2023 NATIONAL REGISTRY RECERTIFICATION GUIDE - Navigating NREMT CE and Documentation Requirements - Annual Recertification Deadline: March 31

Sep 23, 2026

2023 National Registry Recertification Guide explains how EMS practitioners maintain NREMT certification through continuing education (Recert2.0) or by recertification via exam when continuing education is not required. It outlines the annual deadline of March 31, the steps to log in, update profiles, submit payment, and print updated cards after approval. It details qualification exclusions for certain activities and provides fee schedules by certification level plus continuing education hour requirements and components.

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Reading Time25 min

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Annual Recertification Deadline: March 31

How to Recertify Online

Recert2.0: NREMT’s Free Online Platform

Continuing Education Exclusions

Recertification by Exam

Certification Renewal Fees

Recertification by Examination Fees

Continuing Education Requirements (EMR/EMT/AEMT)

2023 NATIONAL REGISTRY RECERTIFICATION GUIDE Navigating NREMT CE and Documentation Requirements BROUGHT TO YOU BY Purposeful Training. Positive Outcomes. As EMS practitioners, we are committed to improving patient care and outcomes in the prehospital setting. We know that a highly trained EMS service means a safer community and more positive outcomes when duty calls today and tomorrow. That’s why we prove our commitment by completing relevant and relentless training and recertification. As an online university rooted in emergency and safety services training, Columbia Southern University is proud to partner with EMS World and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) to provide the following training and certification guide. Approved by the NREMT, the following guide outlines some of the most common training and certification opportunities available to today’s EMS professionals. Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list of instructions for recertification. Providers must check with their state’s recertification requirements, which vary by state and may differ from those requested by the National Registry. I always wanted to make changes to the status quo but was advised that was‘above my pay grade’ or‘you are just a paramedic.’So, I decided to go back to school to make changes to a system I loved dearly.” Matthew Ward, MBA CSU Graduate ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31 How to Recertify Online: 􀀟 Log [in to your account on www.nremt.org](in to your account on www.nremt.org). 􀀟 Ensure your profile is up to date (e.g. address and email) . 􀀟 Submit payment for application. 􀀟 Print updated certification card upon approval. Recert2.0: NREMT’s free, online platform for keeping track of your courses, certificates and other credentials for a more streamlined recertification process. Recert allows nationally registered EMS providers to: 􀀟 Log, import and manage their continuing education into the EMS Education Transcript. 􀀟 Upload supporting documents. Images and PDFs of certificates suffice. 􀀟 Add notes to courses regarding date, location, instructor and other pertinent information. 􀀟 Transfer entries to recertification application. THE FOLLOWING DO NOT CURRENTLY QUALIFY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION: 􀀞 Clinical rotations 􀀞 Instructor courses 􀀞 Leadership or management courses 􀀞 Performance of duty 􀀞 Preceptor hours 􀀞 Repeated courses 􀀞 Serving as a volunteer with agencies or as a skill examiner Recertification by Exam This option enables you to demonstrate continued competency without documenting continuing education. You have one attempt to pass the exam beginning one year prior to your expiration date. Visit [nremt.org](nremt.org) and select your certification level (EMR, EMT, AEMT, paramedic) for information on this option. CERTIFICATION RENEWAL FEES: 􀀞 EMR: $18 􀀞 EMT: $25 􀀞 AEMT: $26 􀀞 Paramedic: $32 􀀞 Late fee: $50 in addition to renewal fee RECERTIFICATION BY EXAMINATION FEES: 􀀞 EMR: $88 􀀞 EMT: $104 􀀞 AEMT: $144 􀀞 Paramedic: $160 CONTINUING EDUCATION EMR-16 hours NATIONAL COMPONENT: 8 HOURS Airway/Respiration/Ventilation: 1 hour Ventilation Oxygenation Cardiovascular: 2.5 hours Post-resuscitation care Stroke Cardiac arrest Pediatric cardiac arrest Trauma: 0.5 hour Central nervous system (CNS) injury Medical: 3 hours Infectious diseases Emergencies: 􀀟 Psychiatric and behavioral 􀀟 Toxicological 􀀟 Neurological 􀀟 Endocrine 􀀟 Immunological 􀀟 OB Operations: 1 hour Field triage (disasters/MCIs) EMS provider hygiene, safety and vaccinations EMS culture of safety LOCAL/STATE: 4 HOURS 􀀟 See state and local requirements. If not listed, state-approved or Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)-approved EMS education is acceptable. INDIVIDUAL: 4 HOURS 􀀟 State-approved or CAPCE-approved education is acceptable. 􀀟 Please see page 9 for curren

FAQs

What is the annual NREMT recertification deadline for 2023?

The guide lists the annual recertification deadline as March 31.

How do providers recertify online and what happens after approval?

Providers log in to their nremt.org account, ensure their profile is up to date, submit payment for the application, and print the updated certification card upon approval.

Which activities do not currently qualify for continuing education?

The guide states that clinical rotations, instructor courses, leadership/management courses, performance of duty, preceptor hours, repeated courses, and serving as a volunteer or as a skill examiner do not currently qualify.

Sep 23, 2026

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