2011 Butler County EMST Transition Program
 This page has been designed as a resource for all Kansas Certified EMS Attendants who serve the citizens of Butler County as members and co-responders of the Emergency Medical Services Team (EMST). Butler County EMS and all members of the EMST are dedicated to ensuring that all motivated EMST responders will receive every opportunity to successfully complete certification transition in accordance with the Kansas 2011 EMS Scope of Practice changes.
EMST TRANSITION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT
All Butler County EMST co-responders planning on transitioning their EMS certification through the 2011 EMST Program Offerings MUST enroll in the EMST Transition Program. Enrollment is only required once, is simple, and can be done online right now! Click the link below to get started!
>>> CLICK HERE TO ENROLL NOW <<<
MONTHLY EMT TRANSITION CLASS ENROLLMENT
Those that are transitioning their EMT certification MUST attend at least one EMT course each month from January through September to successfully complete EMT certification transition. Utilize this form to enroll each month in the class of your choice--be sure to enroll each month for the class of your choice--all EMT class enrollments are due by 17:00 on the first day of each month.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ONLINE MONTHLY EMT CLASS ENROLLMENT
TRANSITION... WHAT AM I GOING TO HAVE TO DO?
We encourage all responders that will be participating in the transition process to visit the official Kansas EMS Transition Website at http://kansasemstransition.com. This website is provided by the Friesen Group, the developers of the Kansas EMS Transition Program Courses. At this website you can review and obtain various documents related to the transition process and review the curriculum of the various transition programs.
If you would like a quick overview, here's the rundown on what is required to transition at each certification level:
 KS CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS
Certified First Responders will transition to Certified Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
-The FR to EMR transition course consists of 16 hours of transition course training.
-Current First Responders whose certification will expire December 31st of 2010 must complete the current standards for re-certification before their 2010 expiration date. After doing so, you will be issued a new certification that will expire December 31st, 2012 and then you MUST complete your transition training prior to December 31st, 2012.
-Current First Responders whose certification will expire on December 31st, 2011
MUST complete transition training prior to December 31st, 2011.
KS CERTIFIED EMT-BASICS (EMT-B)
Certified EMT-Bs will transition to EMT
 -The EMT-B to EMT transition course consists of 28 hours of transition course training.
-Current EMT-Bs whose certification will expire December 31st of 2010 must complete the current standards for re-certification before their 2010 expiration date. After doing so, you will be issued a new certification that will expire December 31st, 2012 and you MUST complete your transition training prior to December 31st, 2012
--Current EMT-Bs whose certification will expire on December 31st, 2011
MUST complete transition training prior to December 31st, 2011.
KS CERTIFIED EMT-INTERMEDIATES (EMT-I)
Certified EMT-Is will transition to Advanced EMT (AEMT)
 -The EMT-I to AEMT transition course represents the most significant academic and time commitment of the Kansas Scope of Practice Transition. In order to transition from EMT-I to AEMT the attendant must complete 116 hours of transition course training.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Although the time allowed to complete the EMT-I to AEMT transition is longer than the time allowed for the other transition levels (due to the significantly higher content requirements) the current Butler County EMST Transition Plan will offer the courses necessary to transition to AEMT during 2011, so please plan on completing your AEMT transition in 2011!
-Current EMT-Is whose certification will expire December 31st of 2010 must complete the current standards for re-certification before their 2010 expiration date. After doing so, you will be issued a new certification that will expire December 31st, 2012. After that, you MUST complete your transition training prior to December 31st, 2014
-Current EMT-Is whose certification will expire on December 31st, 2011
MUST complete transition training prior to December 31st 2013.
Remember, despite these allowed time frames, plan on completing your EMT-I to AEMT transition in 2011!
KS CERTIFIED MICTs
After the new Kansas Scope of Practice is enacted, the title "Mobile Intensive Care Technician" or MICT will no longer be utilized in Kansas. Instead, certified MICTs will be referred to legally as "Paramedic." However, other than this title change, current MICT certified EMS attendants are NOT required to complete any transition courses and will only need to obtain their usual continuing education. After 2010, your certification card will change in title to "Paramedic."
BCEMS COMMITMENT TO EMST
 The Butler County EMS education and clinical staff are dedicated to ensuring that all Butler County EMST medical responders have ample opportunity to complete the training and education associated with the Kansas Scope of Practice transition.
We are currently developing the courses and training programs with the intent of completing the vast majority of the transition education hours during the calendar year of 2011. IF YOU ARE A BUTLER COUNTY EMST MEMBER, PLEASE PLAN ON COMPLETING YOUR TRANSITION EDUCATION IN 2011!
PLEASE CONTINUE VISITING THIS WEBPAGE! As planning develops and is completed, course materials, plan updates, student manuals, and all the information needed for each EMST Member to successfully complete the transition process will be able to be found on this webpage!
PLEASE CHECK BACK TO THIS PAGE OFTEN! AS PLANS, COURSES, AND TRANSITION OFFERINGS ARE DEVELOPED, THIS PAGE WILL BECOME YOUR RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND COURSE MATERIALS!!
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