This manual is produced and distributed by the Office of EMS through consultation with the State EMS Advisory Board and its various committees. (The primary committees involved with the policy areas addressed by this manual are the Human Resources & Training Committee and the Medical Direction Committee.) Revisions and updates of these polices are made when a program or process addressed by this manual is changed, deleted or added to adapt to Office of EMS requirements or due to revisions of referenced state EMS regulations or the Code of Virginia.
Requests for revisions or updates may be initiated by Office of EMS staff, EMS educators, EMS providers, EMS agencies or the general public at any time. Upon receipt of a request or when an identified need for revision or update occurs, the Office of EMS staff will develop an initial DRAFT of any relevant revision or update and present these to the appropriate committee of the State EMS Advisory Board for review and comment. After presentation of the revision or update the Office of EMS staff will review the committee comments received and revise, delete or add the necessary policy(ies) as warranted.
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This is the first major revision of the Training Program Administration Manual in well over two years. The follow is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
1. an update from a paper-based format to an electronic, web-based format;
2. clarification of some of the most frequently questioned policies;
3. the addition of new policies for the ALS Training Funds program as well as policies for Intermediate Training Site Accreditation;
4. a major revamping of the Table of Contents and manual’s general navigation;
5. the renumbering of several existing policies in order to ensure adequate space for future policies.
The following chart shows the policies which were renumbered and cross-references the new policy number.
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New Policy # |
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T-200 |
EMS Procedure and Medication Schedule |
T-200 |
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T-205 |
Candidate Requirements for Full State Certification Testing |
T-202 |
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T-210 |
Required Evidence of Eligibility for Full Testing |
T-204 |
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T-215 |
Candidate Requirements for State Recertification |
T-206 |
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T-220 |
Recertification Examination Requirement |
T-208 |
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T-225 |
Basic and Advanced Life Support Written Examinations |
T-210 |
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T-230 |
Basic and Advanced Life Support Practical Examinations |
T-212 |
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T-235 |
General Examination Retest Policy Guidelines |
T-214 |
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T-240 |
Candidate Evidence of Eligibility for Retesting |
T-216 |
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T-245 |
Candidate Evidence of Eligibility for Recertification Testing |
T-218 |
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T-250 |
Examination Security and Review |
T-220 |
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T-255 |
Certificates of Completion |
T-222 |
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T-260 |
Certification Expiration Dates |
T-224 |
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T-265 |
Privilege of Certification and Field Practice Authority |
T-226 |
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T-270 |
Non-EMS Agency Practice |
T-228 |
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T-275 |
Falsifying Information |
T-230 |
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T-280 |
Certification Periods |
T-232 |
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T-285 |
Formal Reciprocity Certification |
T-234 |
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T-290 |
Legal Recognition Certification |
T-236 |
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T-295 |
Equivalency Challenge Certification |
T-238 |
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T-300 |
Provider Certification Reentry Program |
T-240 |
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T-305 |
Voluntary Inactivation of Certification |
T-242 |
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T-310 |
Reinstatement of Inactive Certification |
T-244 |
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This was an incremental change to the Training Program Administration Manual. The follow is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
1. an update of the ALS Training Funds policies to reflect the new requirements/changes for the new fiscal year. The policies that changed are: 305, 310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345, and 350
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This was an incremental change to the Training Program Administration Manual. The follow is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
1. Updates were made to the following polices in Section 1 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 005, 010, 035, 045, 055, 065, 070, 075, 110, 120, 125, 130, 135, and 140.
2. Updates were made to the following polices in Section 2 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 202, 204, 210, 212, 216, 218, and 240.
3. Updates were made to the old ALS Training Funds policies to reflect changes to the requirements for the new fiscal year as well as to the overall scope of the funding program. The policies that changed are: 305, 310, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345, and 350.
4. Updates were made to the following polices in Section 5 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 505, 550, and 565.
5. Updates were made to the following polices in Section 6 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 620 and 660.
6. Updates were made to the following polices in Section 7 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 705 and 710.
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This was an incremental change to the Training Program Administration Manual. The follow is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
Updates were made to the following polices in Section 2 of the manual to reflect current Office practice. The polices that changed are: 222 and 244.
Section 8 was added to the TPAM. The new polices in this section were enacted to reflect current Office processes and procedures dealing with online, web-based and 3rd Party continuing education (CE).
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This was an incremental change to the Training Program Administration Manual. The follow is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
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This was a major update to the Training Program Administration Manual in preparation for the transition to National Registry testing. The following is an overview of the changes made during this revision cycle. The manual’s changes include:
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