Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

Course Coordinator Manual Revision Log

March 2008:

1. Minimum class size of two students established
2. Background check revisions
3. Clarified requirement for providing students with a copy of the ADA and Harassment policies
4. Certification requirement to be completed in 120 days
5. Final course schedule requirement
6. Revision of retention-of-records requirements:
• A roster of all EMS Instructors, stating full name and EMS number with the number of hours, subject(s), and date(s) taught
• Completed recommendation and non-recommendation letters on file
7. Course Quality Assurance form revised
8. Clarification on student clinical patient care records
9. Clarification of Declaration of Understanding requirements
10. Assessing student performance and course goal sections added
11. Maximum number of co-coordinators changed from one to two
12. Recertification requirement changed to seminar attendance every two years

August 2007:

1. BEMS will not accept late paperwork with out payment of all fees including any applicable late fees (p. 10)
2. Update on result test letters (p.15)
3. 72 hour notice required for practical test rescheduling
4. 48 hour notice required for written test rescheduling
5. Minor formatting updates throughout

May 2007:

1. All students must fill out an application and pay the $30 application fee. If you have a student that is unsure if he/she wants to certify they should mark the “audit non cert” box on the student application. If later they change their mind they may still be eligible to certify. To be eligible they must pay all applicable certification fees and complete all applicable documentation within 120 days of the course completion. They will additionally be charged a late fee of $75. No refunds of certification fees will be issued.

March 2007:

1. New Table of Contents
2. New formatting and language throughout
3. Audits now called quality assurance reviews
4. Outlined need for adequate amount of space or breakout rooms for practical skills demonstration
5. Clarified reasoning for the 70% attendance requirement
6. Clarified Primary Instructor responsibilities
7. New Course request policies
8. New After the start of the course policies
9. Clarified after the completion of the course policies
10. Clarified clinical requirements
11. Clarified responsibilities to the student
12. Clarified student responsibilities
13. Clarified course goals
14. New direction for the Utah Specific Content
15. New hour requirements: 1 additional hour for geriatrics, 1 one less for CISM
16. Update College Credit information
17. Updated Job Description of the EMT-B