RP>JS ->Your portrayal is analogous like saying if you have an aircraft
RP>   ->crash (nobody wants one of those in their area, anywhere!), the
RP>   ->FAA, DEA, and ATF automatically responds with all the local
RP>   ->authorities, although there is no legal arrangement on paper
RP>   ->between the feds, city, county and state jurisdictions, and
RP>   ->you're gonna sit here and tell me that the local cops are going
RP>   ->to arrest the FAA, DEA, and ATF for interfering? ROFLMAO!!!!
John, your analogy does not hold water. Unlike the agencies that you 
mention above, the National Registry is NOT a federal agency. It is a 
private organization that administers the EMT and paramedic 
certification process for states that want it to. The NR has no 
authority to do anything at all. 
RP>Can you explain the rationale of Ohio in requiring all prospective
RP>EMTs/Paramedics to pass the NR exam, but then doesn't require anyone
RP>to keep it up? All you have to do is meet the state CE requirements
RP>and you stay state-certified.
Massachusetts does the same thing for paramedics. The rationale is that 
it is a lot cheaper to have someone else do the initial testing, since 
it costs a lot to write a valid examination. Recertification is easy, 
since all that it requires is ConEd, Refresher, ACLS, and CPR. 
Gary
þ CMPQwk 1.42 129 þApathists of the world...ahh, forget it.
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