Section 170.910 - Initial Certification(A) In order to be eligible to be certified as an EMT, a person must: (1) Be 18 years of age or older;(2) Be free of any physical or mental disability or disease which could reasonably be expected to impair the ability to be an EMT, or which could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the health and safety of the patient;(3) Meet the training requirements applicable to the level of certification for which the person is applying, as specified in 105 CMR 170.800; and(4) Successfully complete a Department-approved psychomotor examination, meeting the requirements of the NREMT; the NREMT cognitive computer- based examination; and obtain NREMT certification.(B) To apply for certification as an EMT, a person must: (1) Complete and submit an application form provided by the Department, or as otherwise in accordance with Department procedural requirements, and the payment of the nonrefundable certification fee of $150.00; and(2) Maintain documentation of current NREMT certification.(C) The Department shall issue certification to applicants who have completed and submitted the documentation required under 105 CMR 170.910(B)(1) and (2), submitted the appropriate fee in accordance with 105 CMR 170.910(B)(1), and met the training, examination, and other requirements set forth in 105 CMR 170.800 and 170.910(A)(1) through (5). Each certification shall be valid for two years.(D)(1)EFR Certification. The Department shall issue certification to EFRs based on written submissions by EFR services documenting that their EFRs meet the following requirements:(a) completion of the Department's application form;(b) completion of the minimum training requirements for EFRs, pursuant to 105 CMR 170.805 and 105 CMR 171.000: Massachusetts First Responder Training; and (c) remain current in all requirements necessary to maintain certification.(2) EFR certification shall be valid for three years.(3) Complete records maintained by EFR services pertaining to EFRs' training and certification status shall be subject to periodic audits at any time by the Department.(4) EMTs who work for EFR services do not have to be additionally certified as EFRs.(E) No certification shall be valid if it was obtained through fraud, deceit or the submission of inaccurate or incomplete data.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1321, eff. 9/9/2016.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.