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A description of all of the Administrative Requirements for Emergency Medical Technicians, Ambulance Services and Accredited Training Institutions are listed below.
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First Responders and First Responder Agencies
AR 2- 100
Minimum Standards for First Responder Training
EMTs - All Levels
AR 2- 238
EMT Certification and Recertification for Returning Veterans and EMTs in Active Military Service
AR 2- 317
Exam Eligibility - Basic EMT and Advanced EMT
AR 2- 318
Exam Process for EMT-Cadets, Reinstatement Candidates, and Candidates for Paramedic Certification Ineligible for NREMT Certification
EMT - Basic
AR 2- 236
EMT Certification based on Out-of-State EMT and Massachusetts Physician, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner licensure
AR 2- 248
Recertification Deadlines and Reinstatement Procedures for EMT-Basics
Advanced EMT
AR 2- 307
Minimum Skill Requirements for Advanced EMT Training Programs
AR 2- 320
Advanced EMT Certification Based on Out-of-State Advanced EMT
AR 2- 353
Recertification Deadlines and Reinstatement Procedures for Advanced EMTs and Paramedic
Paramedic
AR 2- 305
Minimum Skill Requirements for Paramedic Training Programs
AR 2- 322
Paramedic Certification based on Massachusetts Physician, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner licensure
AR 2- 323
Paramedic Certification based on Out-of-State Paramedic
AR 2- 353
Recertification Deadlines and Reinstatement Procedures for Advanced EMTs and Paramedics
Instructors and Examiners
AR 2- 214A
Conflict of Interest Requirements for Chief Examiners, Examiners and Accredited Training Institutions
Training
Accredited Training Institution Roles and Responsibilities - Updated 09/25/2023
EMT Continuing Education Standards - Updated 09/25/2023
AR 2- 305
Minimum Skill Requirements for Paramedic Training Programs
AR 2- 307
Minimum Skill Requirements for Advanced EMT Training Programs
AR 2- 319
Psychomotor Skills Verification in Lieu of Full Psychomotor Exam, for Certain EMTs to Obtain NREMT EMT Certification
Ambulance Services
AR 2- 405
Minimum Specifications for Class I and Class II Ambulance Vehicles Certified by the Department
AR 2- 260
Standards for ALS/BLS Interface Training
AR 5- 211
Special Project Waiver Application Process
AR 5-400
AR 5- 401
Ambulance Equipment List: Basic Life Support
AR 5-410K9
AR 5-401K9-BLS Equipment List for Police Dog Care
AR 5- 402
Ambulance Equipment List: Advanced Life Support
AR 5- 403
Statewide EMS Minimum Data Set
AR 5- 515
Withholding and Cessation of Resuscitation by EMTs
AR 5- 520
Requirements for Basic and Intermediate EMT Use of Glucose Monitoring
AR 5- 605
Duty to Provide a Patient's Personal and Medical Information Contained in Ambulance Service Records to Authorized Parties
AR 5- 610
Responding to Scenes Involving Minors Refusing Treatment or Transport
AR 5- 615
Cancellation of ALS
AR 5- 620
ALS Transfer Calls to BLS
Scope of Practice Transition
AR 2- 205
Transition Requirements for EMT-Intermediate to Advanced EMT and ALS-Intermediate level Ambulance Services to Advanced Service Licensure
AR 2- 207
Transition Requirements for EMT-Basics and EMT-Paramedics
Service Zone Planning
AR 2- 510
Priority of Recognition of Local Jurisdictions for Service Zone Planning
CHAPTER 111C. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM
105 CMR 170.000 : Emergency Medical Services System (Revised 3/28/14 & corrected 4/25/14)
105 CMR 130.1500-1504 : Hospital Licensure regulations pertaining to medical control licensure.
CHAPTER 111O. MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE
Chapter 149: Section 177B Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians; responding to emergencies; discharge from other employment.
Chapter 111: Section 111C. Unprotected Exposure.
Chapter 111: Section 51A. Injured Children Reports.
Chapter 123: Section 12. Emergency Restraint/dangerous persons.
Chapter 123: Section 21. Transport of Mentally ill/Restraint.
Chapter 111C. Section 18. Restraint of Patient/Written Report.
Chapter 19A: Section 15. Reports of Abuse/Liability.
Chapter 265: Section 13I. Assault on EMT.
Chapter 89: Section 7. Right of Way/Emergency Vehicles
Chapter 89: Section 7A. Restrictions/Approach of Emergency Vehicles.
Chapter 89: Section 7B. Operation of Emergency Vehicles.
Chapter 89: Section 7C. "Move Over Law".
Chapter 90: Section 16A. Stopped Vehicle Time limit.
Chapter 111C: Section 17. Transport of Children/Ambulance.
Chapter 111C: Section 20. Medical Control/limited liability.
Chapter 111C: Section 21. EMS Good Faith/limited liability.