Orange County Emergency Medical Services is
located in downtown Santa Ana in the Orange County Health Care
Agency headquarters building. All applications for EMT
certification must be made in person. Parking is available in
the adjacent structure to the east of headquarters building
Orange County Emergency
Medical Services 405 West 5th Street, Suite 301-A Santa Ana, CA 92701
OCEMS Office Hours: M-F 8 am to 5 pm OCEMS Licensing Desk
Hours: M-F 8 am to 4:30 pm, no appointment needed
Contact OCEMS licensing desk at 714
834-3500 x 0
Initial California EMT Certification
Each applicant for initial CA EMT
Certification must provide the following documentation:
Complete and sign an OCEMS application for
CA EMT
certification.
A copy of the “Course Completion
Certificate” issued by the initial EMT program attended by
applicant:
The Course Completion Certificate is valid
for two years from the date of issuance
A valid Course Completion Certificate is
required to apply for CA EMT Certification
Applicants must perform the Live Scan
prior to applying for EMT certification
EMT applicants should wait at least three (3) business
days for Live Scan processing prior to calling or coming
into OCEMS to verify receipt of State and Federal
reporting. OCEMS will not accept an application for CA
EMT certification without first receiving both CA and
Federal reports
Applicants with previous arrest or convictions may
experience a delay in Live Scan processing. Applicants
must be aware a delay may take up to thirty (30) days or
more from the DOJ or FBI
A copy of the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT)
8 ½ x 11” certificate issued as proof of passing the EMT
basic exam. CA EMT certification will be issued to expire
two (2) years from the date of passing the NREMT exam.
Submit payment of OCEMS EMT certification
and central registry fees as specified in OCEMS Policy
470.00. NO CASH or Personal Checks accepted. Payment
by Visa, Master Card, Discover Card or Debit Cards with the
Visa/MC logo. Money order or cashier’s check payable to
“County of Orange.” will also be accepted.
Application for
recertification may be made up to six (6) months prior to
certification expiration. The effective date of renewed
certification shall be the expiration date of current
certification. Recertification shall be issued for a two (2)
year period. Each applicant for EMT recertification shall
provide the following documentation:
Provide copies of completing
24 hours of Continuing Education (CE) during the current
certification cycle. CE may be performed in the following
manner with limitations:
Completion of a 24-hour refresher course
Completion of 24 individual or groups hours of approved
continuing education. Performing greater than 12 hours of
online CE in a single day is not acceptable to OCEMS and
will result in a audit of work performed.
Provide copies of transcripts of college coursework
completed.
Provide a completed and signed
California Skills
Competency Verification Form--EMSA-SCV (07/03)
Provide identification and proof of age:
driver’s license, birth certificate, passport or military ID
Copy of current EMT certificate
f your certificate has lapsed
(expired) please see below for additional recertification
requirements
If recertification applicants
current CA EMT certification was not issued by OCEMS, a
background check will be required. See OCEMS Policy # 455.00
for more information.
Submit payment of OCEMS EMT
recertification and central registry fees as specified in
OCEMS Policy #470.00. NO CASH or Personal Checks
accepted. Pay by Visa, Master Card, Discover Card or
Debit Cards with the Visa/MC logo. Money order or cashier’s
check payable to “County of Orange.” will also be accepted.
California
EMT Re-Certification Recertification After Lapse of
Certification Expiration
In addition to recertification requirements above, the
applicant who has lapsed CA EMT certification shall meet the
following. See OCEMS Policy #410.00 for more information:
For a lapse of EMT
certification of greater than one day but less than six
months ( > 1 day, < 6 months), meet the requirements above
under EMT recertification without any additional CE required
For a lapse of EMT
certification of greater than six months, but less than 1
year ( lapse of > 6 months, < 1 year); meet the
recertification requirements above plus complete and submit
an additional 12 hours of CE for a total of 36 hours of CE
For a lapse of EMT
certification of greater than 1 year, but less than 2 years
(> 1 year, < 2 years); complete and submit an additional 24
hours of CE for a total of 48 hours of CE, perform a new
background check as required by OCEMS Policy # 455.00 and
successfully complete the National Registry EMT basic
written examination
For a lapse greater than 2
years: complete a new EMT course and required NREMT testing
