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Article 8. Emergency Medical Dispatchers. Rule 7 AAC 26.810. Purpose 7 AAC 26.815. Application for certification 7 AAC 26.820. Qualifications for certification 7 AAC 26.825. Scope of certified activities 7 AAC 26.830. Approved training courses 7 AAC 26.835. Term of certification 7 AAC 26.840. Recertification 7 AAC 26.810. Purpose. The purpose of 7 AAC 26.810 — 7 AAC 26.840 is to promote the health and safety of the people of Alaska by establishing uniform minimum standards for emergency medical dispatchers (EMD’s). These sections are intended to establish uniform minimum standards for certification of EMD’s who routinely give medical treatment advice and other instructions to callers over the telephone before the arrival of the emergency medical service at the scene of the emergency. Nothing in 7 AAC 26.810 — 7 AAC 26.840 is intended to require that public safety dispatchers who dispatch emergency medical services be certified EMD’s. (Eff. 4/7/96, Register 138) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.815. Application for certification. (a) A person applying for certification as an EMD shall apply in writing to the department on a form obtained from the department. (b) The application form will request the person’s name, age, mailing and, if different, geographical addresses, evidence that the person meets the requirements of 7 AAC 26.820, and other information the department considers necessary to determine whether the applicant has met the qualifications for certification outlined in 7 AAC 26.820.