To apply for initial EMS provider certification following the successful completion of a Washington state approved EMS course, an applicant must submit to the department:
Table A Applicants Who Have Completed a Washington State Approved EMS Course
REQUIREMENTS | |
EMS education: | |
Candidate must provide proof of successful EMS course completion from a department-approved EMS training program. For paramedic applicants, this proof must be from a training program accredited by a department-approved national accrediting organization. | |
Certification examination: | |
Provide proof of a passing score on the department-approved certification examination for the level of certification. Applicants will have three attempts within twelve months of course completion to pass the examination. | |
After three unsuccessful attempts, the applicant may retake the initial EMS training course, or within twelve months of the third unsuccessful attempt, complete department-approved refresher training covering airway, medical, pediatric, and trauma topics identified below, and pass the department-approved certification examination: | |
EMR Not applicable. Must repeat EMR course. | |
EMT twenty-four hours. | |
AEMT thirty-six hours - Pharmacology review must be included in the refresher training. | |
Paramedic forty-eight hours - Pharmacology review must be included in the refresher training. | |
Certification application: | |
High school diploma or GED: Required for EMT, AEMT and paramedic only. | |
Provide proof of identity - State or federal photo I.D. (military ID, driver's license, passport). | |
Provide proof of age - At least eighteen years of age. Variances to this age requirement will not be granted. | |
Provide proof of EMS agency association - Active membership, paid or volunteer with: | |
Licensed aid or ambulance service; | |
Law enforcement agency; | |
Business with organized industrial safety team; | |
Senior EMS instructors or training coordinators, teaching at department-approved EMS training programs, who are unable to be associated with approved agencies above. | |
Recommendation of county medical program director - Required. MPD must sign application. | |
Background check - required. May include requirement for fingerprint card and FBI background check. |
Wash. Admin. Code § 246-976-141
Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.71, 18.73, and 70.168 RCW. 11-07-078, § 246-976-141, filed 3/22/11, effective 5/15/11; 00-08-102, § 246-976-141, filed 4/5/00, effective 5/6/00.