(a) The certifying entity, relevant employer, or LEMSA shall adhere to the provisions of this Chapter, in applicable situations, when investigating or implementing any actions for disciplinary cause.

(b) In order to take disciplinary or certification action on an EMT, Advanced EMT, or EMT-II, it must first be determined that a disciplinary cause has occurred by the applicant or certificate holder and there exists a threat to the public health and safety, as evidenced by the occurrence of any of the actions listed in Section 1798.200(c) of the Health and Safety Code by the applicant or certificate holder.

(c) An application for certification or recertification shall be denied without prejudice and does not require an administrative hearing, when an applicant does not meet the requirements for certification or recertification, including but not limited to, failure to pass a certification or recertification examination, lack of sufficient continuing education or documentation of a completed refresher course, failure to furnish additional information or documents requested by the certifying entity, or failure to pay any required fees. The denial shall be in effect until all requirements for certification or recertification are met. If a certificate expires before recertification requirements are met, the certificate shall be deemed a lapsed certificate and subject to the provisions pertaining to lapsed certificates.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of a base hospital medical director to provide supervision and medical control for prehospital emergency medical care personnel as specified in local medical control policies and procedures developed pursuant to requirements of Division 2.5 and Chapters 3 and 4 of this division for medical control and supervision.