Utah Code 53-2d-402. Licensure of emergency medical service personnel
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(1) To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services throughout the state, the committee shall establish:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-402
- Behavioral emergency services: means delivering a behavioral health intervention to a patient in an emergency context within a scope and in accordance with guidelines established by the department. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section
53-2d-102 . See Utah Code 53-2d-101 - Committee: means the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section
53-2d-104 . See Utah Code 53-2d-101 - Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- Emergency medical services: means :(15)(a) medical services;(15)(b) transportation services;(15)(c) behavioral emergency services; or(15)(d) any combination of the services described in Subsections (15)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for emergency medical service personnel in the following categories:(1)(a)(i) paramedic;(1)(a)(ii) advanced emergency medical services technician;(1)(a)(iii) emergency medical services technician;(1)(a)(iv) emergency medical responder;(1)(a)(v) behavioral emergency services technician; and(1)(a)(vi) advanced behavioral emergency services technician;(1)(b) a method to monitor the certification status and continuing medical education hours for emergency medical dispatchers; and(1)(c) guidelines for giving credit for out-of-state training and experience.
(2) The bureau shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1):
(2)(a) develop, conduct, and authorize training and testing for emergency medical service personnel;
(2)(b) issue a license and license renewals to emergency medical service personnel other than emergency medical dispatchers; and
(2)(c) verify the certification of emergency medical dispatchers.
(3) The bureau shall coordinate with local mental health authorities described in Section 17-43-301 to develop and authorize initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for licensure as a:
(3)(a) behavioral emergency services technician; and
(3)(b) advanced behavioral emergency services technician.
(4) As provided in Section 53-2d-602 , an individual issued a license or certified under this section may only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the license or certification.
(5) An individual may not be issued or retain a license under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance under Section 53-2d-410 .
(6) An individual may not be issued or retain a certification under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance in accordance with Section 53-2d-410.5 .