Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 1501:10-1-04 | Mine medical responder.

                                                
(A) Training requirements. A mine medical
		  responder, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, shall be trained
		  and certified in accordance with this rule. Mine medical responder training
		  shall include all of the following:
(1) An initial mine
			 medical responder training course of a minimum of eighty-three hours, taught by
			 a mine medical responder certification instructor. The training course shall be
			 developed by the mine safety program of the division of mineral resources
			 management and approved by the chief and shall include a course agenda and
			 material that specifically focus on treating injuries and illnesses associated
			 with underground coal mining;
(2) A final examination,
			 developed by the mine safety program of the division of mineral resources
			 management and approved by the chief, taken at the completion of the initial
			 training course, that directly measures the skills, abilities and learned
			 proficiencies of the student. Part of this examination shall be written; part
			 shall be verbal and hands-on, during which the student shall exhibit acquired
			 skills and proficiencies for the treatment of injured miners including
			 splinting, bandaging, control of bleeding and preparation for
			 transport;
(3) A mine medical
			 responder refresher training course of a minimum of sixteen hours every two
			 years following initial certification as a mine medical responder, taught by a
			 mine medical responder certification instructor. The training course shall be
			 developed by the mine safety program of the division of mineral resources
			 management and approved by the chief and shall include a course agenda and
			 material that specifically focus on treating injuries and illnesses associated
			 with underground coal mining; and
(4) Any other
			 requirements, criteria or procedures that the chief determines are necessary
			 regarding the training, examination, and refresher training of mine medical
			 responders.
(B) Eligibility requirements for mine
		  medical responder.
(1) Persons with a
			 current EMT or paramedic certificate.
(a) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic, as defined in section
				1565.15 of the Revised Code, whose certification is current shall automatically
				receive the mine medical responder certification upon submission to the chief
				of an application for certification and presentation of his or her current EMT
				or paramedic certificate. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic from a state other
				than Ohio shall also submit to the chief a letter from the certifying authority
				stating that the applicant's EMT or paramedic certification is current and
				in good standing in that state.
(b) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who automatically receives
				the mine medical responder certification under paragraph (B)(1)(a) of this rule
				and who does not renew his or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic certificate
				pursuant to rule 4765-8-04 of the Administrative Code shall continue to meet
				the requirements of a mine medical responder provided he or she applies for and
				successfully completes the mine medical responder refresher training course
				described in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule during the same calendar year as the
				date of the expiration of his or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic certificate.
				This person shall attend the entire mine medical responder refresher training
				course in order to successfully complete it.
(2) Persons applying for
			 initial mine medical responder training and certification. A person who applies
			 for initial training, examination, and certification as a mine medical
			 responder shall:
(a) Be able to read and write the English language;
				and
(b) Show proof of successful completion of new miner training,
				which shall include all parts of the new miner training required under 30
				C.F.R. 48.5 with the exception of the approximately eight hours of training
				that shall be given at the minesite as required under paragraph (a) of 30
				C.F.R. 48.5.
(C) Fees for initial training,
		  examination, and refresher training.
(1) An applicant for
			 initial training as a mine medical responder shall pay a non-refundable fee of
			 two hundred fifty dollars, submitted on the first day of the initial mine
			 medical responder training course.
(2) An applicant for the
			 mine medical responder final examination shall pay a non-refundable fee of two
			 hundred fifty dollars, submitted at the time the examination is
			 taken.
(3) An applicant applying
			 to retake part or all of the final examination shall pay a non-refundable fee
			 of fifty dollars, submitted at the time the examination is
			 retaken.
(4) An applicant for mine
			 medical responder refresher training shall pay a non-refundable fee of one
			 hundred dollars, submitted on the first day of the mine medical responder
			 refresher training course.
(5) The fee shall not be
			 refunded if the applicant does not successfully complete the mine medical
			 responder training course, examination, or refresher training
			 course.
(6) Fees collected under
			 paragraph (C) of this rule shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit
			 of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the
			 Revised Code.
(D) Certification.
(1) The chief shall issue
			 a mine medical responder certificate to each applicant for mine medical
			 responder certification who successfully completes the initial mine medical
			 responder training course under paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and passes the
			 final examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
(a) The applicant shall attend all parts of the training course
				in order to successfully complete it.
(b) The applicant shall attain a grade of eighty per cent or
				higher on each part of the examination to pass.
(c) An applicant not attaining a passing grade on one part of the
				examination may apply to retake that part only. An applicant not attaining a
				passing grade on two or more parts of the examination shall wait at least
				thirty days and may then apply to retake the entire examination. The chief
				shall allow an applicant to retake the examination only one time.
(d) An applicant who fails to pass the examination after retaking
				all or part of it shall not be certified unless he or she again successfully
				completes the initial mine medical responder training course of paragraph
				(A)(1) of this rule and then passes the final examination of paragraph (A)(2)
				of this rule.
(2) Certification shall
			 expire two years after the date of issuance unless the mine medical responder
			 applies for and successfully completes the mine medical responder refresher
			 training course described in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule during the same
			 calendar year as the date of expiration of the certification. The mine medical
			 responder shall attend the entire refresher training course in order to
			 successfully complete it. The mine safety program of the division of mineral
			 resources management shall establish a regular schedule for mine medical
			 responder refresher training.
(3) A person who allows
			 his or her mine medical responder certification to expire may apply to the
			 chief for recertification, including with the application a detailed
			 explanation of why the certification was not renewed on time. The chief shall
			 review such an application on a case-by-case basis and shall determine whether
			 the person may be recertified by successfully completing the mine medical
			 responder refresher training course of paragraph (A)(3) of this rule or by
			 successfully completing the initial mine medical responder training course and
			 passing the final examination of paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this
			 rule.
(E) Credentials for mine medical
		  responder certification instructors. A mine medical responder certification
		  instructor shall be:
(1) An employee of the
			 division of mineral resources management who is an EMT-basic, EMT-I or
			 paramedic, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code;
(2) An EMT-basic, EMT-I
			 or paramedic, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, contracted by
			 the division of mineral resources management to provide mine medical responder
			 instruction; or
(3) An EMT-basic, EMT-I
			 or paramedic who meets the requirements of paragraph (F) of this
			 rule.
(F) Mine medical responder training
		  provided by an operator. A operator of an underground coal mine who wishes to
		  provide mine medical responder training for his or her own employees shall
		  follow the requirements and modified fee structure of paragraph (F) of this
		  rule.
(1) Mine medical
			 responder certification instructors hired by an operator. An operator may use
			 an employee or a contracted worker to conduct the initial mine medical
			 responder training of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and the mine medical
			 responder refresher training of paragraph (A)(3) of this rule provided the
			 employee or contracted worker is an EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic, as defined
			 in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, who meets the following
			 requirements:
(a) The EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic shall apply to the chief to
				be approved as a mine medical responder certification instructor, successfully
				complete the initial mine medical responder training course of paragraph (A)(1)
				of this rule, pass the examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, and pay
				the fees required under paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule. An
				EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic from a state other than Ohio shall also submit to
				the chief a letter from the certifying authority stating that the
				applicant's EMT or paramedic certification is current and in good standing
				in that state. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who meets the requirements of
				this paragraph shall be approved by the chief as a mine medical responder
				certification instructor; and 
(b) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who is approved by the chief
				as a mine medical responder certification instructor shall annually submit to
				the chief documentation to show that his or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic
				certification is current.
(2) Initial mine medical
			 responder training. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who is approved by the
			 chief as a mine medical responder certification instructor under paragraph
			 (F)(1) of this rule shall use the initial mine medical responder training
			 course of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule to conduct initial mine medical
			 responder training and shall complete and sign an MSHA form 5000-23 for each
			 applicant who, pursuant to paragraph (D)(1)(a) of this rule, successfully
			 completes the initial mine medical responder training. The applicant shall
			 submit a copy of the completed and signed MSHA form 5000-23 to the chief when
			 applying to take the final examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this
			 rule.
(3) Mine medical
			 responder refresher training. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who is approved
			 by the chief as a mine medical responder certification instructor under
			 paragraph (F)(1) of this rule shall use the refresher training course of
			 paragraph (A)(3) of this rule to conduct mine medical responder refresher
			 training and shall complete and sign an MSHA form 5000-23 for each applicant
			 who, pursuant to paragraph (D)(2) of this rule, successfully completes the
			 refresher training. The applicant shall submit a copy of the completed and
			 signed MSHA form 5000-23 to the chief to show that he or she has met the
			 refresher training requirements of paragraph (D)(2) of this rule.
(4) Modified fee
			 structure for mine medical responder training provided by an operator. An
			 applicant for initial mine medical responder training who is being trained
			 pursuant to paragraph (F)(2) of this rule shall not pay the fee required under
			 paragraph (C)(1) of this rule. An applicant for mine medical responder
			 refresher training who is being trained pursuant to paragraph (F)(3) of this
			 rule shall not pay the fee required under paragraph (C)(4) of this
			 rule.