836 IAC 4-9-4 Application for certification; renewal

Sec. 4. (a) Application for certification as a paramedic shall be made on forms provided by the agency. An applicant shall: (1) complete the required forms; and (2) submit the forms to the agency. (b) All applicants for original certification shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements for certification. (c) Certification as a paramedic shall be valid for two (2) years. (d) Individuals who have failed to comply with the continuing education requirements shall not exercise any of the rights and privileges nor administer advanced life support services to emergency patients. (e) If a properly completed renewal application is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the expiration of the certification, together with the required documentation to show that the applicant has completed all required continuing education within the two (2) years prior to the expiration of the certification, and a fifty dollar ($50) reapplication fee, the certification will be reinstated on the date that the commission staff determines that the required application, documentation, and reapplication fee have been properly submitted. The expiration date will be two (2) years from the expiration of the previous, expired certification. (f) An individual wanting to reacquire a certification shall complete a paramedic recertification training course and successful completion of state written and practical skills examinations as set forth and approved by the commission. If the individual fails the certification examinations, the person shall retake an entire paramedic training course.