Section 1797.118 Of Article 1. The Emergency Medical Services Authority From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
1797.118
. (a) On and after July 1, 2010, and except as provided in
subdivision (b), every EMT-I and EMT-II certificate candidate or
holder shall have their fingerprint images and related information
submitted to the authority for submission to the Department of
Justice pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to Section
1797.117 for a state and federal level criminal offender record
information search, including subsequent arrest information.
(b) If a state level criminal offender record information search,
including subsequent arrest information, has been conducted on a
currently certified EMT-I or EMT-II, who was certified prior to July
1, 2010, for the purposes of employment or EMT-I or EMT-II
certification, then the certifying entity or employer as identified
in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.200 shall verify
in writing to the authority pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant
to Section 1797.117 that a state level criminal offender record
information search, including subsequent arrest information, has been
conducted and that nothing in the criminal offender record
information search precluded the individual from obtaining EMT-I or
EMT-II certification.