(1) An individual, corporation, partnership, or any other organization may not initiate or conduct any initial courses for ECP instruction without prior approval of the board or its designee.

(2) Program or course approval applications must be submitted on a form prescribed by the board with appropriate fees.

(a) The application must designate a lead instructor. An application for an ALS course or a program must also designate a medical director.

(b) Applicants applying for approval of a program must complete and submit a board-approved self-study for BLS and ALS, with the original application.

(3) Completed applications will be reviewed for compliance with board statutes, rules, board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures. The board or its designee may request such additional information or clarification of information provided in the application as it deems reasonably necessary.

(4) Program applications require a site visit as a part of the review process to validate the self-study. Course applications may include a site visit.

(a) Site reviewers will include, but not be limited to, the state training coordinator and the state medical director.

(5) Nationally accredited programs meet all the requirements for program approval, but must submit an application and fee as prescribed by the board for approval by the board or its designee.

(a) Approval shall coincide with the nationally accredited approval renewal date.

(6) Incomplete applications will be returned. The medical director and/or lead instructor may correct any deficiencies, complete any requirements necessary for course approval at the level applied for, and resubmit the application to the board. Failure to resubmit the application within one year will be treated as a voluntary withdrawal of the application and all fees will be forfeited.

(7) The medical director and/or lead instructor may voluntarily withdraw the course or program application prior to the one-year deadline provided in (6) by writing to the board. All fees submitted will be forfeited.

(8) After withdrawal of an application, a new program or course approval application may be submitted, including all supporting documentation and appropriate fees to begin the course approval process.

(9) The board or its designee shall approve ECP training courses or a program that complies with current board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures.

(a) Program approvals of multiple courses offered by a single provider may be approved for five years without reapplication and approval.

(b) Single courses must be approved on an individual basis.

(10) The board shall not approve an ECP training course or program which does not comply with current board-approved USDOT curriculum, including revisions and statewide protocols, policies, and procedures.

(a) The board shall provide in writing the reason for course denial to the course applicant.

(b) The board may cancel approval of training courses or programs for failure to comply with any of the requirements of this subchapter, providing false information, or failure to provide the board or its designee access to the course, and/or other information necessary to assure compliance with board statutes and rules.

(11) In the event the board's designee disapproves an ECP training course or program, the application will be considered by the board during the next regularly scheduled board meeting, or the lead instructor and/or medical director may request in writing an alternate regularly scheduled board meeting.

(12) A lead instructor may coordinate required ECP refresher courses without preapproval from the board. The lead instructor must maintain all course records, demonstrating that USDOT curriculum has been utilized and student performance is documented. All course records shall be made available for auditing purposes.

(13) The board or their designee may conduct onsite visits of approved courses and programs to assure the content, quality, and accuracy of the application utilized for the course or program approval.

(14) An approved program is renewable and is renewed by the submission of a renewal application on a form prescribed by the board with appropriate fees prior to the expiration date of the approval; otherwise, a new application for program approval is required.