Medical First Responder Training Authority and Program Approval

Training Authority Medical First Responder

The guidelines and minimum standards are set forth in order to establish a minimum level of training for the Medical First Responder in the State of Mississippi. These guidelines and minimum standards shall be met by all Medical First Responder courses in the state. BEMS may approve Medical First Responder programs if it is determined after review by the BEMS staff and the Medical Direction, Training and Quality Assurance Committee that the objectives of the training program equal or exceed those of the State of Mississippi. Additionally, organized EMS districts as recognized by BEMS, Mississippi State Department of Health, are authorized to provide this training. All Medical First Responder training programs must have BEMS approval prior to the start of class.

Request for approval of Medical First Responder training programs

A list of BEMS approved Medical First Responder training programs will be available at the BEMS office and on the BEMS website. Request for approval of Medical First Responder training programs not contained on the approved list shall be sent to BEMS with evidence and verification that:

• The Medical First Responder training program meets, at minimum, the requirements of the Medical First Responder curriculum as given in this Section.
• There are Medical First Responder instructor certification and re-certification requirements, including an evaluation of instructor terminal competencies, provided in the requested training program.
• All Medical First Responder classes must be at least 40 contact hours of instruction and lab with an additional eight hour CPR class for a total of 48 hours.
• All Medical First Responder class requests must be received by BEMS at minimum of 30 days prior to the start of class.

Note: Credentialed EMS instructors of BEMS as trained through the Mississippi EMS Instructor training program and in good standing, are considered as meeting the above requirement.

Approval must be given by the Medical Direction, Training and Quality Assurance Committee (MDTQA) and BEMS, prior to the start of any classes utilizing the proposed Medical First Responder training program. Questions? Contact Steven Jones at steven.jones@msdh.ms.gov or by calling 601.576.7031.

• Course Request and Instructor Verification Form
• Course Medical First Responder Initial-Completion Roster and Instructions