OAR 333-264-0100: Course Director Qualifications and Responsibilities for EMR Courses

(1) An ambulance service or entity that has been approved by the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) to conduct an EMR course must have a qualified course director. (2) An EMR course director must: (a) Have appropriate training and experience to fulfill the role and have the credentials that demonstrate such training and experience; (b) Be currently licensed in Oregon as an EMT or higher and in good standing with the Authority, or be a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician associate, or physician; (c) Have a minimum of three years of prehospital care experience; (d) Hold a current Basic Life Support (BLS) provider card or proof of course completion that meets or exceeds the American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) guidelines (this course must include a practical skills evaluation); and (e) Have successfully completed one of the following: (A) The National Association of EMS Educators Level 1 Instructor I course; (B) The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Instructor I course; (C) Have at least 40 hours of the Instructor Development Program offered by the DPSST; (D) A minimum of three college credits in adult educational theory and practice or vocational educational theory and practice from an accredited institution of higher learning; (E) A minimum of three years working as a full time EMT or higher with a licensed ambulance service and has experience conducting training; or (F) Other instructor course approved by the Authority. (3) An EMR course director: (a) Is responsible for course planning, scheduling of instructional activities, monitoring of student learning, assuring consistency of instruction, and issuing student grades; (b) Is responsible for coordinating and conducting the final student competency evaluations as prescribed by the Authority; (c) Is the primary instructor, who instructs, is present at, or facilitates at least 50 percent of the course, unless this requirement is waived by the Authority in advance; (d) Must ensure, if additional or guest instructors are used, that the instructor is qualified to teach the subject matter, meets requirements set forth in OAR 333-264-0050,follows the course curriculum, and meets course objectives for that subject; and (e) Must have written documentation showing whether a student has successfully completed an EMS provider course as described in OAR 333-264-0140.