12VAC5-31-1401. General recertification requirements.
A. An EMS provider requesting recertification must complete the continuing education hour requirements, as identified in 12VAC5-31-1403, for the level at which the EMS provider is requesting to be recertified. The Office of EMS must receive documentation of the EMS provider's completion of continuing education within the issued certification period for the provider to maintain a current certification.
B. An EMS provider under legal recognition pursuant to 12VAC5-31-1393 must recertify by passing a Virginia written and practical EMS certification examination.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-111.4, and 32.1-111.5 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 1, eff. October 10, 2012; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2014.