
Continuing Education
Training, and continuing education (CE) information for EMS provider personnel


EMT CE Requirements
Course Provider: Must meet all of these criteria
1. Approved provider
- Approved by CoSD EMS, CA EMSA, CECBEMS/CAPCE, or other state EMS Agency
- Further explanation can be found in Title 22
2. Limitations:
- Must be taught by instructor for more than 50% or more of the courses
- No more than 12 hours 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 be in 0.5 hr increments.
- 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)
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
- Quarter Unit = 10 CE hours
5. A course may be repeated 1 time within a 12 month period 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 and 2018 renewals)
2. Must have the following information
- Student’s 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 Certificate: Will need to meet all of these criteria
- Must be less than two years old
- Must be within certification cycle
- Can be up to one month prior to effective date if application is submitted early

MICN CE Requirements
The above EMT CE requirements are comparable to the MICN CE requirements with the exception of:
1. Further explanation can be found in County of San Diego EMS Policy P-303
2. CE Courses cannot be completed online
3. CE Course cannot be ACLS, PALS, or another national curriculum
4. CE Courses must be San Diego prehospital focused (County of San Diego EMS Policy P-303 describes limits)


EMS Training Centers
for the County of San Diego
EMT - Paramedic*
EMSTA College
Southwestern Community College
Palomar Community College
San Diego
Fire-Rescue Department (Internal Employees Only)
(619) 593-6782
(619) 216-6750 x4443
(760) 744-1150
x8150
(619) 533-4300
EMT - Basic
Borrego Springs Fire Dept.
EMSTA College
Grossmont Health Occupations
Healthcare
Academy of California
Miramar Community
College
National
University Polytechnic Institute
Palomar Community College
Southwestern Community
College
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(Fed.
Homeland Security Employees only)
(760) 767-5436
(619) 593-6782
(619) 956-4300
(760)
232-4050
(619) 221-2142
(800) 432-3483
(760)
744-1150 x8150
(619) 216-6750 x4443
(619) 661-3257
* Related Resources:
Out-of-County Paramedic Intern Protocol P-302
California EMSA Paramedic Training
