Commenter:
Matt Tatum, Henry County Department of Public Safety
EMS Educator Recert
12VAC5-31-1552 Part B EMS Education coordinator The recert should be either/or not both. Either they are actively teaching noted by the minimum number of hours being taught or have them to test. Having an active instructor to retest is not necessary if the EMS Physician is willing to sign a waiver. In theory, this contradicts the accreditation process. If a program is accredited, it is up to the program director to assure the instructors are competent. It has been explained to me that the testing process is to assure the quality of the instructors but an instructor for an accredited agency does not even have to acquire initial certification. I agree maintaining instructors are a must but if accredited institutions can use instructors who have never obtained initial certification to instruct, requiring our already established instructors to do so is not justifiable.
