evaluation shall be conducted under the direction of the educational medical advisor, or a Level II EMS Instructor credentialed at or above the level of application and designated by the educational medical advisor;

(5)           a minimum two concurrent years teaching experience as a Level I EMS Instructor at or above the level of application, or as a Level II EMS Instructor at a lesser credential level applying for a higher level in an approved EMS educational program, or teaching experience determined by OEMS staff in their professional judgment to be equivalent to an EMS Level I education program;

(6)           complete the "EMS Education Administration Course" conducted by a North Carolina Community College or the National Association of EMS Educators Level II Instructor Course that is valid for the duration of the active Level II Instructor credential; and

(7)           within one year prior to application, attend an OEMS Instructor workshop sponsored by the OEMS. A listing of scheduled OEMS Instructor workshops is available from the OEMS at https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/ems.

(b)  An individual seeking credentialing for Level II EMS Instructor may qualify for initial credentialing under the legal recognition option defined in G.S. 131E-159(c).

(c)  The credential of a Level II EMS Instructor is valid for four years, or less pursuant to G.S. 131E-159(c), unless any of the following occurs:

(1)           the OEMS imposes an administrative action against the instructor credential; or

(2)           the instructor fails to maintain a current EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic credential at the highest level that the instructor is approved to teach.

(d)  Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 131E-159(h) the Department shall not issue an EMS credential for any person listed on the Department of Public Safety, Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry, or who was convicted of an offense that would have required registration if committed at a time when registration would have been required by law.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-159; 143-508(d)(3);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;

Eff. February 1, 2004;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2009;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2022; September 1, 2019.