(1) On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall adopt rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for community paramedics including standards for:(a) The department's issuance of an endorsement in community paramedicine to an emergency medical service provider;(b) Verifying an emergency medical service provider's competency to be endorsed as a community paramedic. The standards must include a requirement that the emergency medical service provider has obtained from an accredited paramedic training center or an accredited college or university a certificate of completion for a course in community paramedicine with competency verified by a passing score on an examination offered nationally and recognized in Colorado for certifying competency to serve as a community paramedic.(c) Continuing competency to maintain a community paramedic endorsement.(2) Rules adopted under this section supersede any rules of the Colorado medical board regarding the matters set forth in this part 2.Added by 2016 Ch. 260, § 2, eff. 6/8/2016.L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1062, § 2, effective June 8.
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