§453-34 Licensure consistent with levels of practice; licensure of emergency medical technician 1.
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§453-34 Licensure consistent with levels of practice; licensure of emergency medical technician 1.
(a)The Hawaii medical board shall issue licenses upon application therefor, consistent with the following levels of practice:
(1)Emergency medical technician 1;
(2)Emergency medical technician;
(3)Advanced emergency medical technician; or
(4)Mobile intensive care technician or paramedic.
(b)Beginning July 1, 2022, the Hawaii medical board shall accept applications for licensure as an emergency medical technician 1; provided that the applicant shall:
(1)Demonstrate successful completion of a Hawaii medical board-approved emergency medical technician course that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for Emergency Medical Technicians;
(2)Provide a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;
(3)Demonstrate proficiency in basic life support for health care providers;
(4)Demonstrate successful completion of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians emergency medical technician cognitive examination and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians psychomotor examination;
(5)Pay any fees assessed in amounts equivalent to fees paid by emergency medical technicians pursuant to section 16-53-21.5, Hawaii Administrative Rules; and
(6)Meet any other requirements determined by the Hawaii medical board.
(c)Any emergency medical technician 1 licensed under this part shall document care in a pre-hospital emergency medical records system compatible with the emergency medical services system's pre-hospital medical records system. Emergency medical technicians 1 shall:
(1)Practice under a physician or osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
(2)Restrict their scope of practice to the performance of basic emergency medical care of patients. [L 2021, c 119, §§2, 13; am L 2022, c 65, §2; am L 2023, c 193, §1]