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	Southern Tier Regional Emergency Medical Services Council

EMD Certification Requirement and Continuing Education

Emergency Medical Dispatchers shall be compliant with applicable State and Local law's and regulations. In addition the EMD dispatchers will have the following certifications and utilize the following requirement for Continuing Education.

Initial Certification

Attend a certified Public Safety Dispatching course consisting of at least 40 hours of training. This course should be nationally recognized and uniformly used throughout the region.

Obtain CPR certification utilizing Nationally recognized standards and instruction.

Continuing Education

Attend updates and inservices of the regionally approved dispatch protocols when necessary.

Complete 24 CE (Continuing Education) credits within a 24 month period. These credits should be from, but are not limited to the following sources:

1. Study Topics with quiz, obtained from the Regional EMD Protocols.
2. Study Topics with quiz, obtained from Nationally recognized dispatch training service.
3. Study Topics with quiz, obtained from Nationally recognized dispatch trade journals.
4. Study Topics with quiz, Obtained from Regionally supplied study materials.

Maintain current CPR certification utilizing Nationally recognized standards and instruction.

Attend inservices when necessary provided by their employer on the following topics:

1. Hazardous Materials - guide book utilization
2. Internal Policies and Procedures.
3. Any other topics as deemed necessary.