North Carolina EMS Recertification Information
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North Carolina EMS License Renewal Requirements
North Carolina EMS License Renewal Instructions
- Individuals not affiliated with an acknowledged EMS Provider in N.C. will need to obtain all continuing education certificates and transcripts from the educational institutions attended. Once documentation has been obtained, it will need to be submitted to the appropriate Educational Specialist.
- Individuals affiliated with an acknowledged EMS Provider in N.C. will need to go through the local EMS Systems process.
- For content:
- Please refer to the Continuing Education Guidelines, located on the Credentialing and Compliance section of our website.
- Refer to the level-specific continuing education content.
| Level | National (NCCR) | State/ Local (LCCR) | Individual (ICCR) | Total Hours | |
| Paramedic | 60 | 30 | 30 | 120 | View Recert Paramedic Courses |
| AEMT | 50 | 25 | 25 | 100 | View Recert AEMT Courses |
| EMT | 40 | 20 | 20 | 80 | View Recert EMT Courses |
| EMR | 16 | 8 | 8 | 32 | View Recert EMR Courses |
- NATIONAL Continued Competency Requirements (NCCR)
National Continued Competency Requirements comprises 50% of the overall requirements
necessary to recertify. Topics in the NCCR are chosen among the following: evidence‐based
medicine, any changes in the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, science‐related position
papers that affect EMS patient care, topics which cover patient care tasks that have low frequency
yet high criticality, and articles which improve knowledge to deliver patient care. Educational
materials for this component to the EMS community may be obtained from the National Registry
of Emergency Medical Technicians at www.nremt.org
- LOCAL Continued Competency Requirements (LCCR)
Local Continued Competency Requirements are developed and delivered at the local EMS level.
LCCR represents 25% of the necessary requirements for all provider levels. The LCCR topics are
chosen by local authorities (or State EMS Office, if applicable). These topics may include
changes in local protocols, tasks which require remediation based upon a quality assurance
system, and/or topics noted to be of importance based upon run data reported to the National
EMS Information Systems from the local level. These topics are locally chosen and will likely be
different for every EMS system in the nation. As a guide for those non-affiliated, the North
Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services will accept the following content and hours:
- INDIVIDUAL Continued Competency Requirements (ICCR) Individual Continued Competency Requirements represent 25% of the needed education. For the Individual’s first ICCR, they may select any EMS related education. For following recertification
North Carolina LOCAL Continued Competency Requirements (LCCR) Chart
Content Areas | EMR | EMT | AEMT | Paramedic | Recert Course Category |
Airway Ventilation | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Cardiovascular | NA | NA | 4 | 6 | |
Medical Emergencies | 1.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Trauma | 1.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Pediatrics | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Ethics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Recert Departments |
Health and Wellness- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Recert Departments |
| Safe Ambulance Driving/Operation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ambulance Safety |
Total | 8 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
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Additional information about North Carolina EMS continuing education
Contact Information
North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services
Location:
1201 Umstead Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address:
2707 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2707
Phone:(919) 855-3935
Fax:(919) 733-7021
Website:https://www2.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/ems.htm/a>