N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41A-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:41A-4.5 - Inactive status

(a) An EMT-Paramedic who chooses not be actively engaged in the provision of advanced life support care at the time of recertification may request that he or she be placed on inactive status. Educators, administrators or regulators who are not actively treating patients should consider this status.

1. An EMT-Paramedic seeking to be placed on inactive status shall make such a request, in writing, to OEMS.

i. Requests may be made at any time, provided that they are made at least 30 calendar days before a person's certification is due to expire.

2. Upon being placed on inactive status, the person shall be issued an EMT-Paramedic "Inactive Status" certification card that shall bear the person's EMT-Paramedic certification number and shall clearly identify the person as an inactive EMT-Paramedic. The card shall be valid for a period of 24 months.

i. A person on inactive status shall not act in the capacity, or perform the duties, of a certified EMT-Paramedic.

ii. "Inactive Status" cards shall be renewed automatically, unless the person requests to be placed back on active status.

(b) A person seeking to be placed back on active status shall make such a request, in writing, to OEMS.

1. A person shall not be placed back on active status until he or she has met the standards set forth at 8:41A-4.3(a).

2. Upon being placed on active status, the person shall be issued an EMT-Paramedic certification card, which shall bear the person's previous certification number and that shall be valid for a period of not less than 24, nor more than 30, months.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41A-4.5

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See: 41 N.J.R. 2348(b), 4128(b).