Common use of EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION AND SPECIAL PAY Clause in Contracts

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION AND SPECIAL PAY. Employees may be assigned as incident commanders, medical group supervisors or other command functions at emergency medical incidents. Therefore, all employees shall be expected to be trained and certified, and to maintain certification as an EMT-1 and/or EMT/P as a condition of employment. The Department will provide recertification training to all employees. Should any employee lose EMT certification for any reason, EMT special pay as provided for below shall be discontinued at the beginning of the pay period following loss of the certification Effective November 20, 2011, the EMT special pay specified above was discontinued. In lieu of the specified amounts, 3% was added to the regular base salary of each salary schedule. In addition, each eligible Assistant Chief and Battalion Chief shall receive $115 biweekly for such certification.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION AND SPECIAL PAY. Employees may be assigned as incident commanders, medical group supervisors or other command functions at emergency medical incidents. Therefore, all employees shall be expected to be trained and certified, and to maintain certification as an EMT-1 and/or EMT/P as a condition of employment. The Department will provide recertification training to all employees. Should any employee lose EMT certification for any reason, EMT special pay as provided for below shall be discontinued at the beginning of the pay period following loss of the certification certification. Effective November 20, 2011, the EMT special pay specified above was discontinued. In lieu of the specified amounts, 3% was added to the regular base salary of each salary schedule. In addition, each Each eligible Assistant Chief and Battalion Chief shall receive $115 biweekly for such certification.