N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-7.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:40A-7.5 - Recertification

(a) The requirements for recertification as an EMT-Basic shall be as follows:

1. Possession of EMT-Basic and CPR certifications; and

2. Successful completion of approved continuing education units, consisting of 24 core credit hours and 24 elective credit hours. The 24 core credit hours shall include two credit hours from each of the 12 core sessions identified at 8:40A-9.5(a)1 i or completion of an approved Core 13 program.

(b) A person seeking recertification shall document successful completion of continuing education requirements as set forth in (a) above, on a NJ CEU Attendance Verification form to be submitted to OEMS. These 48 continuing education hours shall be accrued over the 36-month period immediately prior to recertification.

(c) No person shall be recertified until documentation of all of the requirements set forth in (a) above, has been provided.

(d) One letter detailing the cumulative continuing education credits earned (that is, "CEU status letters") shall be mailed by OEMS approximately six months prior to the expiration of a person's EMT-Basic certification. This letter shall be mailed automatically and shall be furnished free of charge.

1. Continuing education credits shall not be carried forward from one recertification period to the next. At the beginning of the next recertification period, the continuing education balance shall be reset to zero core and zero elective credits.

(e) EMT-Basic recertifications shall be valid through the expiration date listed on the card, but in no event shall they be valid for more than 36 months from the date of issue.

(f) Consistent with 8:40A-10.3(b), a person denied recertification as an EMT-Basic shall be entitled to a hearing at the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law to contest the denial.

(g) Notwithstanding (b), (c), and (e) above, during the period of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, individuals with EMT-Basic certifications set to expire on June 30, 2020, will have until December 31, 2020, to satisfy the recertification requirements above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-7.5

Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020) 52 N.J.R. 1652(b), effective 8/7/2020