In order to renew your certification expiring on April 1, 2019, follow the instructions below. We recommend you complete all steps by February 15, 2019.
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Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
EMS personnel in Massachusetts are required to renew their certification every two years.
Contact for Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Phone
eLicensing Login & Payment Help
Call Office of Emergency Medical Services, eLicensing Login & Payment Help at (617) 973-0935
Online
Continuing education
Email Office of Emergency Medical Services at oems.coned@state.ma.us
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What you need for Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
We recommend that you complete and submit all steps in the recertification process by February 15, 2019 in order to receive your EMT card by April 1, 2019.
Check the license verification website to ensure your recertification has been completed.
Cards are printed and mailed weekly, and you should receive within ten days of recertification.
Recertification instructions
How to renew Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
To renew your EMT certification, follow the 2 Steps To Renewing Your Certification.
There are different requirements to renew your certification depending on your certification level:
- EMT-Basic recertification instructions (DOC)
- Advanced EMT recertification instructions (DOC)
- Paramedic recertification instructions (DOC)
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:
- Unaffiliated and Out-of-State EMT recertification instructions (DOC)
- Unaffiliated Continuing Education Record Audit Sheet (DOC)
If your Massachusetts certification expired in 2017 and your NREMT certification expires in 2018, please follow these steps to renew your certification:
More info for Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
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 for Renew your EMT, Advanced EMT, or Paramedic certification
Address
99 Chauncy St., 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Phone
eLicensing Login & Payment Help
Call Office of Emergency Medical Services, eLicensing Login & Payment Help at (617) 973-0935
Online
Continuing education
Email Office of Emergency Medical Services at oems.coned@state.ma.us