68W sustainment and recertification fall under the Army Combat Medic Sustainment Division (CMSD). CMSD is the Army's state equivalent office to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). CMSD maintains a state Medical Director and is responsible for executing the duties and responsibilities of maintaining Quality Assurance NREMT certification requirements for the Army. Training Circular 8-800 (TC 8-800) Medical Education and Demonstration of Individual Competence (MEDIC) provides Army requirements for 68W sustainment procedures. TC 8-800 directs all medics to the CMSD milSuite groups for the following information:
Approved training – TC 8-800 Slides and Lesson Plans
Seven training tables with associated Training Support Packages - TC 8-800 Slides and Lesson Plans
Authorized skills validation testing scenarios (Table VIII)- TC 8-800 Slides and Lesson Plans
CMSD maintains a series of 68W pages dedicated to providing all policies, procedures, guidance, sustainment, and recertification information for the 68W. Those sites include:
68W Combat Medic: This page includes contact information for CMSD, reportable misconduct for 68Ws, Army CMSD updates, and links to Relias Health, NREMT Website, Deployed Medicine, JTS, A&L NET, and recertification instructions.
68W Resources and Guidelines: This page includes 68W scope of practice & ALARACTS, 68W Sustainment resources, training guidance, MSTC information, accreditation site code application, Training Documents, 68W MODS information, criminal background reporting procedures, and flight paramedic information.
TC 8-800 Slides & Lesson Plans (MEDIC): This page includes training tables topics with supporting 68W Individual Critical Tasks (ICT) and supporting TRADOC lesson plans, course curriculum content, skills qualification (Table VIII) testing scenarios, guidance to local units for updating MEDIC Tables training material, grade sheets (DA 7741 & DA 7742), tracking sheet (DA 7442), and coordinators checklist (DA 7441).
Army CMSD Accreditation: This page is a closed group which offers resources to all accredited training sites by providing all supporting documents, policies, and curriculum for conducting MEDIC Tables, DECM, and CCFP courses.
Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC): This page provides MSTC guidance, helpful links, locations, and projects.
US Army CMSD SOP: This page provides guidance on the accreditation process, auditing procedures, site assisted visits (SAV), Organizational Inspection Program (OIP), training site accreditation process, approved course number requirements, Secondary MOS (SMOS) 68W recertification requirements, and TC 8-800 training strategy.