Department of Health Services

​​​​​​​​​Notifications

• ​Effective IMMEDIATELY, you must upload proof that you have passed the NREMT cognitive and psychomotor skills to your application. 
  

• ​CPR, ACLS, PALS, PEPP, PHTLS, or Handtevy courses must have an instructor-led, hands-on classroom skills component for the certification to be considered valid. Certification cards issued for online-only courses with no hands-on skills component will not be accepted.

• Beginning July 1, 2019, an EMT renewing their certification for the first time shall submit documentation of successful completion on the use of naloxone, and epinephrine by auto-injector and glucometers.  Please see additional information HERE.

• Effective November 1, 2022, all CE certificates required for renewals shall include all required language as outlined in Title 22, Chapter 11, section 100395 (m) ​including your CA certification number, or they will be rejected.​

​Application Instructions​​​​

To become a Certified EMT or to renew/reinstate an existing EMT Certification, follow the instructions on the applicable page below:

• ​Initial EMT Applicants
  

• EMT Certification Renewal (Current EMTs or a lapse of fewer than 6 months)
  

• ​EMT Certification Reinstatement (Lapse of 6 to 12 months)
  

• EMT Reinstatement (Lapse of 12 months or more)​
  

• EMT Reinstatement After Revocation​
  

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Additional Information and Forms ​

• ​​EMT Supplemental Certification Application

• EMT Skills Competency Verification Form​​

• Instruction for Completing Request for Live Scan​​
  

• Request for Live Scan Service​
  

• Live Scan Locations​
  

• Change of Name Notice

• Address Change Notice (It is the EMT's responsibility to notify the certifying entity of any mailing address changes within 30 calendar days.)​
  

• CAPCE Continuing Education

•  California Approved Continuing Education Providers​