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7 AAC 26.172. Paramedic training courses. (a) An individual or organization may apply for approval of paramedic training courses within the state. An individual or organization applying for approval of a paramedic training course shall

(1) apply to the department for course approval at least 120 days before the first day of the class; a request for course approval must be made on a form provided by the department, and must include prospective class and laboratory schedules and requirements for clinical and field internship rotations;

(2) have a course coordinator certified in accordance with 7 AAC 26.174 who agrees to fulfill the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.176;

(3) agree to use a curriculum approved by the department that meets or exceeds applicable objectives set out in the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards, 2021, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.050(1)(A), and that includes

(A) a plan for and presentation of didactic instruction in accordance with accrediting body standards;

(B) a plan for and provision of clinical instruction in accordance with accrediting body standards; and

(4) provide evidence that sufficient medical and educational equipment, in reliable working condition, and other appropriate instructional materials will be available to meet the training needs of the paramedic training course;

(5) have a written agreement with a physician who meets the qualifications for a paramedic course medical director and agrees to fulfill the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.662(b);

(6) have written agreements with institutions and agencies that are to provide clinical experience to paramedic students; under an agreement, an institution or agency must agree to

(A) provide access to patients, in sufficient numbers and distributed by age and sex, who present common problems encountered in the delivery of advanced life support emergency patient care;

(B) assign students to sufficient clinical settings, including the operating room, recovery room, obstetrics, pediatrics, intensive care unit, psychiatric, respiratory therapy, coronary care unit, and the emergency department, in order to provide students with access to patients, in sufficient numbers and distributed by age and sex, who present common problems in the delivery of advanced life support pre-hospital emergency patient care; and

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(2) have a course coordinator certified in accordance with 7 AAC 26.174 who agrees to fulfill the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.176;

(A) a plan for and presentation of didactic instruction in accordance with accrediting body standards;

(B) a plan for and provision of clinical instruction in accordance with accrediting body standards; and

(5) have a written agreement with a physician who meets the qualifications for a paramedic course medical director and agrees to fulfill the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.662(b);

(6) have written agreements with institutions and agencies that are to provide clinical experience to paramedic students; under an agreement, an institution or agency must agree to

(A) provide access to patients, in sufficient numbers and distributed by age and sex, who present common problems encountered in the delivery of advanced life support emergency patient care;