ARM 24.156.2754. INITIAL EMT COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(1) An EMT-F course shall be managed by a lead instructor. The lead instructor shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency and management of the course. The lead instructor shall: (a) conduct the EMT-F courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions and statewide protocols, policies and procedures; (b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board; (c) complete the course within six months of the date the course commences; and (d) provide at least one instructor per six students when practical skills are taught. (2) An EMT-B course shall be managed by a lead instructor. The lead instructor shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency and management of the course. The lead instructor shall: (a) conduct the EMT-B courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions, and statewide protocols, policies and procedures; (b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board; (c) complete the course within 12 months of the date the course commences; (d) provide at least one instructor per six students when practical skills are taught; and (e) provide a minimum of ten hours of clinical experience with an EMS or in a local hospital emergency room. (3) An EMT-I or EMT-P course shall be managed by a lead instructor under the supervision of a service medical director. The lead instructor and service medical director shall maintain overall responsibility for the quality, consistency and management of the course. The lead instructor shall: (a) conduct the EMT-I and EMT-P courses in accordance with current board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions and statewide protocols, policies and procedures; (b) document student skill proficiency on forms prescribed and supplied by the board; (c) provide clinical experience as specified in the approved curriculum and in accordance with this chapter; and (d) provide that the course is completed as follows: (i) the EMT-I course, within 18 months from the starting date of course; and (ii) the EMT-P course, within 24 months from the starting date of course; (e) provide clinical experiences with no fewer than one clinical preceptor for every two students; (f) provide a sufficient patient volume to allow students to complete all clinical experiences within the course dates; (g) provide EMT-I course clinical facilities that include but are not limited to: (i) an emergency department with physician staffing; (ii) intensive care beds or coronary care beds; and (iii) an EMS licensed at or above the EMT advanced level; and (h) provide for the EMT-P course clinical facilities that include, but are not limited to: (i) an emergency department with physician staffing; (ii) intensive care beds or coronary care beds; (iii) operating/recovery room; (iv) pediatric beds; (v) labor/delivery room/newborn nursery; (vi) psychiatric beds; (vii) morgue; (viii) radiology department; (ix) respiratory therapy department; and (x) an EMS licensed at or above the EMT advanced level.