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Providers must complete minimum CE hours each two-year cycle, including pediatric CE as specified, and provide renewal-time documentation while retaining CE records for at least three years. CPR must include hands-on skills validation; ALS providers may have agency- or medical director–mandated certifications and endorsements. 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Critical Care Paramedic  \nAgency-Specific Requirements (Including Fire-Based EMS Systems)  \n• Providers assigned to fire-based EMS agencies must:  \no Maintain all Arizona state EMS certification requirements outlined above.  \no Comply with agency-specific training, skills validation, and continuing education policies.  \n• Agency requirements may include:  \no Annual or periodic skills competency evaluations  \no Mandatory in-service training  \no Medical director–directed education  \no QA/QI participation  \n• Agency requirements may exceed but may not replace Arizona state EMS certification requirements.  \nNational Registry (NREMT) Certification  \n• Maintenance of National Registry certification is optional unless required by the employing agency.  \n• If maintained, providers must meet NREMT National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) requirements for their certification level.  \n• EMS providers are responsible for completing NREMT skills training through Administrative Medical Director approved sessions.  \n• NREMT recertification cycles align with the two-year Arizona certification cycle.  \nCompliance  \n• Providers are responsible for monitoring certification expiration dates and completing recertification requirements on time.  \no EMS Agencies are responsible for ensuring providers hold current state certifications  \n• EMS Agencies are responsible for assigning continuation modules, verifying completion, and determining the appropriate corrective actions to the providers that do not meet these requirements.  \nSpecial Circumstances  \n• Providers may request to be downgraded from an ALS to BLS provider if BLS certifications are up to date.  \n• If transferring agencies or prolonged absence, any additional training may be required by the agency and/or medical director depending on the agency transferring from or the duration of absence.  \n• Advanced special training required skills, see policy on STR skills.  \n• If providers desire to renew their National Registry (NREMT) Certification after it has lapsed, the provider must provide documentation demonstrating completion of CE. EMS providers are also responsible for completing NREMT skills training through Administrative Medical Director approved sessions.","cbCaijJI5u4ai192","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijJI5u4ai192","pdf",190614,"English","# Purpose\n# ADHS EMS Recertification Requirements\n## Certification Cycle\n## Continuing Education / Refresher Requirements\n## Documentation\n## BLS (CPR)\n## ALS-Specific Certifications\n# Agency-Specific Requirements\n## Fire-Based EMS Systems\n# National Registry (NREMT) Certification\n# Compliance\n# Special Circumstances","[{\"question\":\"How often must Arizona EMS certification be renewed?\",\"answer\":\"Arizona EMS certification must be renewed every two (2) years.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the minimum CE hours required per certification cycle?\",\"answer\":\"Minimum CE hours per cycle are: EMR 16 hours; EMT (BLS) and AEMT 24 hours; and Paramedic (ALS) 48 hours.\"},{\"question\":\"What documentation is required for CE completion and how long must it be retained?\",\"answer\":\"Providers must provide documentation showing completion of required CE at the time of renewal, and retain CE documentation for at least three (3) years, available upon request or audit.\"}]","EMS Policy for Recertification & Verification of Continuing Education for EMS - Policy | PDF",1790206756]