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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XVI PUBLIC HEALTH
  4. Chapter 111C EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM
  5. Section 9B Waiver to veterans or military medics of the United States armed forces applying to be an emergency medical technician

Section 9B

Section 9B: Waiver to veterans or military medics of the United States armed forces applying to be an emergency medical technician

[ Text of section added by 2024, 178, Sec. 46 effective August 8, 2024. ]

  Section 9B. (a) The department may grant a waiver to veterans or military medics of the United States armed forces applying to be an emergency medical technician consistent with standards established pursuant to clause (26) of subsection (b) of section 3 if the completed courses or training required by the United States armed forces are substantially equivalent to training consistent with this chapter for emergency medical technicians.

  (b) The applicant for a waiver pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit sufficient proof of completion of the substantially equivalent courses and training to the department.

  (c) No veteran or military medic applying to be an emergency medical technician who has completed substantially equivalent emergency training with the United States armed forces, as determined by the department, shall be required to complete the same training for EMT certification or licensing in the commonwealth.

  (d) The department shall issue a verification of emergency medical technician education and training equivalency if the department determines the completed courses or training required by the United States armed forces are substantially equivalent to training consistent with this chapter for emergency medical technicians.