Won’t state autonomy be affected by an outside accreditation process?
No. Individual state laws, rules, and requirements remain the central authority for who is authorized to provide EMS education in each state. States are free to establish or retain an approval process that may be provided by an accredited educational program. The CAAHEP accreditation process is designed to supplement and support state EMS offices in providing clear guidelines and standards for delivering education and is not designed for discipline or enforcement. Their standards are relatively broad since they apply to all types of programs throughout the United States. Individual states may have more specific requirements or implement standards related to issues in their locale. The precedence has already been established in health care through independent, non-state regulated peer-review processes such as The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.) Healthcare organizations participate in voluntary peer-review activities as an e
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