N.Y. Public Health Law § 3052: Establishment of a training program for emergency medical services personnel

§ 3052. Establishment of a training program for emergency medical

services personnel. 1. There is hereby established a training program

for emergency medical services personnel including, but not limited to,

first responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency

medical technicians and emergency vehicle operators.

2. The commissioner shall provide state aid within the amount

appropriated to entities such as local governments, regional emergency

medical services councils, and voluntary agencies and organizations to

conduct training courses for emergency medical services personnel and to

conduct practical examinations for certification of such personnel. The

commissioner shall establish a schedule for determining the amount of

state aid provided pursuant to this section.

a. Such schedule may include varying rates for distinct geographic

areas of the state and for various course sizes, giving special

consideration to areas with the most need for additional emergency

medical technicians. In determining the need for additional emergency

medical technicians, the commissioner shall use measurements such as the

average number of emergency medical technicians per ambulance service,

the ratio of emergency medical technicians per square mile, the average

number of calls per service and the percentage of calls to which an

emergency medical technician has responded, provided such data is

available to the commissioner.

b. Such schedule shall provide sufficient reimbursement to permit

sponsors to offer basic emergency medical technician courses which

adhere to curricula approved by the New York state emergency medical

services council and the commissioner without the need to charge tuition

to participants.

3. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide management advice and

technical assistance to regional emergency medical services councils,

county emergency medical services coordinators, and course sponsors and

instructors to stimulate the improvement of training courses and the

provision of courses in a manner which encourages participation. Such

advice and technical assistance may relate to, but need not be limited

to the location, scheduling and structure of courses.

4. The department is authorized, either directly or through

contractual arrangement, to develop and distribute training materials

for use by course instructors and sponsors, to recruit additional

instructors and sponsors and to provide training courses for

instructors.

5. The commissioner shall conduct a public service campaign to recruit

additional volunteers to join ambulance services targeted to areas in

need for additional emergency medical technicians.