Section 170.820 - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician(A) The functions of an Advanced EMT include: (1) The functions of an EMT-Basic as set forth in 105 CMR 170.810; and(2) The provision of limited advanced life support related to airway and circulatory maintenance in accordance with the Statewide Treatment Protocols.(B) The minimum training requirements for certification as an Advanced EMT are as follows: (1) Successful completion of the requirements for training as an EMT-Basic; and(2) Successful completion of Department-approved Advanced EMT initial training, or successful completion of Department-approved equivalent training.(C) The supplemental training requirements of a certified Advanced EMT are as follows:(1) Conformance with the requirements of 105 CMR 170.810(C)(1); and(2) Within the two-year term of certification, successful completion of continuing education topical hours, and submission of documentation of such completion of training through the Department-designated web-based continuing education tracking platform, in accordance with Department standards for the Advanced EMT. The Department shall establish standards for continuing education in administrative requirements.(D) An Advanced EMT may initiate Advanced Life Support-Advanced level skills, in accordance with the Statewide Treatment Protocols.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1321, eff. 9/9/2016.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.