(1) Effective January 1, 2004, examinations for endorsements conducted on behalf of the board must be conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the board.

(2) An EMS medical director shall be responsible for the conduct of all locally administered examinations and shall assure that all board policies and procedures are followed. EMS medical directors may delegate duties where appropriate, except in the case of first responder and basic EMT levels. The EMS medical director may not delegate the administration of the NREMT written examination for the EMT-F or EMT-B levels.

(3) Examination materials must be requested from the board by the EMS medical director on forms prescribed by the board 30 days prior to offering an examination. Examination materials will be sent to the medical director from the board office within seven working days of the request. EMS medical directors shall return the completed examination material within seven working days after the examination has been given.

(4) When conducting NREMT EMT-I and EMT-P examinations, the board shall designate the national registry representative. The EMS medical director shall request a NREMT representative on a form prescribed by the board not less than 90 days prior to the EMT-I or EMT-P examinations.