N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-6.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:40A-6.5 - Examination results and reexaminations

(a) Results of the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination shall be forwarded directly to the examinee by the NREMT. OEMS shall not reveal a person's examination score to any party other than the examinee or the program coordinator.

(b) A person who achieves a passing score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination as determined by the National Registry of Emergency Technicians (NREMT) (http://www.NREMT.org) and has met all other requirements for EMT-Basic certification as identified at 8:40A-7.2 shall be issued an EMT-Basic certification card.

(c) A person who does not achieve a passing score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination as determined by the NREMT shall be permitted two additional opportunities to sit for the examination and to achieve a passing score. A person who achieves a passing score on the second or third attempt, as applicable, and has met all other requirements for EMT-Basic certification as identified at 8:40A-7.2 shall be issued an EMT-Basic certification card.

(d) A person who has completed an EMT-Basic training program and has failed the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination three times may become eligible to sit for the examination by successfully completing an approved Core 13 program and obtaining an official "EMT-Basic Retraining Program: Certificate of Eligibility," as completed by the program coordinator.

1. Upon compliance with the requirements set forth in (d) above, a person shall be permitted three additional opportunities to sit for the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination.

(e) A person who does not achieve a passing score on the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination as determined by NREMT on all six examination attempts shall be required to reenroll and complete an EMT-Basic training program before being allowed any additional attempts at the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination.

(f) All attempts of the NREMT-Basic Certification Examination shall be completed within 12 months of the scheduled end of each EMT-Basic training program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40A-6.5