Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets or Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification | Agency Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Meets | Agency: Alabama Department of Public Health- Office of Emergency Medical Services Phone: (334) 290-3088 Email: Vickie.Turner@adph.state.al.us Website: Office of EMS | Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) (alabamapublichealth.gov) Mailing Address: Alabama Department of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Notes: |
| Alaska | Meets | Agency: Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services – Division of Public Health Phone: 907-269-7800 Email: heidi.hedberg@alaska.gov Website: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/ems/training/default.aspx Mailing Address: Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services Office of Emergency Medical Services P.O Box 110616 Juneau, AK 99811-0616 Notes: To qualify for reciprocity, applicants must hold current NREMT certification and possess evidence of completing additional required training outlined in Alaska Scope of Practice |
| Arizona | Meets | Agency: Arizona Department of Health Services – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System Phone: 800-200-8523 Email: rachel.garcia@azdhs.gov Website: https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/emergency-medical-services-trauma-system/index.php#emct-certification Mailing Address: Arizona Department of Health Services – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System 150 N. 18th Ave., Suite 540 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Notes: Arizona has no reciprocity available for paramedics |
| Arkansas | Meets | Agency: Arkansas Department of Health- EMS Phone: 501-661-2333 Email: britt.matthews@arkansas.gov Website: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/emergency-medical-services Mailing Address: Arkansas Dept. of Health- Freedway Medical Tower 5800 West 10th Street Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72204 Notes: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/rules/EMS.pdf (CE Requirements on page 41) |
| California | Meets | Agency: California Emergency Medical Services Authority Phone: (916) 322-4336 Email: egovtechsupport@emsa.ca.gov Website: https://emsa.ca.gov/emt/ Mailing Address: California Emergency Medical Services Authority 11120 International Drive, 2nd Floor Rancho Cordova, CA. 95670 Notes: Contact your local EMS agency you reside in and are seeking employment in for reciprocity information |
| Colorado | Meets | Agency: Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment Phone: 303-691-4932 Email: cdphe.emtcert@state.co.us Website: EMS provider certification | Department of Public Health & Environment (colorado.gov) Mailing Address: Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246 Notes: |
| Connecticut | Meets | Agency: Connecticut Dept. of Public Health Phone: (860) 509-7975 Email: dph.emslicensing@ct.gov Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Emergency-Medical-Services/EMS/OEMS—EMS-LicensureCertificationExams Mailing Address: Connecticut Dept. of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12EMS Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Notes: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Emergency-Medical-Services/Licensing–Certificaton/EMR-endorsement-of-an-out-of-state-certification |
| Delaware | Meets | Agency: Delaware Division of Public Health Phone: 302-223-2700 Email: customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov Website: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/ems/faqs.html Mailing Address: Delaware Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Jesse Cooper Building Dover, DE 19901 Notes: Reciprocity process: Hold NREMT certification, complete Delaware State Fire School Reciprocity Class, pass background check for reciprocity certification |
| Florida | Meets | Agency: Florida Department Of Health | EMT – Paramedic Certification Phone: (850) 245-4910 Email: MQA.EMT-Paramedics@flhealth.gov Website: http://www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/emt-paramedics/index.html Mailing Address: Florida Department Of Health | EMT – Paramedic Certification 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-85 Tallahassee, FL 32399-6330 Notes: For Reciprocity, Florida requires proof of NREMT certification |
| Georgia | Meets | Agency: Georgia Dept. of Public Health Phone: (404) 657-2700 Email: DPH-phemsinfo@dph.ga.gov Website: https://dph.georgia.gov/ems-personnel-licensure Mailing Address: Georgia Dept. of Public Health 200 Piedmont Avenue Southeast Atlanta, GA 30334 Notes: Georgia does not have a reciprocity process. However, to apply for a Georgia license you are required to have a current NREMT registration and submit an online application |
| Hawaii | Meets | Agency: Hawaii EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch Phone: (808) 733-9210 Email: emsipsb@doh.hawaii.gov Website: https://health.hawaii.gov/ems/ Mailing Address: Hawaii EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch 3675 Kilauea Avenue Trotter Building Honolulu, HI 96816 Notes: FAQ EMTB & EMTP rev 9-29-05 (hawaii.gov) No reciprocity available for EMT personnel in Hawaii |
| Idaho | Meets | Agency: Idaho Bureau of EMS and Preparedness Phone: 1-208-364-1959 Email: IdahoEMS@dhw.idaho.gov Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/emergency-medical-services-ems/ems-providers Mailing Address: Idaho Bureau of EMS and Preparedness PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83712 Notes: EMS Education | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Reciprocity Information/Instructions: |
| Illinois | Meets | Agency: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) – EMS Licensing Phone: 217-782-2080 Email: DPH.EMTLIC@illinois.gov Website: http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/emergency-preparedness-response/ems/licensing Mailing Address: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Springfield Headquarters 525-535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 Notes: EMS Reciprocity Application (illinois.gov) |
| Indiana | Meets | Agency: Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security – EMS Phone: 317-232-2222 Email: emscertifications@dhs.in.gov Website: https://www.in.gov/dhs/ems/ Mailing Address: Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security Indiana Government Center-South, Room E208 302 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739 Notes: |
| Iowa | Meets | Agency: Iowa Department of Public Health Phone: 515-281-0620 Email: http://idph.iowa.gov/Contact-Us/ Website: https://idph.iowa.gov/bets/ems Mailing Address: Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Bldg. 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Notes: Iowa Scope of Practice |
| Kansas | Meets | Agency: Chrystine Hannon, Certification/Re-Certification Expert – Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services Phone: 785-296-7296 Email: chrystine.hannon@ks.gov Website: https://www.ksbems.org/ems/?page_id=165 Mailing Address: Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1031 Topeka, KS 66612-1228 Notes: Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services Kansas requires a criminal background check as well as a Recognition of no Kansas credential application for reciprocity. |
| Kentucky | Meets | Agency: Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services Phone: 866-975-2367 Email: http://kbml.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx Website: https://kbems.ky.gov/Certification-And-Licensure/Pages/default.aspx Mailing Address: Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services 500 Mero Street, 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Notes: |
| Louisiana | Meets | Agency: Louisiana Department of Health- Emergency Medical Services Phone: 225-925-7216 Email: katherine.robillard@la.gov Website: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/759 Mailing Address: Louisiana Department of Health P. O. Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 Notes: |
| Maine | Meets | Agency: Maine Emergency Medical Services Phone: (207) 626-3860 Email: maine.ems@maine.gov Website: https://www.maine.gov/ems/licensing/reciprocity Mailing Address: Maine Emergency Medical Services Department of Public Safety 45 Commerce Drive Suite 1 152 State House Station Notes: |
| Maryland | Meets | Agency: Maryland Institiute for EMS systems – Dept: Licensure & Certification Phone: (410) 706-7381 Email: licensure-support@miemss.org Website: http://www.miemss.org/home/ems-providers/reciprocity Mailing Address: Maryland Institiute for EMS systems – Dept: Licensure & Certification 653 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Notes: |
| Massachusetts | Meets | Agency: Massacusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Phone: (617) 753-7300 Email: oems.recert@state.ma.us Website: https://www.mass.gov/emergency-medical-technicians-emts-and-paramedics Mailing Address: Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) 67 Forest St., Suite 100 Marlborough, MA 01752 Notes: |
| Michigan | Meets | Agency: Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Phone: 517-241-0179 Email: NethawayC@michigan.gov Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73970_5093_28508_76837-401825–,00.html Mailing Address: Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of EMS, Trauma, & Preparedness (BETP) 333 South Grand Avenue P.O Box 30195 Notes: |
| Minnesota | Meets | Agency: Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board Phone: 651.201.2800 Email: emsrb@state.mn.us Website: Licensing / Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board – Minnesota EMSRB (mn.gov) Mailing Address: Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 220 Saint Paul, MN 55102 Notes: |
| Mississippi | Meets | Agency: Mississippi State Dept. of Health – EMS Phone: 601-576-7400 Email: info@msdh.ms.gov Website: EMS Licensing Portal – Mississippi State Department of Health Mailing Address: Emergency Medical Services 570 East Woodrow Wilson Jackson, MS 39216 Notes: Reciprocity: Copy of NREMT certification, complete a reciprocity application, copy of reciprocity from home state, original signed jurisdictional medical control agreement |
| Missouri | Meets | Agency: Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Phone: 573-751-6356 Email: EMSINFO@health.mo.gov Website: https://health.mo.gov/safety/ems/ Mailing Address: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 Notes: |
| Montana | Meets | Agency: Montana Board of Medical Examiners Phone: (406) 444-6880 Email: dlibsdmed@mt.gov Website: https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/medical-examiners/emergency-care-provider/Apply-for-ECP-Licensure Mailing Address: Montana Department of Labor and Industry Board of Medical Examiners Emergency Medical Services P.O Box 200513 Notes: |
| Nebraska | Meets | Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Phone: (402) 471-0371 Email: DHHS.EMSLicensing@nebraska.gov Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/EHS-EMS-Licensing.aspx Mailing Address: Department of Health and Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026 Notes: |
| Nevada | Meets | Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) Phone: (775) 687-7590 Email: healthems@health.nv.gov Website: http://dpbh.nv.gov/Reg/EMS/dta/Licensing/Emergency_Medical_System_(EMS)_-_Licensing/ Mailing Address: Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) 4150 Technology Way Suite 100 Carson City, NV 89706 Notes: |
| New Hampshire | Meets | Agency: Kathleen Higgins, Captain, EMS Operations – Licensing, Inspections, and Education Regulation – New Hampshire Dept. of Safety – (BEMS) Phone: (603) 223-4200 Email: joseph.w.cartier@dos.nh.gov Website: https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/fstems/ems/faq.html Mailing Address: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy 33 Hazen Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03305 Notes: |
| New Jersey | Meets | Agency: New Jersey Department of Health – Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Phone: 609-633-7777 Email: ems@doh.nj.gov Website: https://nj.gov/health/ems/ Mailing Address: Department of Health Office of EMS P.O Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625 Notes: Reciprocity: |
| New Mexico | Meets | Agency: New Mexico Department of Health – EMS Licensing Phone: 505-476-8200 Email: PeggyA.Griego@state.nm.us Website: EMS Licensing (nmhealth.org) Mailing Address: Emergency Medical Services Licensing Siler Building F 1301 Siler Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507 Notes: |
| New York | Meets | Agency: NYS DOH Bureau of EMS Phone: 518-402-0996 Email: dohweb@health.ny.gov Website: Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems (ny.gov) Mailing Address: NYS DOH Bureau of EMS Corning Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 Notes: https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/certification/reciprocity.htm |
| North Carolina | Meets | Agency: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation – OEMS Phone: 919-855-3750 Email: https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/requests.htm#email Website: https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/credcomp.htm Mailing Address: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation – OEMS 2712 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2712 Notes: |
| North Dakota | Meets | Agency: North Dakota Department of Health – Emergency Preparedness & Response Section Phone: 701.328.2310 Email: dems@nd.gov Website: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/health/epr Mailing Address: North Dakota Department of Health Division of Emergency Medical Systems 1720 Burlington Drive- Suite A Bismarck ND 58505 Notes: North Dakota Department of Health (nd.gov) |
| Ohio | Meets | Agency: Ohio Department of Public Safety – EMS Phone: (614) 466-9447 Email: https://ems.ohio.gov/help-center/agency-directory/agency-directory Website: Ohio Emergency Medical Services | Emergency Medical Services Mailing Address: Ohio Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Medical Services 1970 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43223 Notes: |
| Oklahoma | Meets | Agency: Dale Adkerson, Administrative Program Manager – Oklahoma State Department of Health – EMS Division Phone: (405) 271-4027 Email: dalea@health.ok.gov Website: EMS Division (oklahoma.gov) Mailing Address: Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S Kerr Avenue Suite 1702 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Notes: Reciprocity is available for EMT with a copy of a valid NREMT card and a completed application, case by case basis |
| Oregon | Meets | Agency: Oregon Health Authority – EMS and Trauma Systems Phone: (971) 673-0520 Email: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EMSTRAUMASYSTEMS/Pages/Program-Information.aspx#question Website: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EMSTRAUMASYSTEMS/EMSTRAININGCERTIFICATION/Pages/index.aspx Mailing Address: EMS and Trauma Systems 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 305 Portland, OR 97232 Hours of Operation 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Notes: |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Health – Bureau of EMS Phone: 717-787-8740 Email: paemsoffice@pa.gov Website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/EMS/Pages/FAQ.aspx Mailing Address: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Pennsylvania Department of Health 1310 Elmerton Ave Harrisburg, PA 17110 Notes: Certification by Endorsement: |
| Rhode Island | Meets | Agency: Rhode Island Department of Health Phone: 401-222-5960 Email: https://health.ri.gov/contact/ Website: https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=284 Mailing Address: Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 Notes: |
| South Carolina | Meets | Agency: SC DHEC Bureau of EMS Phone: (803) 545-4204 Email: https://scdhec.gov/contact-us-0 Website: South Carolina Division of EMS and Trauma | SCDHEC Mailing Address: SC DHEC Bureau of EMS 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Notes: Reciprocity Guidelines (scdhec.gov) |
| South Dakota | Meets | Agency: South Dakota Department of Health Phone: 605-773-3361 Email: Marty.Link@state.sd.us Website: EMS Licensing | South Dakota Department of Health (sd.gov) Mailing Address: South Dakota Department of Health Robert Hayes Building 600 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre, SD 57501-2536 Notes: |
| Tennessee | Meets | Agency: Tennessee Department of Health – Office of EMS Phone: 615-741-2584 Email: tn.health@tn.gov Website: EMS Personnel Licensure (tn.gov) Mailing Address: Tennessee Department of Health – Office of EMS 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Notes: |
| Texas | Meets | Agency: Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination Phone: (512) 776-7111 Email: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/contact-us Website: EMS and Trauma Systems | Texas DSHS Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination PO Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347 Notes: |
| Utah | Meets | Agency: Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness Phone: (801) 273-6666 Email: ems@utah.gov Website: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services | Utah Department of Public Safety Mailing Address: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Utah Department of Health 4501 South 2700 West Taylorsville, UT 84129 Notes: Utah grants reciprocity for EMTs with a current NREMT certification on a case by case basis |
| Vermont | Meets | Agency: Vermont Emergency Preparedness, Response & Injury Prevention Division Phone: 802-863-7310 Email: http://www.healthvermont.gov/about/contact Website: https://www.healthvermont.gov/emergency-preparedness-ems/emergency-medical-services/licensing Mailing Address: Emergency Preparedness, Response & Injury Prevention Division Department of Health 280 State Drive Waterbury, VT 05671 Notes: |
| Virginia | Meets | Agency: Virginia Office of EMS Phone: (804) 888-9127 Email: toni.twyman@vdh.virginia.gov Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/education-certification/how-to-become-an-emergency-medical-services-provider-in-virginia/ Mailing Address: Virginia Department of Health P.O Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218-2448 109 Governor Street Notes: |
| Washington | Meets | Agency: Washington State Department of Health Phone: 360-236-4700 Email: hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov Website: https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/emergency-medical-services-ems-systems Mailing Address: Washington State Department of Health Customer Service Office P.O. Box 47877 Olympia, WA 98504-7877 Notes: |
| West Virginia | Meets | Agency: West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Phone: (304) 558-3956 Email: EMSCertification@wv.gov Website: https://www.wvoems.org/ Mailing Address: West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services 350 Capitol Street Room 425 Charleston, WV 25301 Notes: |
| Wisconsin | Meets | Agency: Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services: EMS Phone: 608-266-1568 Email: dhsemssmail@dhs.wisconsin.gov Website: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | Wisconsin Department of Health Services Mailing Address: Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services: EMS PO Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701-2659 Notes: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems/licensing/reciprocity.htm |
| Wyoming | Meets | Agency: Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services Phone: (307) 777-3622 Email: emsinfo@wyo.gov Website: https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/ems/ems-program-2/education-and-training/nremttesting/ Mailing Address: Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services 122 West 25th Street, Suite 102E Cheyenne, WY 82002 Notes: Licensing and Reciprocity – Wyoming Department of Health |
| District of Columbia | Meets | Agency: EMS Division at the DC Department of Health Phone: (202) 442-5955 Email: doh@dc.gov Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/emergency-medical-services Mailing Address: EMS Division at the DC Department of Health 2201 Shannon Place Southeast Washington, DC 20020 Notes: |
| American Samoa | Meets | Agency: Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
| Guam | Meets | Agency: Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Meets | Agency: Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Board of Professional Licensing and Health Care Professions Licensing Board P.O Box 502078 Saipan, MP 96950 Notes: |
| Puerto Rico | Meets | Agency: Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
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