Instructor/Coordinators: Duties and Requirements for Approval

The Department shall approve personnel as Instructor/Coordinators (I/Cs), who shall be the sole persons authorized to teach an initial training program at the EMT-basic and Advanced EMT levels. An applicant shall specifically seek, and the Department shall grant qualified persons approval, as Instructor/Coordinator, at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT level(s) of training (A) The duties and responsibilities of an Instructor/Coordinator include, but are not limited to, the following, at the level at which they have been approved by the Department: (1) Planning, developing, instructing and coordinating the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes in accordance with 105 CMR 170.810 and the administrative requirements of the Department; (2) Managing and ensuring quality of the delivery of EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes, whether delivered by personal lecture or practical demonstration, or by specialty and guest lecturers. Such quality assurance shall include, at a minimum, a system that incorporates collection of data and adequate documentation to evaluate the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes and assess their effectiveness in achieving educational goals and objectives, in accordance with the administrative requirements of the Department; (3) Remaining current and knowledgeable with regard to all EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT procedures, equipment, initial training standards, the Statewide Treatment Protocols, 105 CMR 170.000 and M.G.L. c. 111C pertaining to the provision of prehospital care and the role and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT; and (4) Making available to agents of the Department upon request all records relating to the provision of EMS training. (B) Persons seeking Department approval as an Instructor/Coordinator shall submit an application on a form provided by the Department. The minimum requirements for approval by the Department as an Instructor/Coordinator are as follows: (1) Current certification as in good standing at or above the level of EMT training to be taught, with no record of past enforcement actions of the Department; (2) Current certification as an Instructor in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) A minimum of three years’ experience within the last ten years, working for an ambulance service as an EMT providing EMS care, at or above the level EMT training to be taught; (4) Successful completion of a Department-approved EMT instructor-training course that includes adult education, psychomotor skills and affective learning components, or Department-approved substantially equivalent training; (5) Successful completion of an orientation provided by the Department; and (6) Competency in teaching and knowledge of the subject matter as demonstrated by a favorable evaluation by the Department. (C) The Department may issue a certificate of approval as an Instructor/Coordinator at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT levels to an applicant who has successfully met all requirements of 105 CMR 170.977 applicable to the level to be taught. The term of such approval shall run concurrently with the term of the applicant’s EMT certificate.