Section 1797.7 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the ability of
some prehospital emergency medical care personnel to move from the
jurisdiction of one local EMS agency which issued certification and
authorization to the jurisdiction of another local EMS agency which
utilizes the same level of emergency medical care personnel will be
unreasonably hindered if those personnel are required to be retested
and recertified by each local EMS agency.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section
and Section 1797.185 to ensure that EMT-P personnel who have met
state competency standards for their basic scope of practice, as
defined in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 100135) of Division 9
of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, and are currently
certified are recognized statewide without having to repeat testing
or certification for that same basic scope of practice.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that local EMS agencies
may require prehospital emergency medical care personnel who were
certified in another jurisdiction to be oriented to the local EMS
system and receive training and demonstrate competency in any
optional skills for which they have not received accreditation. It is
also the intent of the Legislature that no individual who possesses
a valid California EMT-P certificate shall be prevented from
beginning working within the standard statewide scope of practice of
an EMT-P if he or she is accompanied by a EMT-P who is currently
certified in California and is accredited by the local EMS agency. It
is further the intent of the Legislature that the local EMS agency
provide, or arrange for the provision of, training and accreditation
testing in local EMS operational policies and procedures and any
optional skills utilized in the local EMS system within 30 days of
application for accreditation as an EMT-P by the local EMS agency.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a),
(b), and (c) not be construed to hinder the ability of local EMS
agencies to maintain medical control within their EMS system in
accordance with the requirements of this division.