Section 1797.109 Of Article 1. The Emergency Medical Services Authority From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
1797.109
. (a) The director may develop, or prescribe standards for
and approve, an emergency medical technician training and testing
program for the Department of the California Highway Patrol,
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Fire Fighter
Joint Apprenticeship Committee, and other public safety agency
personnel, upon the request of, and as deemed appropriate by, the
director for the particular agency.
(b) The director may, with the concurrence of the Department of
the California Highway Patrol, designate the California Highway
Patrol Academy as a site where the training and testing may be
offered.
(c) The director may prescribe that each person, upon successful
completion of the training course and upon passing a written and a
practical examination, be certified as an emergency medical
technician of an appropriate classification. A suitable
identification card may be issued to each certified person to
designate that person's emergency medical skill level.
(d) The director may prescribe standards for refresher training to
be given to persons trained and certified under this section.
(e) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, subject
to the availability of federal funds, provide for the initial
training of its uniformed personnel in the rendering of emergency
medical technician services to the public in specified areas of the
state as designated by the Commissioner of the California Highway
Patrol.