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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 30.02.02.06" title_num="30" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="02" heading="Issuance of License or Certificate.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A license or certificate shall be issued to each applicant meeting all applicable requirements of this subtitle for the level of licensure or certification sought.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The license or certificate shall bear the emergency medical service clinician’s name, identification number, the effective date of the license or certificate, and the expiration date of the license or certificate.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An applicant may not provide patient care as an EMS clinician until the applicant has received a current license or certificate from the EMS Board, except under supervision and in the course of participating in an education program that has been approved by the EMS Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An EMS clinician shall, whenever possible, carry the identification card issued by MIEMSS showing the clinician is licensed or certified by the EMS Board while performing the EMS clinician’s duties.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>MIEMSS shall maintain a registry of licensed or certified EMS clinicians.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An EMS provider shall notify the MIEMSS Office of Education, Licensure and Certification in writing within 30 days of any change in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Address;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Email;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Phone number; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Affiliation with an EMS operational program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Unless renewed or extended, the term of a license or certificate shall expire on the expiration date shown on the license or certificate.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Unless the certificate is the initial certificate issued under COMAR 30.02.02.04 or is extended, revoked, or suspended, the certificate of an emergency medical responder or emergency medical technician is valid:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In the initial certification period for at least 36 months, but not more than 42 months, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Applicants for emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician certification who successfully complete the certification requirements between February 1 and July 31 are issued a certificate which is effective from the date of successful completion of all certification requirements and expires on July 31, 3 years from the year of issuance; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicants for emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician certification who successfully complete the emergency medical technician [examination] requirements between August 1 and January 31 are issued a certificate which is effective from the date of successful completion of all certification requirements and expires on January 31, 3 years from the year of issuance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In each subsequent certification period, for a period of 3 years from the previous expiration date.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Unless the license is extended, revoked, or suspended, the license of a CRT is valid for 2 years from the previous expiration date.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Unless the license is extended, revoked, or suspended, the license of a paramedic is valid:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In the initial licensure period, from the date of successful completion of all licensure requirements until 30 days after the expiration of the individual's registration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In each subsequent licensure period, until 30 days after the expiration of the individual’s registration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>Unless the license is extended, revoked, or suspended, the license of an EMD is valid:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In the initial licensure period,  for at least 24 months, but not more than 32 months, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Applicants for EMD licensure who register with a national organization approved by the EMS Board between January 1 and June 30 are issued a license that is effective from the date of successful completion of all required certification examinations and expires on June 30, 2 years from the year of issuance; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicants for EMD licensure who register with a national organization approved by the EMS Board between July 1 and December 31 are issued a certificate that is effective from the date of successful completion of all required certification examinations and expires on December 31, 2 years from the year of issuance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In each subsequent licensure period, for a period of 2 years from the previous expiration date.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>