§321-229  Emergency medical services

personnel, training programs.  (a)  The University of Hawaii shall provide

training courses in basic, intermediate, and advanced life support for

emergency medical services personnel.  The curricula and syllabi of these

courses shall be approved in advance by the department of health.  The

curricula and syllabi of courses for ambulance personnel shall be consistent

with the scope and level of the practice of emergency medical services

associated with emergency ambulance personnel certification defined by the Hawaii

medical board under part II of chapter 453.

     (b)  The University of Hawaii, or other

accredited community college, college, or university, or any professional

organization that is approved by the department of health to provide emergency

medical services training, shall consult with the department of health to

determine the number and type of emergency medical services courses necessary

to support the staffing requirements for emergency medical services.  The basic

life support and advanced life support training programs shall be relevant to

and consistent with the training course required for certification under

chapter 453.

     (c)  The department shall develop standards for

emergency medical services course instructors and standards for emergency

medical 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 to

or exceed the standards necessary to meet the requirements, pursuant to part II

of chapter 453, for the certification of basic life support personnel and

advanced life support personnel.

     (d)  The department of health may conduct

annual inspections of the training facilities and evaluate the qualifications

of course instructors to ensure that the standards and qualifications are

consistent with the medical standards for basic life support personnel,

advanced life support personnel, users of the automatic external

defibrillators, 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]

 

Cross References

 

  Certification of emergency medical service personnel, see

§§453-31 to 33.