Licensure Template
Professional Licensure Disclosure
COCC prepares students for jobs that require a license to practice in Oregon. If you plan to work in another state, please check with that state's licensing board. Remember that licensure can help you find a job, even in states that don’t require one.
Beyond training or licensure, states may require things like living in the state for a certain amount of time, taking state-approved tests, signing up with the state, having previous work experience, or proving you have an Oregon license.
COCC provides the information below at the direction of the U.S. Department of Education and National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA).
Since rules can change, be sure to check the state you want to move to and ask about current guidelines.
| STATE/TERRITORY | COCC SATISFIES REQUIREMENTS? | PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OR LICENSE AUTHORITY | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes, with additional requirements | Alabama Office of EMS |
Requires application plus other documents, fees, National Registry Certificate(NREMT), and additional training |
| Alaska | YES, with additional requirements | Alaska Emergency Medical Services | Requires NREMT certification, license verification for all states where applicant is licensed, complete Physical Sponsorship form, create account, complete application process with all documentation, fees, EMS Scope of Practice transition courses, reciprocity requirements, |
| Arizona | Yes | Arizona Bureau of EMS | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Arkansas | YES, with additional requirements | Arkansas EMS and Trauma System | Requires application and fees, verification of CPR card, and education information |
| California | YES, with additional requirements | California Emergency Medical Services Authority | Requires application and fees, employment and education verifications and response to background history questions |
| Colorado | YES, with additional requirements | Colorado Emergency Medical and Trauma Services (EMTS) Branch | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Connecticut | YES | Connecticut Office of Emergency Medical Services | Endorsement requires age of applicant to be 16 or older, hold NREMT or a state certification that meets Connecticut requirements, application, fees, documentation |
| Delaware | YES, with additional requirements | Delaware Office of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certificate(NREMT), affiliation with a Delaware fire/rescue/EMS agency or commercial ambulance service, successfully complete a four-station practical through the Delaware State Fire School |
| District of Columbia | YES, with additional requirements | District of Columbia|Washington, DC - HEPRA | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), DC EMS Agency affiliation, application and fees |
| Florida | Yes | Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Georgia | YES, with additional requirements | Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Hawaii | YES, with additional requirements | Hawaii EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch | Requires completion of AEMT program, hold NREMT certification, complete appropriate application and fees |
| Idaho | YES, with additional requirements | Idaho Bureau of EMS and Preparedness | Requires to be 16-18 or older depending on licensing, pass background check, successfully complete the state recognized cognitive exam, affiliation with an Idaho EMS agency licensed to operate with personnel licensed at your level or higher, application requirements and fees |
| Illinois | YES, with additional requirements | Illinois Division of EMS and Highway Safety | Requires NREMT or state license, reciprocity application and fees |
| Indiana | YES, with additional requirements | Indiana Department of Homeland Security: Office of EMS | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT) and online trainings, application and fees |
| Iowa | Yes | Iowa Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services | Requires, criminal background check, application and fees, NREMT certification |
| Kansas | Yes, with additional requirements | Kansas Board of EMS | Requires criminal background check, application and fees, NREMT certification |
| Kentucky | YES, with additional requirements | Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services | Requires NREMT and apply for KY licensure |
| Louisiana | YES, with additional requirements | Louisiana Bureau of EMS | Requires NREMT certification, Louisiana reciprocity form if licensed in any other state, fees |
| Maine | YES, with additional requirements | Department of Public Safety, Maine EMS | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Maryland | Yes, with additional requirements | Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) | Requires to submit reciprocity application and fees with all current EMS certificates, licenses or registrations, successfully complete a 12 hr Maryland EMT skills refresher course |
| Massachusetts | YES, with additional requirements | Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Michigan | Yes | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) - Emergency Medical Services Section | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Minnesota | YES, with additional requirements | Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Mississippi | YES, with additional requirements | Mississippi Bureau of EMS | Requires copy of NREMT certification, completed application and fees, reciprocity agreement from home state, original signed jurisdictional medial control agreement |
| Missouri | YES, with additional requirements | Missouri Bureau of EMS | Requires National Registry Certification(NRMT), FBI fingerprinting and background check, application and fees |
| Montana | Yes, with additional requirements | Montana EMS & Trauma Systems Board of Medical Examiners |
Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), Emergency Care Provider (ECP) course, application and fees |
| Nebraska | Yes | Nebraska EMS Program | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Nevada | YES, with additional requirements | Nevada DPBH - EMS Systems Program | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), meet National Education Standards per NHTSA guidelines, application and fees |
| New Hampshire | YES, with additional requirements | New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees, background check |
| New Jersey | YES, with additional requirements | New Jersey Office of EMS | Accreditation same as OR, if additional clinical hours are required, employers can structure work hours as "supervised training" |
| New Mexico | Yes, with additional requirements | New Mexico Emergency Medical Systems Bureau | Requires fingerprints, completed reciprocity agreement, 16 hr transition course, NM EMS written licensing exam |
| New York | Yes | New York Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT) within the 50 states and DC |
| North Carolina | YES, with additional requirements | North Carolina Office of EMS | Requires licenses/certifications from another state or NREMT if NC resident or affiliated with an NC EMS agency |
| North Dakota | YES, with additional requirements | North Dakota Division of EMS & Trauma | Requires current National Registry Certification(NREMT) and affiliated with a service/facility and be signed off by that medical director who also must me licensed in ND |
| Ohio | YES, with additional requirements | Ohio DPS/Division of EMS | Advanced EMS will require additional training, applicant must have practiced at least one year within the last three years before transfer to Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Yes | Oklahoma State Department of Health Emergency Systems | Must pass state jurisprudence exam |
| Oregon | Yes | Oregon EMS & Trauma Systems Program | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Pennsylvania Bureau of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Rhode Island Center for Emergency Medical Services | Requires paper application with required documents mailed, criminal background check, copy CPR card, copy of GED or High School Diploma, copy of EMS program transcript, copy of National Registry Certification(NREMT), Interstate Verification form signed by all states applicant is licensed in |
| South Carolina | Yes, with additional requirements | South Carolina Bureau of EMS | Requires application and fees, criminal background check, BLS, National Registry Certification(NREMT) |
| South Dakota | YES, with additional requirements | South Dakota Department of Health, EMS Program | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees |
| Tennessee | YES, with additional requirements | Tennessee Office of EMS | Require National Registry Certification(NREMT), state license, verify history of licenses held in all other states, criminal background check, possible additional training and exams. |
| Texas | YES, with additional requirements | Texas EMS Trauma Systems | Must pass state jurisprudence CE course and exam. |
| Utah | YES, with additional requirements | Utah Bureau of EMS and Preparedness | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), background check, application and fees |
| Vermont | YES, with additional requirements | Vermont Office of EMS and Injury Prevention | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), application and fees, affiliation with a Vermont Ambulance Service |
| Virginia | YES, with additional requirements | Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services | Requires National Registry Certification(NREMT), cardiopulmonary resuscitation card(CPR), driver's license or US passport, application and fees, testing |
| Washington | YES, with additional requirements | Washington EMS and Trauma Systems | Requires application and fees, additional forms |
| West Virginia | YES, with additional requirements | West Virginia Office of EMS | Requires application and fees, additional forms, pass VTNE |
| Wisconsin | YES, with additional requirements | Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services | Requires creation of online account, application and fees, additional forms |
| Wyoming | Yes | Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services | Requires current state license or National Registry Certification (NREMT) |