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Last updated 10.2006
TITLE: Paramedic Program Acceptance Criteria NUMBER: 400.1SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/06 REVISED/REVIEWED: 9/1/06
PURPOSE: To identify the prerequisites to the Loyola EMS Program for Prehospital Medicine EMT-Paramedic Course
POLICY:
The requirements for application to the Loyola EMS Program for Prehospital Medicine EMT-Paramedic are as follows:
1. Completed Application Form
2. Copy of high school diploma or equivalency.
3. Transcripts from high school or other institutions of higher education.
4. Copy of Illinois driver’s license
5. Copy of current Illinois EMT-Basic license
6. Copy of current CPR Healthcare Provider level card
7. Verification of experience as an EMT-B (recommended six months minimum)
8. Completed Student Health Form
9. Completed Certificate of Compliance
10. $25.00 application fee
Applicants are required to complete Pre-Admission Testing, which consists of three sections – reading, mathematics and EMT Basic Exam.
Individuals who have met the minimum requirements for program admission are interviewed by the Paramedic Program Director and/or members of the Loyola EMS Faculty.
The program adheres to all federal equal opportunity guidelines and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and religion. sex, age, national origin, or handicap in its employment policies or in the admission and treatment of students.
TITLE: Paramedic Program Education Standards NUMBER: 400.2SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/06 REVISED/REVIEWED
PURPOSE: To identify the goals and objectives of the Loyola EMS Program for Prehospital Medicine
POLICY: The Loyola EMS System goal is committed to producing qualified health professionals that are skilled in advanced paramedic knowledge based on the Department of Transportation curriculum, the Essentials of the Joint Review Committee, the Mission Statement for Foster McGaw Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center, and the Competency Statements for the Loyola EMS Program.
EMT-Paramedic Goals:
The goals of the program are to graduate students that are:
1. Effectively trained to deal with all aspects of care in the prehospital and interhospital arena.
2. Capable of functioning effectively in all types of prehospital employment, including specialized care and specialized transports.
3. Capable of sustaining their own continuing education by establishing within the student the capacity to become a life-long learner.
4. Able to utilize their training as a building block for successive steps in the healthcare ladder.
5. Capable of becoming a leader in the political and economic issues related to EMS.
EMT-Paramedic Objectives:
Upon completion of the EMT Paramedic program, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the entire Department of Transportation curriculum while utilizing textbooks based on the DOT.
2. Develop and demonstrate psychomotor competency based on the DOT curriculum.
3. Develop a life-long learning pattern that demonstrates the capability of sustaining their own continuing education by introducing the students to independent reading assignments from EMS journals throughout the program, and to the benefits that can be achieved by continuing to increase their knowledge base.
4. The successful graduate should be capable of functioning as a skilled advanced prehospital provider, demonstrating appropriate organizational skills and should be capable of contributing to the expanding knowledge of prehospital care.
5. Demonstrate the basic knowledge required for specialty care transports, to include, but not limited to: IV Pumps and Specialized Medications and Transport Ventilators.
6. Demonstrate a basic knowledge base of Business Practices and Management in EMS that will enable the graduate to utilize this knowledge for advancement in their EMS Career.
7. Demonstrate a commitment to providing compassionate, quality care as outlined in the Foster McGaw Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center Mission Statement.
8. Develop an increased awareness of EMS legislation and the new EMS Act.
Competency Statements:
1. Successfully complete the NREMT-P Exam or the Illinois EMT-P State Examination.
2. Attain certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) or PreHospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).
3. Demonstrate skills in advanced procedures, which may include but are not limited to the IV pumps, Intra Aortic Balloon Pump transfers, airway, and transport ventilators.
4. Demonstrate the attitude and behavior of a life-long learner.
5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of education and management principles to further their career in EMS.
6. Demonstrate effective care in the prehospital arena while utilizing all appropriate domains of learning, (cognitive, affective, psychomotor) in a cost effective manner and producing an appropriate outcome.
7. Demonstrate a proficiency in advanced pediatric emergency care.
8. Demonstrate proficiency in emergency vehicle driving skills.
9. Demonstrate an understanding of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Education for Prehospital Provider (PEPP).
10. Demonstrate the behavior and understanding of community service.
11. Demonstrate an understanding of HAZMAT incidents.
TITLE: Paramedic Preceptor NUMBER: 400.3SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/06 REVISED/REVIEWED: 9/1/06
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible and accountable for decisions made in the field regarding patient care provided by the paramedic student
2. Responsible for orienting, teaching and supervising paramedic student during their field experiences.
3. Complete the necessary documentation and evaluations regarding field performance.
4 Communicate with the Department EMS Coordinator and the Lead Paramedic/EMS Instructor to provide a comprehensive evaluation and recommendation either positive or negative for eligibility for licensure.
5. Commit to participate in a minimum of 8 hours educational time per year in one or more of the following ways:
A. Provide lectures to EMT students
B. Teach paramedic class skills station
C. Proctor paramedic skills testing
D. Teach continuing education lectures (EMT-B, EMT-P, ECRN)
E. Proctor continuing education skills testing (EMT-B, EMT-P, ECRN)
F. Attend the EMT Lead Instructor course
G. Attend the Preceptor workshop
QUALIFICATIONS:
In order to be considered for the position of Paramedic Preceptor, the individual must remain active in the Loyola Emergency Medical Services System and must meet the following criteria:
1. Maintain current license as an EMT-P in the State of Illinois and remain in good standing in the Loyola Emergency Medical Services System.
2. Have a minimum of two years experience as a licensed paramedic.
3. Receive written recommendation by Department ALS Coordinator.
4. Demonstrate competency in knowledge and skills by achieving a passing score on all System Modular Exams and Practicals.
5. Maintain current ACLS and BTLS or PHTLS or PEPP recognition.
6. Attend Loyola Emergency Medical Services System preceptor seminar.
7. Receive approval by the EMS Medical Director/ EMS Manager.
SYSTEM EDUCATION:
Preceptors are eligible to attend Loyola Emergency Medical Services System specialty education courses tuition free if they meet the following criteria:
1. Fulfill the 8-hour educational time commitment in the 12-month period preceding the requested class.
2. Register for the requested class with a deposit of 50% of the tuition to hold a place in the class. The deposit is refundable upon successful completion of the course.
TITLE: EMT-B Program Acceptance Criteria NUMBER: 400.4SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/06 REVISED/REVIEWED: 9/1/06
PURPOSE:
To identify the prerequisites to the Loyola EMS Program for Prehospital Medicine EMT-Basic Course
POLICY:
The requirements for application to the Loyola EMS Program for Prehospital Medicine EMT-Basic Course are as follows:
1. Minimum of eighteen (18) years of age
2. Completed Application Form
3. Copy of high school diploma or equivalency
4. Copy of valid Illinois driver’s license
5. Copy of current CPR Healthcare Provider level card
6. Completed Student Health Form
The program adheres to all federal equal opportunity guidelines and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or handicap in its employment policies or in the admission and treatment of students.
TITLE: EMT-B Program Education Standards NUMBER: 400.5
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99 REVISED/REVIEWED: 9/1/06
PURPOSE: To identify the goals and objectives of the Loyola EMS Program for prehospital Basic Life Support (EMT-B) Education.
POLICY:
The Loyola EMS System is committed to producing compassionate, high quality healthcare professionals. Education will stress the didactic, clinical and practical application to Basic Life Support (EMT-B) based upon the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum.
EMT-B Goals:
The goal of the EMT-B program is to graduate students that are:
1. Committed to the ideal of highest quality patient care in the prehospital setting on the Basic Life Support (EMT-B) Level.
2. Capable of and interested in sustaining their own continuing education to maintain highest quality patient care.
EMT-B Objectives:
Upon completion of the EMT-B program, the student will be able to:
1. Be eligible to challenge both the National Registry examination for Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic and/or the Illinois Department of Public Health examination to gain their licensure as a paramedic by the State of Illinois.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the U.S. Department of Transportation Curriculum using textbooks based on the D.O.T.
3. Develop and demonstrate psychomotor skills competency based on the D.O.T.
4. Perform duties in a prompt, professional manner, and in such a way that will make them leaders in the Emergency Medical Services profession.
TITLE: EMT-P Relicensure Requirements NUMBER: 400.7
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/03/01 REVISED/REVIEWED 10/1/06
PURPOSE: To outline the mandated requirements for continuing education and the documentation needed for relicensure in the Loyola EMS System.
POLICY:
Loyola EMS System and IDPH requirements for prehospital provider (EMT-Paramedic and EMT-Basic) relicensure over a four (4) year period.
Four (4) year licensure requirements.
1. One hundred twenty (120) hours of LEMSS approved, IDPH site code approved continuing education addressing both adult and pediatric care. No more than 25 percent of these hours may be in the same subject.
2. Passing grade on all Loyola System modular exams or Region VIII system six-month exams.
3. A current CPR Healthcare Provider completion card that covers:
a) adult one-rescuer CPR
b) adult foreign body airway obstruction management
c) pediatric one-rescuer CPR
d) pediatric foreign body airway obstruction management, and
e) adult two-rescuer CPR
4. Submit system required paperwork:
a) updated Personnel Data form
b) copy of current Healthcare Provider CPR card
c) copy of current driver’s license
d) signed Child Support Statement
e) social security number
5. Prehospital providers who process their relicensure and for whom Loyola EMSS is their secondary system are required to have a copy of their newly renewed license, CPR card and letter of good standing or equivalent from their primary system on file with the Loyola EMS System Department within sixty (60) days of lapse date. Non-compliance can result in termination of the provider’s file.
6. A prehospital provider whose license has expired may, within 60 days after licensure expiration, submit all relicensure material as required in IDPH rules Section 515.590 and a fee of $50.00 in the form of a certified check or money order (cash or personal check will not be accepted). If all material is in order and there is no disciplinary action pending against the provider, the Illinois Department of Public Health will relicense them.
Prehospital providers are encouraged to contact the Loyola EMS System Department if any reason for non-compliance is anticipated. Acceptable reasons for non-compliance include injury or other inactivity with their provider agency, catastrophic family or personal events, or other emergent situations.
NOTE: IDPH will not process relicensure for any prehospital provider without a signed Child Support Statement.
TITLE: Out of System Continuing Medical Education for EMT NUMBER: 400.8
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99 REVISED/REVIEWED 10/1/06
PURPOSE: To identify continuing medical education and system/Region VIII activities that will be accepted and the number of hours credited.
NOTE: It is recommended by the system that providers maintain individual records of CE with supporting documentation. It is further recommended that individuals forward copies of their records to the LEMSS office at least every six months to update the system files.
POLICY: All providers that are primary in the Loyola system must obtain at least 50% of the state mandated hours from within the Loyola system. Monthly CE modules presented within Region VIII are consistent with monthly Loyola system CE modules.
- PHTLS 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- BTLS 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- ACLS 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- PALS 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- Instructor Courses1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- TNS Course 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- CCEMT-P 1 clock hour = 1 hour once per licensure period
- Seminars / Workshops 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 24 hours per year
- Clinical Time 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 8 hours per year
- Medical School 1 credit of course work=2 hours no more than 8 hours per year
- Nursing School 1 credit of course work=2 hours no more than 8 hours per year
- Physician Assistant School 1 credit of course work=2 hours no more than 8 hours per year
- Health related college courses 1 credit of course work=2 hours no more than 8 hours per year
- Personal Safety/Firefighter 1 hour of course work = 1 hour no more than 10 hours per year
- HAZMAT Certification 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 16 hours per year
- Preceptorship 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 16 hours per year
- Region VIII EMS meetings 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 5 hours per year
- (i.e. EMS Coordinator, Quality Assurance)
- Region VIII EMS meetings 1 clock hour = 1 hour no more than 5 hours per year
- (i.e. disaster drills, community benefit activities)
- Instruction I Teaching 1 clock hours = 1 hour no more than 10 hours per year
- EMT-Bs who do not complete the paramedic class can apply completed course work toward their relicensure requirements for that year.
- Documentation may be required for preapproval of CE credit at the discretion of the EMS medical director or designee.
TITLE: EMT-P Continuing Education Requirement: Modular Exams NUMBER: 400.10
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99 REVISED/REVIEWED 10/1/06
PURPOSE: To outline the continuing education requirements for providers primary in the Loyola EMS System.
POLICY: A total of 120 hours is mandated by IDPH during each four-year licensure period. It is required that 30 hours be completed within each year.
Required: A minimum of 30 hours per year; 50% of total hours (15 hours per year) must be from within the Loyola System.
1. Loyola CE program – 30 hours are offered per year; (3 hours per CE session); Loyola CE may also be taken on-line, 1 hour CE is awarded for passing grade achieved on the on-line exam.
2. Monthly testing - 8 exams are given per year – some out of system Region VIII testing is done two times per year.
3. Additional training deemed mandatory by the System (i.e. policy, medication, SOP changes/updates); CE time will be awarded on an hour for hour basis.
Modular Competency Exams:
All licensed providers shall successfully complete the Loyola System Modular Competency exams in order to maintain their privileges within the Loyola EMS System. Individuals will also be responsible for meeting the continuing education requirements of their secondary system.
1. Passing Criteria: The written exams must be successfully completed. Modular exam results will be recorded as Pass/Fail.
2. Exam Content:
a) exams will be conducted monthly as part of the continuing education process
b) all questions will be referenced to knowledge objectives found in the continuing education handouts.
3. If a provider fails to attend their department’s monthly CE session, they are still responsible for successfully completing the monthly exam. The process for making up an exam is as follows:
a) attend CE session at another department
b) make arrangements with their department CE facilitator or associate hospital coordinator to make up the exam
c) take the exam online at www.loyolaems.org
d) schedule an appointment to take the exam at the Loyola system office
One (1) hour of CE credit will be awarded for any make-up exams.
NOTE: When Loyola EMS is designated as a secondary system, providers will be responsible for successfully completing LEMSS monthly testing or Region VIII six-month exams. Individuals will also be responsible for any additional training deemed mandatory by the system.
TITLE: Program Tuition & Course Payment NUMBER: 400.11
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99 REVISED/REVIEWED: 9/1/06
PURPOSE: To provide program and course payment clarification and guidelines.
POLICY:
Students will be expected to provide half payment for the EMT-Paramedic program the first day of class and the remainder payment within the first three months of class. For those whose tuition is being paid directly by employers, the employee will have three months to submit full payment from the first day of class.
EMT-Basic and similar programs must be paid in full on the first day of class unless prior arrangements have been made with the course coordinator.
Two-day courses (i.e., PEPP, GEMS, etc.) are expected to be paid in full by the date stated in the course brochure.
Refunds:
Deposits required with course applications are non-refundable. Refund policies are addressed in the EMT-Basic and EMT-Paramedic Policy and Procedure Manuals. Refund policies for other courses are stated in the course brochures.
TITLE: EMS Lead Instructor NUMBER: 400.12
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/3/05 REVISED: 11/3/05
PURPOSE: To define the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Loyola Emergency Medical Services System mandated requirements for initial application as an approved EMS Instructor in Illinois.
POLICY:
The following is a list of requirements necessary to receive approval as an EMS Lead Instructor from IDPH and the Loyola Emergency Medical Services System.
The applicant must complete and submit the following to the Loyola EMS Office:1. Documented successful completion of the Illinois EMS Instructor Education Course or a course equivalent to the National Standard Curriculum for EMS Instructors. Please include final test grade.
2. Documentation of experience and education that meet at least the following minimum requirements:
a. A photocopy of current Illinois license as an EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P, RN or physician;
b. A minimum four years of documented experience in pre-hospital emergency care;
c. At least two years of documented teaching experience;
d. Documented classroom teaching experience, i.e., BTLS, PHTLS, CPR, PALS
e. Letter of good standing from current primary EMS System
f. Photocopy of current Illinois Driver’s license
g. Photocopy of current CPR Healthcare Provider card
h. Completed Loyola Personnel Data form
3. A cover letter explaining why you want to be a Lead Instructor and where you plan to use your credential
4. A resume that reflects, at least, all professional experience and credentials as a pre-hospital care provider
5. Be observed in a classroom or practical teaching situation by a representative from the Loyola EMS Office.
6. The Loyola EMS Office will submit a transaction card, along with a request for reciprocity to IDPH on your behalf requesting approval as a State EMS Lead Instructor.
7. Upon receipt of the applicant's transaction card, IDPH will approve the individual as an EMS Lead Instructor providing all documentation is in compliance with the Illinois EMS Act.
8. The approval will be valid for four years.
TITLE: EMS Lead Instructor Renewal NUMBER: 400.13
SECTION: LEMSS Personnel
EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/1/99 REVISED: 10/1/06
PURPOSE: To outline the mandated requirements to renew Lead Instructor status in the Loyola EMS System.
POLICY:
Loyola EMS System and IDPH require the following for renewal of Lead EMS Instructor status:
1. 3. Written request for renewal of Lead Instructor license must be submitted to the Loyola EMS office sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date, along with a detailed list of classes taught.
2. Documentation of at least 10 hours of continuing education annually.
3. Attendance at bi-annual Instructor workshops held by the Loyola EMS System.
4. The system office will submit written recommendation from the EMS Medical Director indicating that the EMS Lead Instructor has satisfactorily coordinated programs for the EMS System at any time during the four-year period.
5. EMT-I and EMT-P Lead Instructors shall attend a Department-approved curriculum review course whenever revisions are made to the National Standard Curricula for Basic, Intermediate, and/or Paramedic.
NOTE: IDPH will not process relicensure for any prehospital provider without a signed Child Support Statement.
TITLE: EMS Assistance Fund NUMBER: 400.14
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/1/98 REVISED/REVIEWED 10/1/06
PURPOSE: To provide information about funds available to EMS participants through the EMS Assistance Fund Administration.
POLICY: The fund grantee shall submit a report to the Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety every six months detailing the status of the grant funds. Within 60 days after the final disbursement of the grant funds, a final report shall be submitted to the Division. The final report shall consist of a financial report for the project and a brief narrative describing the completed project.
PROCEDURE:
Award of Funds
1) Any Illinois licensed/designated EMS participant that provides EMS service within the State of Illinois may apply for funds through the Regional EMS Advisory Committee.
A) Application shall be made on forms prescribed and provided by the Department.
B) Applicants shall provide evidence of financial planning to include but not be limited to:
equipment replacement plans, budgeting plans, fundraising plans.
2) Programs, services and equipment funded by the EMS Assistance Fund shall comply with the act, this Part and the EMS Regional Plan in which the applicant participates.
3) The award of funds shall be based upon demonstrated need and one or more of the following:
A) Establishment of a new EMS agency, program or service where needed to improve emergency medical services available in an area;
B) Expansion or improvement of an existing EMS agency, program or service;
C) Replacement or equipment that is serviceable or procurement of new equipment;
D) Establishment, expansion or improvement of EMS education and training programs including the adult and pediatric population.
4) Deadlines for submission of applications shall be May 1 of each year. Applications must be received in the Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety by 5:00 pm on the date of the deadline. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or State holiday, the application must be received by 5:00 pm the next business day.
5) Grant recipients will be announced after July 1 of each year.
6) All recipients shall be asked to enter into a grant agreement as prescribed by the Department.
TITLE: First Responder/First Responder - AED NUMBER: 400.15
SECTION: Education
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/03/01 REVISED/REVIEWED 10/01/06
PURPOSE: To outline the IDPH mandated requirements for First Responder and First Responder – AED registration and/or renewal.
POLICY:
Loyola EMS SYSTEM requires compliance with IDPH requirements for voluntary changes in status and for First Responder or First Responder – AED registration.
1. REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN STATUS TO FIRST RESPONDER
At any time prior to the expiration of the current license, first responder-AED may revert to First Responder status for the remainder of the license period. The First Responder AED must make this request to IDPH. To re-register as a First Responder, the individual must meet the requirements for First Responder registration.
2. FIRST RESPONDERS
To register as a First Responder, the individual must submit the following to IDPH:
A. A completed First Responder registration form prescribed by IDPH to include the First Responder’s name, address, EMS system in which he or she participates as a First Responder, and the employer or supervisor when the individual is acting as a First Responder.
B. Documentation of successful completion of training in accordance with the National Standard Curriculum for First Responders or equivalent and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
C. Verification that the equipment listed in Rules 515.720, subsection (d) will be immediately available to the individual when he or she is acting as a First Responder.
3. FIRST RESPONDER — AEDs
State and Loyola EMS system requirements for re-registration:
A. Application for renewal on a state form thirty (30) days prior to expiration.
B. Twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education every four years. (Individuals shall be responsible for maintaining copies of all documentation concerning continuing education.) and
C. A current CPR card that covers:
a) adult one-rescuer CPR
b) adult foreign body airway obstruction management
c) pediatric one-rescuer CPR
d) pediatric foreign body airway obstruction management
e) adult two-rescuer CPR
D. Updated personal information form to include social security number.
E. Signed Child Support statement
4) A First Responder – AED whose registration has expired may, within 60 days after registration expiration, submit all re-registration material as required in Rules, Section 515.725 and a fee of $50.00 in the form of a certified check or money order (cash or personal check will not be accepted). If all material is in order and there is no disciplinary action pending against the First Responder-AED, the Department will re-register the First Responder – AED.
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