PARAMEDIC LICENSURE
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The State of California requires all persons that provide paramedic level scope of practice emergency medical services to obtain a valid state issued paramedic license.
Verify a Paramedic License or EMT/AEMT Certification Status (Central Registry)
Paramedic Complaint & Discipline
PARAMEDIC APPLICATIONS & FORMS
These forms are NOT TO BE USED for EMT’s, Advanced EMT’s or Epinephrine Auto-Injector Certification. Please contact your Local EMS Agency for further information.
Initial Paramedic Applications
- Initial In-State (California Graduates) Paramedic License Application Packet
- Initial Out-of-State Paramedic Application Packet
- Initial Challenge Paramedic Application Packet [Physicians, RN’s, Physician Assistants, and MICN’s ONLY]
- License Verification Request Form #VL01
Renewal Paramedic Application Form
Renewal Deadlines Table
Reinstatement (Lapsed License) Applications
- Lapsed License Reinstatement Lapsed Less Than One Year [PDF]
- Lapsed License Reinstatement Lapsed One Year or More [PDF]
Additional Paramedic Licensure Forms & Information
- Change of Address Form [PDF]
- Credit Card Authorization Form [PDF]
- Credit Card Authorization Form for Multiple Medics [PDF]
- Disclosure Form [PDF]
- Duplicate (Lost, Destroyed, etc.) Card Request [PDF]
- IS-01 Form (Statement of Citizenship, Alienage, and Immigration Status for State Paramedic License Application) [PDF]
- Instructions for Completing Fingerprint Cards [PDF]
- License Verification Request Form #VL01
- Live Scan Fingerprint Application Request form with instructions [Paramedics ONLY] [PDF]
- Live Scan Locations: Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Attorney General Website
- Name Change
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Informational Videos
- Renewal Application Informational Video
- Out-of-state Initial Application Informational Video
- In-state Initial Application Informational Video
If you have any questions please check out our Frequently Asked Questions or send an e-mail to the Paramedic Licensure Unit at paramedic@emsa.ca.gov.
PARAMEDIC TRAINING
CALIFORNIA APPROVED PARAMEDIC CONTINUING EDUCATION
- CAPCE (formerly CECBEMS) Approved Continuing Education Courses/Providers Important notice: Paramedics must provide their state paramedic license number upon registering for CAPCE courses to ensure state approval of CE credits.
- LEMSA Approved local and online NREMT Transition Courses [PDF]
CALIFORNIA APPROVED PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAMS
- Paramedic Training Programs
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) – Paramedic Program Accreditation
- Department of Consumer Affairs – Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education
NREMT (National Registry of EMTs) PARAMEDIC TESTING
- NREMT – Registration and exam dates for paramedic written (cognitive) and practical (psychomotor) exams.
- NREMT Paramedic Handbook [PDF]
- Pearson Vue – Test centers for paramedic written exams, practice tests, and guides to the computer-based exams.
- NREMT Recertification and NREMT’s NCCP (National Continued Competency Program)
- All Nationally Certified EMS personnel due to recertify in 2019, or after, are required to utilize the NCCP. For information see FAQ’s or NREMT’s Fact Sheet.
- California has not adopted the NCCP model yet; therefore, the NREMT “Traditional” recertification model remains available for California paramedics.
- If paramedics have more specific questions, they should view NREMT’s recertification information webpage or contact the NREMT directly at (614) 888-4484. They may also email the NREMT through their website.
- NREMT Paramedic Pass Rate Results [PDF]
- LEMSA Approved local and online NREMT Transition Courses [PDF]
PARAMEDIC ACCREDITATION
- EMSA #130: EMT-P Accreditation Policy
- Local EMS Agency (LEMSA) Paramedic Accreditation Report Form
- LEMSA Administrators List
- Uniform Treatment Protocols – Final Report [PDF]
OTHER PARAMEDIC INFORMATION
- Community Paramedicine
- Local Optional Scope of Practice
- Military Veteran Pathways to EMS Certification and Licensure
- Paramedics Deployed to California on Mutual Aid
- Trial Studies
CONTACT US
Mailing Address:
California Emergency Medical Services Authority
Paramedic Licensure Program
10901 Gold Center Drive, Ste. 400
Rancho Cordova, CA. 95670-6073
Email: paramedic@emsa.ca.gov
Phone: 916-323-9875 / 916-324-2875(fax)