§ 1011.4. Denial, restriction or withdrawal of accreditation.

 (a)  The Department may deny, withdraw or condition the accreditation of an EMS training institute for one or more of the following:

   (1)  Failure to maintain compliance with the applicable criteria in §  1011.1 (relating to EMS training institutes).

   (2)  An absence of students in the program for 2 consecutive years.

 (b)  Before denying or withdrawing accreditation, or granting conditional accreditation, the Department will give written notice to the institute’s administrative director and the regional EMS council that the action is contemplated. The notice will identify reasons for the intended decision and will provide sufficient time for response.

 (c)  If an institute that applies for accreditation, or has its accreditation withdrawn or conditioned, disagrees with the decision of the Department, it may appeal the decision under 1 Pa. Code §  35.20 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff) if the decision was not issued by the agency head as defined in 1 Pa. Code §  31.3 (relating to definitions) and, if it disagrees with the decision of the agency head, it may file an appeal under 2 Pa.C.S. § §  501—508 and 701—704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law).

 (d)  Upon receipt of a written complaint describing conduct for which the Department may withdraw EMS training institute accreditation, the Department will:

   (1)  Initiate an investigation of the specific charges.

   (2)  Provide the EMS training institute with a copy of the complaint and request a response unless the Department determines that disclosure to the EMS training institute of the complaint will compromise the investigation or would be inappropriate for some other reason.

   (3)  Develop a written report of the investigation.

   (4)  Notify the complainant of the results of the investigation of the complaint, as well as the EMS training institute if the training institute has been officially apprised of the complaint or investigation. This notification does not include providing a copy of the written report developed under paragraph (3).

   The provisions of this §  1011.4 amended September 1, 1995, effective September 2, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 3685; amended October 13, 2000, effective October 14, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5363. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (256657) to (256658).