(1) An individual, corporation, partnership, or any other organization may not initiate or conduct any initial courses for EMT instruction without prior approval of the board or its designee.

(2) Program or course approval applications must be submitted on a form prescribed by the board with appropriate fees. The application must designate a medical director and lead instructor.

(3) Completed applications will be reviewed for compliance with board statutes, rules, board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures. The board or its designee may request such additional information or clarification of information provided in the application as it deems reasonably necessary.

(4) Incomplete applications will be returned. The medical director and/or lead instructor may correct any deficiencies, complete any requirements necessary for course approval at the level applied for, and resubmit the application to the board. Failure to resubmit the application within one year will be treated as a voluntary withdrawal of the application and all fees will be forfeited.

(5) The medical director and/or lead instructor may voluntarily withdraw the course approval application prior to the one-year deadline provided in (4), by writing to the board. All fees submitted will be forfeited.

(6) After withdrawal of an application, a new program or course approval application may be submitted including all supporting documentation and appropriate fees to begin the course approval process.

(7) The board or its designee shall approve EMT training courses that comply with current board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures.

(a) Program approvals of multiple courses offered by a single provider may be approved for up to one year without reapplication and approval.

(b) Single courses must be approved on an individual basis.

(8) The board shall not approve an EMT training course which does not comply with current board-approved USDOT curriculum including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures.

(a) The board shall provide in writing the reason for course denial to the course applicant.

(b) The board may cancel approval of training courses for failure to comply with any of the requirements of this subchapter, providing false information, or failure to provide the board or its designee access to the course and/or other information necessary to assure compliance with board statutes and rules.

(9) In the event the board's designee disapproves an EMT training course, the application will be considered by the board during the next regularly scheduled board meeting or the lead instructor and/or medical director may request in writing an alternate regularly scheduled board meeting.

(10) A lead instructor may conduct required EMT refresher courses without preapproval from the board. The lead instructor must maintain all course records, demonstrating that NSC had been utilized and student performance is documented. All course records shall be made available for auditing purposes.