Continuing Education Requirements

The Kentucky requirements for continuing education are below:

1. Continuing education offerings shall:
2. Contain material relevant to the job duties and professional development of EMS personnel;
3. Be conducted at a level appropriate for the discipline of the participants.
4. Continuing education offerings may consist of: 
5. Those provided by an EMS-TEI or EMS provider
6. National or international programs
7. Symposia or national or international special schools
8. On line or distance education, which shall not to exceed fifty (50) percent of the total required continuing education as established by the board
9. Other education approved by the ambulance service’s medical director.  
10. Organizations other than EMS-TEIs that provide emergency medical services continuing education to the general public shall complete a board approved application.
11. Organizations certified to provide continuing education may utilize the Kentucky "Optional Training Curriculum" for use in service-specific continuing education for its employees or other EMTs receiving such training and education. Each student shall complete training and education and competency-based evaluations for each of the following procedures prior to being authorized to perform each respective procedure:
12.  "Application of End Tidal CO2 Monitoring";
13.  "Use of an Automated Blood Glucose Analysis Device";
14. "EMT Application of Pulse Oximetry"; and 
15. "Application of Electrocardiogram Electrodes and Monitor". 
16. An organization certified to provide continuing education that desires to conduct training and education for EMTs who were initially certified before the implementation of the Kentucky supplemental curricula established in this administrative regulation may: 
17. Use the printed documents available from the board; or 
18. Use service-developed printed curricula documents that have been submitted to, reviewed and approved by the board.      

Continuing Education Instructor Requirements

1. The following persons shall be qualified to conduct continuing education courses for persons certified or licensed by the board:
2. A physician licensed in Kentucky or another state, who has specific expertise in an area of a pre-hospital discipline;     
3. A Registered Nurse licensed in Kentucky or another state, who has specific expertise in an area of a pre-hospital discipline;     
4. A Paramedic licensed by the board or licensed or certified in another state;     
5. An EMSI certified in Kentucky; or   
6. An individual who:  
7. Is certified by a state or federal agency to teach or perform subject matter relevant to the National Standard Curriculum for a pre-hospital discipline;     
8. Is certified by a nationally-recognized entity to provide EMS related training and education;     
9. Is a presenter at a National Symposium which has been accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for EMS; or     
10. Is a presenter approved by EMS medical director or EMS-TEI as uniquely qualified by experience or education.      
11.  Individuals shall not hold themselves out to be an approved continuing education instructor if they do not meet the qualifications of this section