§321-229  Emergency medical servicespersonnel, training programs.  (a)  The University of Hawaii shall providetraining courses in basic, intermediate, and advanced life support foremergency medical services personnel.  The curricula and syllabi of thesecourses shall be approved in advance by the department of health.  Thecurricula and syllabi of courses for ambulance personnel shall be consistentwith the scope and level of the practice of emergency medical servicesassociated with emergency ambulance personnel certification defined by the Hawaiimedical examiners board under part II of chapter 453.

(b)  The University of Hawaii, or otheraccredited community college, college, or university, or any professionalorganization that is approved by the department of health to provide emergencymedical services training, shall consult with the department of health todetermine the number and type of emergency medical services courses necessaryto support the staffing requirements for emergency medical services.  The basiclife support and advanced life support training programs shall be relevant toand consistent with the training course required for certification underchapter 453.

(c)  The department shall develop standards foremergency medical services course instructors and standards for emergencymedical services training facilities for all basic life support personnel,advanced life support personnel, users of the automatic external defibrillator,and emergency medical dispatch personnel that shall be at least equivalent toor exceed the standards necessary to meet the requirements, pursuant to part IIof chapter 453, for the certification of basic life support personnel andadvanced life support personnel.

(d)  The department of health may conduct annualinspections of the training facilities and evaluate the qualifications ofcourse instructors to ensure that the standards and qualifications areconsistent with the medical standards for basic life support personnel,advanced life support personnel, users of the automatic externaldefibrillators, and emergency medical dispatch personnel. [L 1978, c 148, pt of§1; am L 1980, c 285, §3; am L 1981, c 93, §5; am L 1984, c 168, §5; am L 1996,c 210, §2; am L 1999, c 212, §2; am L 2008, c 9, §3]

 

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  Regulation of emergency medical service personnel, see§§453-31 to 33.