a paramedic program, may be awarded all the required ongoing education credit for the
lower licensure level for the current renewal period. An emergency medical technician
completing an advanced emergency medical technician program may be awarded all the
required ongoing education credit hours for the lower-license level for the current
renewal period.
(5) Continuing education credit hours may be awarded for continuing education
programs approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing,
or pharmacy toward the EMS license if directly related to the emergency medical scope
of practice issues, as determined by the department.
(6) Five continuing education credit hours may be awarded for each semester credit
earned for academic courses related to EMS that are offered either in an educational
program approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or nursing,
or in an approved physician assistant program.
(7) Three continuing education credit hours may be awarded for each term credit
earned for academic courses related to EMS that are offered either in an educational
program approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or nursing,
or in an approved physician assistant program.
(8) Credit may be requested for programs offered by out-of-state or military-
sponsored EMS agencies before license renewal.
(9) The department or its designee must publish a list of acceptable state or national
programs sponsored by emergency medical organizations or other related organizations
that do not meet any of the criteria listed in subrules (2) to (8) of this rule with pre-
approved credits indicated in the publication.
History: 2004 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 29, 2023.
R 325.22327 Continuing education program sponsors.
Rule 22327. (1) The department shall consider requests for approval of continuing
education programs by instructor-coordinators, program sponsors, or other parties not
covered in R 325.22326 who submit applications on a form provided by the department.
The department or its designee shall evaluate applications for approval based on, but not
limited to, the following criteria:
(a) Educational goals or learning objectives.
(b) Time schedule and continuing education credits to be awarded.
(c) Sample certificate or documentation of attendance to be issued to attendees.
(d) Documentation of qualifications of presenters.
(e) Use of appropriate and adequate facilities for a program.
(f) Program content that relates to the general subject of emergency medicine.
(g) Evaluation tools to be used in a program.
(2) All applications for approval to conduct continuing education courses must be
submitted to the department or its designee on forms provided by the department at least
30 days before implementing the programs.
(3) Any individual attending out-of-state or military-sponsored ongoing education
programs must submit a request for approval of the program to the department or its
designee if continuing education credits are to be awarded.
(4) Continuing education sponsor approval may be granted for up to 3 years.
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