§453-34  Licensure consistent with levels of practice; licensure of emergency medical technician 1.  (a)  The Hawaii medical board shall issue licenses upon application therefor, consistent with the following levels of practice:

     (1)  Emergency medical technician 1;

     (2)  Emergency medical technician;

     (3)  Advanced emergency medical technician; or

     (4)  Mobile intensive care technician or paramedic.

     (b)  Beginning July 1, 2022, the Hawaii medical board shall accept applications for licensure as an emergency medical technician 1; provided that the applicant shall:

     (1)  Demonstrate successful completion of a Hawaii medical board-approved emergency medical technician course that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for Emergency Medical Technicians;

     (2)  Provide a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;

     (3)  Demonstrate proficiency in basic life support for health care providers;

     (4)  Demonstrate successful completion of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians emergency medical technician cognitive examination and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians psychomotor examination;

     (5)  Pay any fees assessed in amounts equivalent to fees paid by emergency medical technicians pursuant to section 16-53-21.5, Hawaii Administrative Rules; and

     (6)  Meet any other requirements determined by the Hawaii medical board.

     (c)  Any emergency medical technician 1 licensed under this part shall document care in a pre-hospital emergency medical records system compatible with the emergency medical services system's pre-hospital medical records system.  Emergency medical technicians 1 shall:

     (1)  Practice under a physician or osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to this chapter; and

     (2)  Restrict their scope of practice to the performance of basic emergency medical care of patients. [L 2021, c 119, §§2, 13; am L 2022, c 65, §2; am L 2023, c 193, §1]