GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION
CHAPTER 135
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 131E-159 reads as rewritten:
"§ 131E-159. Requirements for certification.
(a) An individual seeking
certification as an emergency medical technician or ambulance attendant shall
apply to the Department using forms prescribed by that agency. The Department's
representatives shall examine the applicant for emergency medical technician by
written and practical examination and the applicant for ambulance attendant by
written (or oral if requested) and practical examination. The Department shall
issue a certificate to the applicant who meets all the requirements set forth
in this Article and the rules adopted for this Article and who successfully
completes the examinations required for certification. Emergency medical
technician and ambulance attendant certificates shall be valid for a period not
to exceed two four years and may be renewed after reexamination
if the holder meets the requirements set forth in the rules of the Commission.
The Department is authorized to revoke or suspend a certificate at any time it
determines that the holder no longer meets the qualifications prescribed for
emergency medical technicians or for ambulance attendants.
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules setting forth the qualifications required for certification of ambulance attendants and emergency medical technicians.
(b1) An individual currently
certified as an emergency medical technician by the National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians or by another state where the
training/certification requirements have been approved for reciprocity by the
Department of Human Resources, in accordance with rules promulgated by the
Medical Care Commission, and who is either currently residing in North Carolina
or affiliated with a permitted ambulance provider offering service within North
Carolina, may be eligible for certification as an emergency medical technician
without examination. This certification shall be valid for a period not
to exceed the length of the applicant's original certification or two four
years, whichever is less.
(c) Duly authorized representatives of the Department may issue temporary certificates with or without examination upon finding that this action will be in the public interest. Temporary certificates shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of June, 1993.
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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives