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Continuing Education Audit Policy

The Kansas Board of EMS Continuing Education Audit Policy (2017) can be viewed through the KBEMS Continuing Education Page, or directly at KBEMS Continuing Education Audit Policy

Continuing Education

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Continuing Education Audit Policy

Kansas Continuing Education Plan

Applying for Single Program Continuing Education

If your service or organization does not hold Long-term Program Provider status, Single Program Provider is the mechanism by which you can obtain approval to conduct continuing education.

Single Program Continuing Education Request for Approval forms must be completed and submitted by a Kansas certified Instructor-coordinator.

K.A.R. 109-5-6 states that applications must be received in the Board office a minimum of 30 days prior to the course offering.

Each course must be submitted separately. Courses that will be repeated identically can be submitted on one (1) form with multiple dates identified for the offerings.

K.A.R. 109-5-6 states that applications must include a schedule for the course and an evaluation tool to be used to determine if the course met the needs of those in attendance.

Applications are processed within four (4) business days of receipt in our office, on a first come – first serve basis, except during high volume times.

Education

Continuing Education

Initial Education

New Licensure Education Module Allows direct entry of CE Hours (no application)

In a major update to the Board of EMS Licensure portal, providers can now check their CE Hours and directly enter them in the same spot! Check out the tutorial here: How to Check and Enter Continuing Education

Education Incentive Grant Program

• Application for Funds
• Summary of Distribution

Initial Education

Click here to search the Approved Initial Courses of Instruction

Links

• Educational Resources

• Important Documents

• Operational Resources

• Agencies and Associations

Educational Resources

• • National Incident Management System (NIMS): www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system

  • Medical Skills Testing Site: http://www.traumamedic.com/id30.html

  • Maryland Fire Rescue: www.mfri.org

  • Brady EMS Instructor Section: https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/professional—career/ems—fire-science–brady-.html

  • Allied Health Schools, Find an EMS school: www.allalliedhealthschools.com

  • Education Agenda for the Future: www.ems.gov/pdf/education/EMS-Education-for-the-Future-A-Systems-Approach/EMS_Education_Agenda.pdf

  • National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards: www.ems.gov/pdf/National-EMS-Education-Standards-FINAL-Jan-2009.pdf

  • Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage: Addendum to the EMR Instructional Guidelines : www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/MUCC_Addendum_EMR.pdf

  • Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage: Addendum to the EMT Instructional Guidelines : www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/MUCC_Addendum_EMT.pdf

  • Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage: Addendum to the AEMT Instructional Guidelines: www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/MUCC_Addendum_AEMT.pdf

  • Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage: Addendum to the Paramedic Instructional Guidelines: www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/MUCC_Addendum_Paramedic.pdf

• Rapid Process for Emergency Changes to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model: www.ems.gov/pdf/Rapid-Process-Emergent-Changes-to-Scope-of-Practice-Model_September_2018.pdf

• 2017 National EMS Scope of Practice Model with changes: www.ems.gov/pdf/2017-National-EMS-Scope-Practice-Mode_Change-Notices-1-and-2.pdf

• National EMS Core Content: www.ems.gov/education.html

• 2018 National EMS Scope of Practice Model: https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/Prepublication-Display-Copy-2018-National-EMS-Scope-of-Practice-Model-20180929.pdf

• National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines, v. 2.2, January 2019: https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/National-Model-EMS-Clinical-Guidelines-2017-PDF-Version-2.2.pdf

Important Documents

• NHTSA Assessment
• Board Review of NHTSA Assessment

Operational Resources

• National Stroke Association Stroke Rapid Response™: https://www.stroke.org/en/professionals/stroke-resource-library/pre-hospitalems

• National Association of EMS Educators: www.naemse.org

• Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice (The EMS Compact): www.emscompact.gov

• National Library of Medicine: http://medlineplus.org

• Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education : capce.org

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

• ECG Library: www.ecglibrary.com

• Medical Dictionary Online: www.online-medical-dictionary.org

• Reading Abnormal 12 lead EKGs: http://urbanhealth.udmercy.edu/ekg/read.html

• Cardiovascular Medicine: www.fpnotebook.com/CV

• Catalog of Clinical Images: http://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalimg/browse.htm

Agencies and Associations

• Kansas Department of Health and Environment http://www.kdheks.gov/

• Kansas Trauma Program www.kstrauma.org

• Kansas EMT Association: http://www.kemta.org

• Kansas EMS Association: www.kemsa.org

• Kansas Region II: http://www.skems.com/

• Kansas Region III: http://www.ksregion3ems.org/

• Kansas Region IV: http://www.kansasemsregion4.org/

• Kansas Region V: http://www.region5ems.com

• Kansas Region VI: http://www.region6ems.org

• Kansas Emergency Management: www.kansastag.gov/kdem_default.asp

• State of Kansas Agency List

• Mid-America Regional Council (KC): www.marc.org/Emergency-Services-9-1-1

• KU Fire & Rescue Training Institute: www.kuce.org/fire

• Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov

• US Fire Administration: www.usfa.fema.gov

• National Registry: www.nremt.org

• American Heart Association: http://americanheart.org

• American Ambulance Association: www.the-aaa.org

• International Association of Fire Chiefs: www.iafc.org

• EMS News and Information: www.ems1.com/ems-news

• Firehouse.com: www.firehouse.com

• Fire Department Training Network: www.fdtraining.com

• Fitch and Associates: www.fitchassoc.com

• Page, Wolfberg & Wirth: www.pwwemslaw.com

Application for Funds – EIG

Education Incentive Grant Program

Application for Funds

Effective January 1, 2017 a service must be providing regular data submission into KEMSIS or actively working toward regular data submission into KEMSIS to be eligible for application to this grant.

• Introduction
• Eligibility
• EIG Map
• Request Criteria
• Obligation
• Student Obligation
• Service's Obligation
• Funding Amounts
• Distribution of Funding
• Documentation
• EIG Obligation Fulfillment form
• Submission
• Military and Low Income Request for Funding

Introduction

The 2022 Legislature, along with the support of the Governor, approved the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) $375,000 budgeted for FY 2023 to aid rural ambulance services in recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers. The money will be awarded in the form of "education and training incentive grants" to licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas.

The purpose of the money is to assist rural and frontier services with the costs associated with becoming a certified EMS provider. It must be clearly understood and agreed upon by the operator of the ambulance service that any dollars awarded through this grant program cannot be used to supplant dollars budgeted to the service. A "Memorandum of Agreement" between the operator and KBEMS addressing this stipulation is included with the grant application. Also required is a "Memorandum of Agreement" between the student and the service which stipulates their responsibility. The grant monies awarded must be utilized as specified in the grant criteria.

The application for Education Incentive Grant (EIG) funds must be submitted by the licensed ambulance service. To be eligible for receiving grant funds, the service must be currently licensed with KBEMS. Money may be requested for classes that start on or after July 1, 2022.

Eligibility

Those eligible for EIG funding would be licensed "ground" services providing care in a frontier, rural, or densely settled rural county or city, based on U.S. census data. (See map below).

Frontier (less than 6.0 people per square mile) Rural (6.0 to 19.9 people per square mile)

Densely settled rural (20.0 to 39.9 people per square mile)

An eligible student for this program is "a person who agrees to fulfill their year(s) of obligated service with a qualifying licensed ambulance service". The student must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the Memorandum of Agreement.

All applications will be accepted, but only services located in frontier or rural counties are eligible for funding in the first 3 months of each grant cycle. (July 1 through September 30 and January 1 through March 31).

After the third month of each cycle, (October 1 and April 1) EMS services located in cities with populations less than 2,000 would also be eligible for funding (Burrton, Mount Hope, Caney, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Canton, Moundridge, Lindsborg, Marquette, Buhler, Haven, Pretty Prairie, Hoisington, Claflin, and Ellinwood,). Although the cities are located in urban or semi-urban counties, the population density of the cities listed are rural, or densely settled rural.

After the fourth month of each cycle, (November 1 and May 1) the program would open to the densely settled rural counties (blue crosses) and densely settled rural cities with a population between 2,000 and 5,000 (Halstead, Cherryvale, Hesston and Clearwater).

Only EMS services located in frontier, rural, or densely settled rural counties or cities are eligible. Substations are not eligible. If a service is licensed in a city or county based on EIG eligibility, to obtain eligibility in another city or county area of operation, an additional license would be necessary to identify the city or county as a separate licensed ground service based on the above criteria. For-profit services are not eligible for funding until the after third month and awards will only be approved at 50% per individual (paramedic awards are exempt).

EIG Map

(Please click on the map below to see the counties that qualify for EIG grant funding).

Request Criteria

Grant money may be requested based on the following three criteria:

• First priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of recruiting EMS providers and cost of the initial courses of training for EMS providers and instructor-coordinators.
• Second priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of continuing education for EMS providers and instructor-coordinators.
• Third priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of education for EMS providers and instructor-coordinators who are obtaining a post-secondary education degree.

Obligation

The student receiving grant funding agrees to participate as an active EMS provider for the named service (as described on the MOA) for a minimum of one or two years based on certification level:

• The student receiving grant funding for an EMR, EMT, or AEMT initial course of instruction agrees to work for the named service (as described on the MOA) for a minimum of 20 hours per month for twelve consecutive months of service as required by the sponsoring organization/requesting agency. The sponsoring organization/requesting agency will schedule the EMS provider for a minimum of 20 hours per month.
• The student receiving grant funding for a Paramedic initial course of instruction agrees to work for the named service (as described on the MOA) for a minimum of 20 hours per month for 24 consecutive months of service as required by the sponsoring organization/requesting agency. The sponsoring organization/requesting agency will schedule the EMS provider for a minimum of 20 hours per month.
• Instructor Coordinator – teach (at a minimum) one (1) EMR course or one (1) EMT course within 24 months of gaining Kansas certification as an Instructor Coordinator, in a location agreed upon by the sponsoring organization.

Time periods for obligations listed above begin on the date the individual gains Kansas certification at the applicable level.

Student Obligation

• If the student fails to meet this agreed upon service obligation, or drops out of the course prior to completion, the student will be required to repay the full amount of the grant monies awarded through the Licensed Ambulance Service. The student is responsible for repayment.
• If the student academically fails the course, or is denied to take the certification exam, the student will be required to repay fifty (50) percent of the grant monies awarded through the Licensed Ambulance Service. The student is responsible for repayment.
• If the student is unsuccessful in gaining certification after all allowed attempts at the certification exam, the student will not be required to repay any of the grant monies awarded through the Licensed Ambulance Service.
• If the student does not make all allowed attempts at certification exam, the student will be required to repay 100% of the grant monies. The student is responsible for repayment.
• The grant monies must be utilized as specified in the grant criteria.

Service's Obligation

• The licensed ambulance service will offer the student a minimum of 20 hours per month for the required consecutive months. If the licensed ambulance service fails to schedule the student for a minimum of 20 hours per month, the licensed ambulance service agrees to immediately remit to KBEMS the full grant award.

Funding Amounts

• Initial Course of Instruction – The following figures are the maximum allowed per student for KBEMS approved Initial Course of Instruction through this grant program:

EMR – $320.

EMT – $1,150.

AEMT – $1,500.

Paramedic – $5,110.

Instructor Coordinator – $800.

If the actual costs are less, the smaller amount should be used when requesting funds.

Documentation detailing the costs incurred by student to attend class should be included with application. This documentation should either be on official letterhead, an enrollment schedule, a transcript, syllabus, or a receipt provided to the student. If funds are being requested for Instructor/Coordinator certification, documentation of the cost associated with the approved course must be submitted.

NOTE: The grant funds may only be utilized for the costs associated with tuition and books (lab fees, equipment required for the course such as stethoscopes, and insurance fees required for the course are permissible). Funds may not be used to purchase computers or pay for examination fees.

Continuing Education – Funds requested for KBEMS approved or CAPCE approved Continuing Education purposes will be awarded at a maximum of $7.50 per hour of approved continuing education per EMS provider (with appropriate documentation) up to $70.00.

If the actual costs are less, the smaller amount should be used when requesting funds.

Distribution of Funding

Funding will be divided between the 1st half (cycle) of the fiscal year (July 1 to December 31) and the second half (cycle) of the fiscal year (January 1 to June 30). As the Education Incentive Grant program will be operated in two separate funding cycles, possible changes in funding, criteria, or documentation may be noted during the second cycle.

First half submissions will be accepted beginning July 1, 2022 and will be received until December 15, 2022. The first half monies will be used for classes that start between July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

Second half submissions will be accepted beginning December 1, 2022 and will be received through June 15, 2023. The second half monies will be used for classes that start between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023. Distribution of funds should begin January 1, 2023. Classes beginning during the 1st half (cycle) are ineligible for financing with the 2nd half (cycle) funds.

Licensed Ambulance Services receiving grant monies for Paramedic courses will be required to retain the full amount awarded, and pay and/or reimburse costs associated with the tuition, books, and lab fees, up to the amount awarded. (They will not be allowed to pay the student the entire amount up front.) At the conclusion of the Paramedic course, the Licensed Ambulance Service will be responsible to repay KBEMS any grant monies not used.

Documentation

• Initial Course of Instruction – Grant monies for KBEMS approved EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic, and Instructor Coordinator courses will be disbursed to the Licensed Ambulance Service only upon KBEMS receiving all of the following:

Education Incentive Grant Program Request for Funding;

Documentation detailing the costs incurred by student to attend class.  This documentation should either be on official letterhead, an enrollment schedule, a transcript, syllabus, or a receipt provided to the student.

Memorandum of Agreement Student Form EMR,EMT,AEMT; Check the form page for your case.

Memorandum of Agreement Service Form; and.

Verification of students' enrollment/registration in a KBEMS approved course of instruction, with the course number indicated.

Within 10 days from the date of last class, the following documentation is required:

The Instructor has 10 days from the date of last class to submit the KBEMS student roster to KBEMS verifying each student's status of passed, failed, or dropped. Failure to provide the Course Completion Verification (KBEMS student roster sheet) will result in revocation of funding and the repayment of funds to KBEMS.

• Continuing Education – Per portions of K.A.R. 109-5-3, requested grant monies for KBEMS approved or CAPCE approved Continuing Education courses will be disbursed to the Licensed Ambulance Service only upon KBEMS receiving all of the following:

Educational objectives;

Qualification of Instructor;

Date and time of each EMS continuing education course; and

Education Incentive Grant Program Request for Funding;

Continuing Education Form with name, social security number of EMS providers, number of hours, and amount requested; and

Signed Roster, upon completion of continuing education course, verifying number of hours completed for each EMS provider.

EIG Fulfillment Form:

The EIG Obligation Fulfillment form will be used by service directors to track each grant recipient's progress toward fulfillment of all obligations.  The form should be submitted to KBEMS as soon as the student stops completing their obligation or finishes it.

Submission

The Request for Funding application and Memorandums of Agreement may be submitted no earlier than 30 days prior to the first day of class. The service then has a maximum of 30 days, from the date of application, to provide any remaining documentation. After that time period, if all required documentation has not been received by KBEMS, the funds "reserved" will be redistributed.

Military and Low Income Request for Funding
A new two year study began July 1, 2018 to provide a grant incentive to Military and Low Income applicants, and it will continue beyond the initial timeframe. This incentive is designed to assist in gaining certification by defraying costs for examination and/or application fees. Funding will be provided from EIG funds that were expended and have been collected from those that failed to meet the current grant requirements. For more information click here. To apply complete the Military & Low Income Request for funding form.

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