Continuing Education 

EMT CE Requirements

Course Provider: Must meet all of these criteria

 1.    Approved CE provider

• Approved by CoSD EMS, CA EMSA, CECBEMS/CAPCE, or other state EMS Agency
• Approved California EMS CE providers can be found here
• Further explanation can be found in Title 22

 2.    Limitations:

• Must be taught by instructor for 50% of the required total ("Instructor-Based")
• Courses meeting the "instructor-based" requirement will state "instructor-based" on the CE certificate
• Maximum of 12 hours of CE for "non-instructor based" courses is allowed per renewal/reinstatement             cycle

                -   Courses meeting the "non-instructor based" allocation will state "non-instructor based" or contain                           "F3" in the course number

• No more than 12 hours of any type of CE in a 24 hour period
• Each certificate must be a minimum of 1 hour long

                -   Hour increments: must be above 1 hour and may only increase by 0.5 increments above that first                            hour

                -   Example of acceptable hour increments: 1.5 hrs; 2.5 hrs

                -   Example of unacceptable hour increments: 0.5 hr; 1.25 hrs

 3.    Provide documentation of passing the course

• CE certificate (see additional requirements below)
• Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)

                -   Transcript must be complete and include your name, the name of the institution, the course name,                          date(s) course(s) were taken and credits earned.

Course Topic:

Required:

1.    Must be relevant to prehospital care

• Prehospital/emergency care related

                -  Out-of-scope, but relevant topics are allowed

2.    Must meet National Registry Criteria

Optional:

3.    CE hours may be applied to CE requirement for teaching an applicable course

4.    College-level physical, social and/or behavioral sciences

• 1 Semester Unit = 15 CE hours
• 1 Quarter Unit = 10 CE hours

5.    A course may be repeated up to 1 time within a renewal cycle for credit

•  CE hour(s) will be granted for both attendance dates

CE Certificate:

1.    May not be used for more than one renewal (ex: CE may not be used for both 2016-2018 certification                     cycle and 2018-2020 certification cycle renewals)

2.    Must have the following information

• Student’s first and last name
• Student’s State of CA Certification/License number
• Course Title
• Number of hours completed
• EMS CE Provider number
• Date of Completion
• Provider/Agency’s name

3.    Date on CE Certificate or Completion of College Course: Will need to meet all of these criteria

• Must be less than two years old
• Must be within certification cycle

                - Can be prior to current effective date if the course(s) was completed after the issuance of the current                       EMT certification cycle and still meets all other required criteria