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Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics

Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification

EMS personnel in Massachusetts are required to renew their certification every two years.
The 2018 renewal period begins on October 1, 2017 and ends on March 31, 2018. For those certified with the National Registry, national certification must be maintained to renew in Massachusetts.
Follow 3 steps to recertify 
Access eLicensing 

Contact

Office of Emergency Medical Services

Phone

NREMT (614) 888-4484
eLicensing Login & Payment Help (617) 973-0935

Online

Certification oems.recert@state.ma.us
Continuing education oems.coned@state.ma.us

The Details

What you need

We recommend that you complete and submit all steps in the recertification process by February 15, 2018 in order to receive your EMT card by April 1, 2018.

Recertification instructions

How to renew

To renew your EMT certification, follow the 3 Steps To Renewing Your Certification.

There are different requirements to renew your certification depending on your certification level:

If you are not affiliated with an EMS agency, or you don't work for a Massachusetts EMS agency and you don't live in Massachusetts, please follow these steps to renew your certification:

If your Massachusetts certification expired in 2017 and your NREMT certification expires in 2018, please follow these steps to renew your certification:

More info

Before you receive your new certification card, you can check if you have been recertified online. If the online verification system documents that you have been recertified, you may work on the basis of that proof. We allow for electronic verification. This is referenced in Massachusetts Regulations at 105 CMR 170.285 (c) and (d).

Contact

Address
99 Chauncy St., 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
directions 
Phone
NREMT (614) 888-4484
eLicensing Login & Payment Help (617) 973-0935
Online
Certification oems.recert@state.ma.us
Continuing education oems.coned@state.ma.us
Phone
(617) 753-8000
Online
DPH.BHCSQ@massmail.state.ma.us
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