Examiners and Chief Examiners: Duties and Requirements for Approval

The Department shall approve personnel as Chief Examiners and Examiners, who shall be the sole persons authorized to oversee and administer, respectively, the practical skills examination required pursuant to 105 CMR 170.910(A)(5). (A) Duties of a Chief Examiner. The duties and responsibilities of a Chief Examiner include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Overseeing the administration of the psychomotor examination as the Department’s and NREMT's representative, to ensure that exam administration conforms to Department’s and NREMT's standards including use of current Department or NREMT skill sheets at all EMT levels; (2) Complying with conflict of interest requirements set out in the Department’s Examiner’s Manual; (3) Monitoring Examiners and regularly evaluating in writing their competency and effectiveness; and (4) Functioning in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Department’s Examiner’s Manual. (B) Persons seeking Department approval as a Chief Examiner shall submit an application on a form provided by the Department. The minimum requirements for approval as a Chief Examiner are as follows: (1) Current certification in good standing, with no disciplinary history with the Department. as an EMT at a level equal to or greater than the EMT level for which the test is administered; (2) Successful completion, documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially, of an instructor's course in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by a nationally recognized organization and reflecting current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care resuscitation science and treatment recommendations issued by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)'s International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) or successor body; (3) At least five years of experience within the last ten years in providing pre-hospital emergency medical care as an EMT at a level equal or greater than the EMT level for which the test is administered; (4) Successful completion of Chief Examiner training, orientation and internship requirements of the Department; (5) Current Department approval as an Examiner or successful completion of supplemental Chief Examiner training, in addition to that required under 105 CMR 170.942(B)(4), as required by the Department; (6) A favorable evaluation by the Department; and (7) For ALS Chief Examiners currently credentialed by NREMT as an Advanced Level Representative. For BLS Chief Examiners, currently credentialed by NREMT in accordance with any NREMT requirements for BLS-level psychomotor examinations. (C) Duties of an Examiner. The duties and responsibilities of an Examiner include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Administering the psychomotor examination in accordance with the Department's and NREMT standards including providing a fair, impartial, accurate and knowledgeable assessment of each candidate’s performance of required practical skills; (2) Complying with conflict of interest provisions set out in the Department’s Examiner’s Manual; (3) Working at the direction of the Chief Examiner on-site; and (4) Functioning in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Department’s Examiner’s Manual. (D) Persons seeking Department approval as an Examiner shall submit an application on a form provided by the Department. The minimum requirements for approval as an Examiner are as follows: (1) Current certification as an EMT at a level equal to or greater than the EMT level for which the test is administered; (2) Successful completion, documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially, of an instructor's course in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by a nationally recognized organization and reflecting current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care resuscitation science and treatment recommendations issued by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)'s International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) or successor body; (3) At least two years' experience in providing pre-hospital emergency medical care as an EMT at a level equal to or greater than the EMT level for which the test is administered; (4) Successful completion of an Examiner training and orientation provided by the Department; (5) Successful completion of an internship under a Chief Examiner; (6) A favorable evaluation by the Department; and (7) Currently credentialed by NREMT in accordance with any NREMT requirements for psychomotor examiners, as applicable to EMT level for which test is administered. (8) Exception: The Department may waive any of the requirements listed in 105 CMR 170.942(D)(1) through (5) for Examiners who administer psychomotor examinations for EMTs at the Advanced EMT or Paramedic level. Requirements may be waived for a person seeking such approval if: (a) The person is a registered nurse or physician and has clinical training and experience the Department determines is appropriately suited for administering a particular type(s) of station(s) for the practical portion of an examination; or (b) The person is, or has been, an instructor in a Department-approved Paramedic training program and the Department determines the person’s expertise and familiarity with the education and performance of ALS personnel qualified him or her to administer examinations. (E) The Department may issue approval as a Chief Examiner or Examiner to an applicant who has successfully met all the requirements of 105 CMR 170.942 applicable to the requested level of approval. The term of such approval shall run concurrently with the term of the applicant’s EMT certification.