EMT Certificate in Florida

EMT professionals, who wish to get EMT certification in Florida, must pass an exam organised by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). But, before this, they need to complete EMT program program from a state-approved program college or institute. EMT certification in Florida is valid for a period of two years only.

In case, you fail to renew your certificate before or by the expiration date, your certificate will be considered as involuntary inactive. If, after the expiration of the certificate, you fail to recertify it within 180 days, your certificate will get null and void, and you will have to undergo the entire certification cycle, again.

Requirements to Get EMT Certificate

• EMT aspirant should be of 18 years of age.
• Completion of program from a state-recognized institute is mandatory.
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification is essential to be maintained by the candidate.
• The candidate must clear both portions- cognitive and psychomotor of the NREMT examination.
• An evidence of legal presence of the candidate in the United States is important to be provided by the candidate.
• He/she should possess strong endurance and good mental health.
• You should be good at understanding, writing and speaking English language.
• A background check of the candidate is also mandatory.

Special Requirements to Get EMT Certificate in Florida

• Application for the certification and the pertinent fee should be submitted by the candidate.
• A practical examination, conducted by the state, is also needed to be passed by the candidate.

Process of EMT Certification

Step 1: Get Trained

Candidates in Florida should first complete the EMT program program successfully by a state-approved school.

Step 2: Submission of Application for National Certification

• The first step is to create a new account. For this, go to the NREMT site and click on “Create New Account”.
• After this, the candidate needs to create a new application by taking your mouse cursor on the link “Create Initial Entry Application” and clicking on it.
• The candidate should pay the application fee as soon as he/she completes the online application process.
• The progress of the application process and the “Authorization to Test” (ATT) Letter should be checked regularly on the homepage of the NREMT website. You should sign in by using your username and password, and then, hit on the option of “Check Initial Entry Application Status”.
• The website has submitted the candidate’s details, if “Submitted” appears besides “Course Completion Verification”. It also connotes that the approval has been granted by the education program director.
• However, if “Not Submitted” appears besides “Application Payment”, it means that the candidate needs to make the payment of the fees for getting the ATT Letter.
• After the course completion process has been checked by the education program director and the payment of the application fee has been made, the link “Print ATT Letter” will appear.
• After taking the printed ATT Letter, the candidate needs to set the timetable for the NREMT exam as per the procedure, provided in the letter.

All the practical examinations of NREMT will be managed by the state-approved program programs.

Step 3: Apply for License

The candidate must complete the online application by logging in the website of ‘Florida Health’. The candidates will get a reply of their application in around 10-13 business days.

Besides the application form, you are ought to provide the following documents:

• The candidate must provide a clear copy of the course completion certificate.
• The candidate must also provide copies of NREMT certificate.
• A both-sided copy of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification is also needed to be submitted by the candidate.
• The candidate should pay the initial certification fee of $35.00 through a check, made to the “Department of Health” (DOH).

Step 4: Background Check of the Candidate

In order to complete the process of certification, the last thing a candidate needs to do is to pass a criminal background check. For this, the candidate requires to contact the EMT course coordinator. Background screening may also be needed for the purpose of employment.

Renewal of EMT Certificate in Florida

The candidates in Florida must fulfil the following requirements in order to renew their EMT certificates:

• Candidates must be actively employed as an EMT at a medical-care facility or in a rescue service.
• Candidates must either finish Continuing Education (CE) or appear in an examination in order to prove their cognitive capability.

EMT-Basic

• EMT candidates must submit their recertification application before the certificate gets expired.
• Candidates of Florida must complete a 30-hour refresher course by a state-approved program.
• In addition to this, they should also complete an additional course of 2 hours, related to pediatric emergencies.
• A non-refundable application fee of $20.00 must be paid by the prospective EMTs while providing the recertification papers.
• Skills verification competency must be maintained by the candidate. It should be checked and duly signed by the Program Program Director, as well as the Director of Operations or Physician Medical Director.
• Candidates should maintain their CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification throughout the process of recertification.

Paramedic

• Submission of the application for recertification must be done before the date of the expiration of the certificate.
• Candidates must finish a state-approved refresher course of 30 hours, which includes all the necessary subjects of EMS.
• Apart from this, they also need to complete an additional course of 24 hours.
• Candidates are required to shell out an application fee of $45.00, which is non-refundable.
• They should submit skills verification proof duly signed by the Physician Medical Director.
• A CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification should be maintained by the Florida candidate.