Section 453-34 - Licensure consistent with levels of practice; licensure of emergency medical technician 1(a) The Hawaii medical board shall issue licenses upon application therefor, consistent with the following levels of practice: (1) Emergency medical technician 1;(2) Emergency medical technician;(3) Advanced emergency medical technician; or(4) Mobile intensive care technician or paramedic.(b) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Hawaii medical board shall accept applications for licensure as an emergency medical technician 1; provided that the applicant shall:(1) Demonstrate successful completion of a Hawaii medical board-approved emergency medical technician course that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for Emergency Medical Technicians;(2) Provide a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;(3) Demonstrate proficiency in basic life support for health care providers;(4) Demonstrate successful completion of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians emergency medical technician cognitive examination and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians psychomotor examination;(5) Pay any fees assessed in amounts equivalent to fees paid by emergency medical technicians pursuant to section 16-53-21.5, Hawaii Administrative Rules; and(6) Meet any other requirements determined by the Hawaii medical board.(c) Any emergency medical technician 1 licensed under this part shall document care in a pre-hospital emergency medical records system compatible with the emergency medical services system's pre-hospital medical records system. Emergency medical technicians 1 shall:(1) Practice under a physician or osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to this chapter; and(2) Restrict their scope of practice to the performance of basic emergency medical care of patients. Amended by L 2023, c 193,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by L 2022, c 65,§ 2, eff. 6/17/2022.Repealed by L 2021, c 119,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2027 (repeal later deleted).Added by L 2021, c 119,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.