Standards for Training Programs by Nonaccredited Training Providers

Nonaccredited training providers seeking Department approval for training programs, pursuant to 105 CMR 170.960, shall meet the following requirements: (A) Training program subject matter must be relevant to the role and responsibilities of the EMT and conform to standards of practice in the Statewide Treatment Protocols. (B) All training program instructors must have education and experience appropriate to the subject matter and to adult instruction. The nonaccredited training provider shall establish and maintain an effective quality assurance/quality improvement system for oversight and evaluation of instructors’ performance, in accordance with administrative requirements of the Department. (C) All training programs shall be conducted in appropriate classroom space with appropriate educational aids and equipment, in accordance with administrative requirements of the Department. Nonaccredited training providers that offer training programs requiring practice of skills must also provide an appropriate laboratory setting and appropriate equipment for performing such skills, in accordance with the Department’s administrative requirements. (D) Each training program presented for approval must contain appropriate objectives, content outline, teaching method and instructional media, and measurement/evaluation method, in accordance with administrative requirements of the Department. (E) The training provided shall be consistent with the approved application. (F) The nonaccredited training provider shall maintain original attendance rosters or other attendance documentation, in accordance with administrative requirements of the Department for each session of the training program, for seven years. (G) The nonaccredited training provider shall make available to agents of the Department upon request all records relating to the provision of EMS training programs; (H) The nonaccredited training provider shall issue course completion documentation to those who have successfully completed the training program, in accordance with administrative requirements of the Department.