§ 2310-710

Emergency Medical Services personnel; continuing training on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. (a) In this Section, "Emergency Medical Services personnel" means a person licensed or registered under any of the levels of licensure defined in Section 3.50 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, including, but not limited to, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic (EMT-P), or Emergency Medical Responder. (b) For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2023, Emergency Medical Services personnel must complete at least one one-hour course of training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias per license renewal period. This training shall include, but not be limited to, assessment and diagnosis, effective communication strategies, and management and care planning. (c) Emergency Medical Services personnel may count one hour for completion of the course toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for Emergency Medical Services personnel relicensure requirements. (d) Any training on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias applied to meet any other State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or certification requirement, or health care institutional practice agreement may count toward the continuing education required under this Section. (e) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 102-772, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)