(1) A first responder may, subject to the provisions of this section, perform any procedure: (a) Specified in t he most recent curriculum of the United States Department of Transportation training course for first responders; and (b) Any additional procedure authorized by the board by administrative regulation. (2) When there is a change in the United States Departm ent of Transportation curriculum for first responders or the board approves an additional skill or procedure by administrative regulation, no person who was not trained under that curriculum shall perform any activity or procedure authorized by the new curriculum or administrative regulation unless the person has been trained according to the new curriculum or administrative regulation and demonstrates competency in the new knowledge or skill. Competency in a new skill shall be demonstrated through a return demonstration to a competent evaluator. If the board adopts the new procedure or skill, the board shall promulgate an administrative regulation specifying the new procedure, training requirements, examination requirements, and a time period during which t he first responder shall successfully complete the new material or lose his or her certification as a first responder. (3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, nothing in this section shall prevent an employer from exercising reasonable fi scal control over the costs of providing emergency medical services to its citizens nor to prevent the employer from exercising any reasonable control over first responders providing emergency medical care on behalf of a licensed entity or other provider. (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit utilization of any certified first responder for the purpose of such individual working with primary responsibility and duties limited to hospitals, physician's offices, clinics, or other definitive care facilities, except as a first responder trainee or as a full -time instructor of first responders.
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