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Such regulations shall include criteria for determining whether an applicant’s relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States may be accepted by the Commissioner as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements for certification.B\n\nEach person desiring certification as an emergency medical services provider shall apply to the Commissioner upon a form prescribed by the Board. Upon receipt of such application, the Commissioner shall cause the applicant to be examined or otherwise determined to be qualified for certification. When determining whether an applicant is qualified for certification, the Commissioner shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements for certification. If the Commissioner determines that the applicant meets the requirements for certification as an emergency medical services provider, he shall issue a certificate to the applicant. An emergency medical services provider certificate so issued shall be valid for a period required by law or prescribed by the Board. Any certificate so issued may be suspended at any time that the Commissioner determines that the holder no longer meets the qualifications prescribed for such emergency medical services provider. The Commissioner may temporarily suspend any certificate without notice, pending a hearing or informal fact-finding conference, if the Commissioner finds that there is a substantial danger to public health or safety. When the Commissioner has temporarily suspended a certificate pending a hearing, the Commissioner shall seek an expedited hearing in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).C\n\nThe Board shall prescribe by regulation procedures and the qualifications required for the recertification of emergency medical services providers.D\n\nThe Commissioner may issue a temporary certificate when he finds that it is in the public interest. A temporary certificate shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days.E\n\nThe Board shall require each person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services agency to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the purpose of obtaining his criminal history record information. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward the results of the state and national records search to the Commissioner or his designee, who shall be a governmental entity. If an applicant is denied employment or service as a volunteer because of information appearing on his criminal history record and the applicant disputes the information upon which the denial was based, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon written request, furnish to the applicant the procedures for obtaining a copy of the criminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.F\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, an emergency medical services agency located in a locality having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with §§ 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 shall require an applicant for employment or to serve as a volunteer to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be provided directly to the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history records information for the applicant. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon receipt of an applicant’s records or notification that no records exists, forward the results of the state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity. Upon receipt of the results of the state and national criminal history records search, the county, city or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer for the locality, or his designee, shall notify the Office of Emergency Medical Services regarding the applicant’s eligibility for employment or to serve as a volunteer. Information provided to the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall be limited to notification as to whether the applicant is eligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer in accordance with requirements related to disqualifying offenses set forth in regulations of the Board and shall not include information regarding whether the applicant has been found ineligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer due to additional exclusionary criteria established by the locality. Whenever fingerprints are submitted to both authorities and it is deemed feasible and practical by the Central Criminal Records Exchange it shall forward the results of the fingerprint based state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity, and to the Office of Emergency Medical Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266932,"text":"The Board shall prescribe by regulation the qualifications required for certification of emergency medical services providers, including those qualifications necessary for authorization to follow Do Not Resuscitate Orders pursuant to § 54.1-2987.1. Such regulations shall include criteria for determining whether an applicant’s relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States may be accepted by the Commissioner as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements for certification.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":266933,"text":"Each person desiring certification as an emergency medical services provider shall apply to the Commissioner upon a form prescribed by the Board. Upon receipt of such application, the Commissioner shall cause the applicant to be examined or otherwise determined to be qualified for certification. When determining whether an applicant is qualified for certification, the Commissioner shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements for certification. If the Commissioner determines that the applicant meets the requirements for certification as an emergency medical services provider, he shall issue a certificate to the applicant. An emergency medical services provider certificate so issued shall be valid for a period required by law or prescribed by the Board. Any certificate so issued may be suspended at any time that the Commissioner determines that the holder no longer meets the qualifications prescribed for such emergency medical services provider. The Commissioner may temporarily suspend any certificate without notice, pending a hearing or informal fact-finding conference, if the Commissioner finds that there is a substantial danger to public health or safety. When the Commissioner has temporarily suspended a certificate pending a hearing, the Commissioner shall seek an expedited hearing in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":266934,"text":"The Board shall prescribe by regulation procedures and the qualifications required for the recertification of emergency medical services providers.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":266935,"text":"The Commissioner may issue a temporary certificate when he finds that it is in the public interest. A temporary certificate shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":266936,"text":"The Board shall require each person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services agency to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the purpose of obtaining his criminal history record information. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward the results of the state and national records search to the Commissioner or his designee, who shall be a governmental entity. If an applicant is denied employment or service as a volunteer because of information appearing on his criminal history record and the applicant disputes the information upon which the denial was based, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon written request, furnish to the applicant the procedures for obtaining a copy of the criminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":266937,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, an emergency medical services agency located in a locality having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with §§ 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 shall require an applicant for employment or to serve as a volunteer to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be provided directly to the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history records information for the applicant. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon receipt of an applicant’s records or notification that no records exists, forward the results of the state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity. Upon receipt of the results of the state and national criminal history records search, the county, city or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer for the locality, or his designee, shall notify the Office of Emergency Medical Services regarding the applicant’s eligibility for employment or to serve as a volunteer. Information provided to the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall be limited to notification as to whether the applicant is eligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer in accordance with requirements related to disqualifying offenses set forth in regulations of the Board and shall not include information regarding whether the applicant has been found ineligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer due to additional exclusionary criteria established by the locality. Whenever fingerprints are submitted to both authorities and it is deemed feasible and practical by the Central Criminal Records Exchange it shall forward the results of the fingerprint based state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity, and to the Office of Emergency Medical Services.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13671,"edition_id":1,"name":"Statewide Emergency Medical Services System and Services","identifier":"2.1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13670,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","permalink":{"id":202513,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13671,"identifier":"2.1","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1","url":"\/32.1\/4\/2.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13670,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health Care Planning","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","permalink":{"id":202389,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13670,"identifier":"4","token":"32.1\/4","url":"\/32.1\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":74269,"structure_id":13671,"section_number":"32.1-111.1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/32.1-111.1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.1","metadata":false},{"id":85093,"structure_id":13671,"section_number":"32.1-111.10","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-111.10\/","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.10","metadata":false},{"id":59561,"structure_id":13671,"section_number":"32.1-111.12","catch_line":"Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund; 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 899<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 248<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 803<\/a> and 854<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 660<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 497<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 72<\/a>, 176<\/a>, 331<\/a>, and 407<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 362<\/a>, 502<\/a>, and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63594,"section_number":"19.2-389.1","catch_line":"Dissemination of juvenile record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389.1\/"},{"id":64557,"section_number":"19.2-389.3","catch_line":"(Repealed effective July 1, 2026) Marijuana possession; limits on dissemination of criminal history record information; prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389.3\/"},{"id":84075,"section_number":"19.2-392.13","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.13\/"},{"id":86568,"section_number":"45.2-863","catch_line":" Certified emergency medical services providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-863\/"},{"id":86098,"section_number":"63.2-1509","catch_line":"Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported by physicians, nurses, teachers, etc.; penalty for failure to report","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1509\/"},{"id":62445,"section_number":"63.2-1606","catch_line":"Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1606\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79703,"section_number":"15.2-1503.1","catch_line":"Background checks required for certain employees and licensees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1503.1\/"},{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":61456,"section_number":"54.1-2987.1","catch_line":"Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2987.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202631,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74243,"identifier":"32.1-111.5","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.5","url":"\/32.1-111.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-111.5\/","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers; appeals process","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-111.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall prescribe by regulation the qualifications required for certification of emergency medical services<\/span> providers<\/span>, including those qualifications necessary for authorization to follow Do Not Resuscitate Orders<\/span> pursuant to § 54.1-2987.1<\/a>. Such regulations shall include criteria for determining whether an applicant’s relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States may be accepted by the Commissioner<\/span> as evidence<\/span> of satisfaction of the requirements for certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each person<\/span> desiring certification as an emergency medical services<\/span> provider<\/span> shall apply to the Commissioner<\/span> upon a form prescribed by the Board<\/span>. Upon receipt of such application, the Commissioner<\/span> shall cause the applicant to be examined or otherwise determined to be qualified for certification. When determining whether an applicant is qualified for certification, the Commissioner<\/span> shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence<\/span> of satisfaction of the requirements for certification. If the Commissioner<\/span> determines that the applicant meets the requirements for certification as an emergency medical services<\/span> provider<\/span>, he shall issue<\/span> a certificate to the applicant. An emergency medical services<\/span> provider<\/span> certificate so issued shall be valid for a period required by law<\/span> or prescribed by the Board<\/span>. Any certificate so issued may be suspended at any time that the Commissioner<\/span> determines that the holder no longer meets the qualifications prescribed for such emergency medical services<\/span> provider<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> may temporarily suspend any certificate without notice, pending a hearing<\/span> or informal fact<\/span>-finding<\/span> conference, if the Commissioner<\/span> finds that there is a substantial danger to public health or safety. When the Commissioner<\/span> has temporarily suspended a certificate pending a hearing<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall seek an expedited hearing<\/span> in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall prescribe by regulation procedures and the qualifications required for the recertification of emergency medical services<\/span> providers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> a temporary certificate when he finds that it is in the public interest. A temporary certificate shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall require each person<\/span> who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services<\/span> agency<\/span> to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the purpose of obtaining his criminal history record information. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward the results of the state and national records search to the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee, who shall be a governmental entity. If an applicant is denied employment or service as a volunteer because of information appearing on his criminal history record and the applicant disputes the information upon which the denial was based, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon written request, furnish to the applicant the procedures for obtaining a copy of the criminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, an emergency medical services<\/span> agency<\/span> located in a locality having a local ordinance<\/span> adopted in accordance with §§ 15.2-1503.1<\/a> and 19.2-389<\/a> shall require an applicant for employment or to serve as a volunteer to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be provided directly to the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history records information for the applicant. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon receipt of an applicant’s records or notification that no records exists, forward the results of the state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity. Upon receipt of the results of the state and national criminal history records search, the county, city or town manager or chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer for the locality, or his designee, shall notify the Office of Emergency Medical Services<\/span><\/span> regarding the applicant’s eligibility for employment or to serve as a volunteer. Information provided to the Office of Emergency Medical Services<\/span><\/span> shall be limited to notification as to whether the applicant is eligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer in accordance with requirements related to disqualifying offenses<\/span> set forth in regulations of the Board<\/span> and shall not include information regarding whether the applicant has been found ineligible for employment or to serve as a volunteer due to additional exclusionary criteria established by the locality. Whenever fingerprints are submitted to both authorities and it is deemed feasible and practical by the Central Criminal Records Exchange it shall forward the results of the fingerprint based state and national records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law<\/span> enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his designee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity, and to the Office of Emergency Medical Services<\/span><\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS;\nAPPEALS PROCESS (\u00a7 32.1-111.5)\n\nA. The Board shall prescribe by regulation the qualifications required for\ncertification of emergency medical services providers, including those\nqualifications necessary for authorization to follow Do Not Resuscitate Orders\npursuant to § 54.1-2987.1. Such regulations shall include criteria for\ndetermining whether an applicant’s relevant practical experience and\ndidactic and clinical components of education and training completed during his\nservice as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States may\nbe accepted by the Commissioner as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements\nfor certification.\n\nB. Each person desiring certification as an emergency medical services provider\nshall apply to the Commissioner upon a form prescribed by the Board. Upon\nreceipt of such application, the Commissioner shall cause the applicant to be\nexamined or otherwise determined to be qualified for certification. When\ndetermining whether an applicant is qualified for certification, the\nCommissioner shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and\ndidactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an\napplicant during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of\nthe United States as evidence of satisfaction of the requirements for\ncertification. If the Commissioner determines that the applicant meets the\nrequirements for certification as an emergency medical services provider, he\nshall issue a certificate to the applicant. An emergency medical services\nprovider certificate so issued shall be valid for a period required by law or\nprescribed by the Board. Any certificate so issued may be suspended at any time\nthat the Commissioner determines that the holder no longer meets the\nqualifications prescribed for such emergency medical services provider. The\nCommissioner may temporarily suspend any certificate without notice, pending a\nhearing or informal fact-finding conference, if the Commissioner finds that\nthere is a substantial danger to public health or safety. When the Commissioner\nhas temporarily suspended a certificate pending a hearing, the Commissioner\nshall seek an expedited hearing in accordance with the Administrative Process\nAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nC. The Board shall prescribe by regulation procedures and the qualifications\nrequired for the recertification of emergency medical services providers.\n\nD. The Commissioner may issue a temporary certificate when he finds that it is\nin the public interest. A temporary certificate shall be valid for a period not\nexceeding 90 days.\n\nE. The Board shall require each person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to\nbe a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services agency to\nsubmit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded\nalong with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation, for the purpose of obtaining his criminal\nhistory record information. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward\nthe results of the state and national records search to the Commissioner or his\ndesignee, who shall be a governmental entity. If an applicant is denied\nemployment or service as a volunteer because of information appearing on his\ncriminal history record and the applicant disputes the information upon which\nthe denial was based, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon written\nrequest, furnish to the applicant the procedures for obtaining a copy of the\ncriminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n\nF. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, an emergency medical services\nagency located in a locality having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with\n§§ 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 shall require an applicant for employment\nor to serve as a volunteer to submit fingerprints and provide personal\ndescriptive information to be provided directly to the Central Criminal Records\nExchange to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose\nof obtaining criminal history records information for the applicant. The Central\nCriminal Records Exchange shall, upon receipt of an applicant’s records or\nnotification that no records exists, forward the results of the state and\nnational records search to the county, city or town manager or chief\nlaw-enforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his\ndesignee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity. Upon receipt of\nthe results of the state and national criminal history records search, the\ncounty, city or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer for the locality,\nor his designee, shall notify the Office of Emergency Medical Services regarding\nthe applicant’s eligibility for employment or to serve as a volunteer.\nInformation provided to the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall be\nlimited to notification as to whether the applicant is eligible for employment\nor to serve as a volunteer in accordance with requirements related to\ndisqualifying offenses set forth in regulations of the Board and shall not\ninclude information regarding whether the applicant has been found ineligible\nfor employment or to serve as a volunteer due to additional exclusionary\ncriteria established by the locality. Whenever fingerprints are submitted to\nboth authorities and it is deemed feasible and practical by the Central Criminal\nRecords Exchange it shall forward the results of the fingerprint based state and\nnational records search to the county, city or town manager or chief law\nenforcement officer for the locality in which the agency is located, or his\ndesignee, who shall be associated with a governmental entity, and to the Office\nof Emergency Medical Services.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 899; 1997, c. 248; 1998, cc. 803, 854; 2008, c. 660; 2011, c.\n497; 2013, cc. 72, 176, 331, 407; 2015, cc. 362, 502, 503.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}