If an individual completed all continuing education requirements within their certification cycle, including all education, and before their current expiration date, they may qualify for reinstatement. 

The reinstatement allows an individual to submit their application for an additional fee during the reinstatement period. 

Reinstatement occurs between April 1 to April 30 for EMT, AEMT, and Paramedics. For EMRs, the reinstatement is between October 1 to October 31 of the current expiration year. 

+ The reinstatement period only allows individuals to submit a late application if they are renewing by continuing education 

+ There is a $50 reinstatement fee in addition to the application fee. 

+ All education must be completed within the recertification cycle dates as it will not be accepted if completed after the current expiration date. 

+ There is no guarantee an application will be accepted or individual recertified during the reinstatement period. To recertify, an application must meet all recertification requirements and can be returned incomplete for correction by staff, randomly selected for audit, or approved for recertification. 

+ Reinstatement does not apply to Recertification by Examination (RBE). National Registry staff will continue to accept signed Cognitive Competency forms for active status during the reinstatement period per the instructions on the form. 

+ If utilizing the reinstatement period and recertified, the start date of your next cycle, or rolling recertification date, will begin the day after your application is processed and approved by National Registry staff. It does not reset back to April 1 (EMT, AEMT, NRP) or October 1 (EMR).

National Registry may assess individual requests for a time extension to meet all education requirements and/or submission of the recertification application for qualifying events. You must apply before your current expiration date, unless a situation prevents that. Email support@nremt.org with supporting documentation. An extension may be considered for examples such as, but not limited to, overseas military deployment or a significant, incapacitating personal medical event that impacted most of the current recertification cycle. 

For individuals recertifying for the first time:  

Your initial recertification cycle starts when you gain your full certification and ends with your expiration date. 

+ EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics have recertification dates that are based on a 2-year recertification cycle that ends March 31 of your expiration year. 

+ EMRs have recertification dates that are based on a 2-year recertification cycle that ends on September 30 of your expiration year. 

+ Expiration dates are set when you gain your full, initial certification. 

• Individuals who gain initial certification between January to June will be issued an expiration date two years in the future. 
• Individuals who gain initial certification between July to December will be three years in the future. 

+ All education must be completed within your certification cycle and before your expiration date. For the first recertification, your certification cycle starts the date you gained certification. 

+ Your expiration date for your National Certification may be different from your state license expiration date. 

+ The 2-year recertification cycle is supported by a balance of the interactions with licensure processes, degradation of knowledge over time, and changes to the EMS community.

Pro Tip: If your education is completed and recertification period is open for renewal, submit early!  Rolling recertification is a benefit to those who submit early. 

+ The new certification cycle starts the day after the recertification application is processed and approved by the National Registry. 

+ For Recertification by Examination (RBE), the cycle date starts the day after the Cognitive Competency by Examination Form is processed by the National Registry. 

+ The rolling recertification cycle start date will change, but the expiration date will not, even if the individual renews early. 
+ Once the new cycle date is granted, the individual can begin earning and assigning education for their next recertification cycle. 

+ Rolling recertification dates are automatically assigned and cannot be changed. 

+ EMS professionals must recertify before their current expiration date, or they will lapse. 

• If an EMS professional lapses, they must regain national certification through the appropriate reentry or state-licensed entry pathways, as outlined in the “RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES” section.

April 1   1 year before the current expiration date	Recertification by Examination (RBE) opens. You can test through March 31 of your expiration date.
October 1  6 months before your expiration date	Recertification by Education opens. Submit your completed application now until March 31 of your expiration date.
March 31   expiration date	This is the last day to submit your application without the additional reinstatement fee.
April 1 - 30   expiration year	This is the reinstatement period. Submit your application with an additional reinstatement fee.
April 5 expiration date	Applications pending Training Officer and Medical Director verification for active status are converted to inactive status and submitted to National Registry for review. This prevents a lapsed certification status and expiration of many state licenses. This includes those who tested RBE and are not yet recertified.
May 1  expiration year	For anyone who submitted during the reinstatement period or earlier, applications pending Training Officer and Medical Director verification for active status are converted to inactive status and submitted to National Registry for review.
May 1  expiration year	Lapse of certification. You will need to regain your national EMS certification.

October 1   1 year before the current expiration date	Recertification by Examination (RBE) opens. You can test through September 30 of your expiration date.
April 1   6 months before your expiration date	Recertification by Education opens. Submit your completed application now until September 30 of your expiration date.
September 30   expiration date	This is the last day to submit your application without the additional reinstatement fee.
October 1 - 31   expiration date	This is the reinstatement period. Submit your application with an additional reinstatement fee.
October 5   expiration date	Applications pending Training Officer verification for active status are converted to inactive status and submitted to National Registry for review. This prevents a lapsed certification status and expiration of many state licenses. This includes those who tested RBE and not yet recertified.
November 1  expiration date	For anyone who submitted during the reinstatement period or earlier, applications pending Training Officer verification for active status are converted to inactive status and submitted to National Registry for review.
November 1   expiration date	Lapse of certification. You will need to regain your national EMS certification by taking a new EMR education program.