Part 3 Certification Process

Both the National Registry and your education program review your application. Our system checks for completeness and verifies your education details. If there’s an error or missing information, it’s flagged for manual review. We’ll notify you of any issues through your Candidate Dashboard and/or by email.

Here are the important deadlines you should be aware of:

Initial Course

Initial courses are valid for two years from the month and year of course completion.

• A course completed in 01/2024 would be valid until 01/31/2026

Note: Taking remedial education for a 4th cognitive exam attempt does not extend your course completion date

ATT

Authorizations to Test (ATT) are valid for 90 days.

• An ATT is only issued once an application is marked complete, which includes National Registry reviews, program reviews, and payment completion
• An ATT purchased within 90 days of the course expiration date will expire on the date of course expiration
• ATT extensions are only granted if the reason qualifies as a covered circumstance indicated in the ATT Expiration Policy

Examination Results

Examination results are valid for 24 months from the month, day, and year of successful completion. For candidates with a course completion date prior to November 1, 2018, passed portions of each examination are valid for 12 months.

Skills Competency Results

State EMS Office approved BLS skills competency results are valid for 24 months from the month, day, and year of successful completion.

The EMT application fee is $104.

• The fee is charged for each examination attempt
• The application fee can be refunded within the National Registry Refund Policy criteria

We offer refunds within 90 days of payment, minus an administrative fee, for the following reasons:

• Completion of incorrect application
• Candidate no longer wishes to seek National Registry certification

You can read the policies and procedures related to payment and refund policy at:
nremt.org/Policies/General-Policies/Payment-Policies

To get information about your application and its status, check your account. All updates to your account appear on the Candidate Dashboard. We do not tell you or email you about your application or examination results. Instead, we post the information to your account, which you can access at any time. Check your account for updates related to:

• Application payments
• Application status
• Authorization to Test (ATT)
• Eligibility status (if applicable)
• Examination results

Once you have earned your certification, you can get your card and wall certificate. We will mail you a packet when your account updates with full certification. We use first class mail with the United States Postal Service, and packets can take up to 30 days for delivery. The packet will have a letter with a copy of your National Registry card attached, a wall certificate, and an EMT patch.


If you do not receive your packet after 30 days, email support@nremt.org. You will need to verify your current address, registry number, and first and last name.

You also have the option of printing your card and certificate from your account on the My Certification page. Here is how to print your card/certificate:

1. Log into your National Registry account
2. Select “My Certification” from the drop-down menu
3. On the left-hand side, select “View Account Records”
4. Click the blue “Print Card” button or the blue “Print Certificate” button

You need to recertify every two years. To recertify, you can submit continuing education credits or take a recertification examination. To learn about the recertification process, go here:
nremt.org/EMT/Recertification