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Failure to complete the renewal process prior to the expiration date will result in the Iowa EMS certification’s status to change from active to inactive. An Iowa emergency medical care provider may only provide emergency medical care with an active Iowa EMS certification.  \nRenewal of an Iowa EMS Certification with Continuing Education  \nTo be eligible to renew an Iowa EMS certification with continuing education, a minimum number of core topic continuing education hours (CEHs), based on the level of certification, must be completed prior to the certification’s expiration date. The table below identifies the minimum number ofCEHs, by core topic, and Iowa EMS certification level, that must be obtained prior to the certification expiration date.  \nAll core continuing education hours used to renew an Iowa EMS certification must have a sponsor number by an authorized Iowa EMS Training Program, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa Board of Nursing, the Iowa Board of Medicine, or the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) before the emergency medical care provider attends the offering.  \nAlong with obtaining the minimum number of core continuing education hours the provider must also complete the online renewal process and pay any applicable renewal fees prior to the certification expiration date.  \n\n| Core Topics | EMR/FR | EMT/EMT-D | AEMT | Paramedic |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Airway, Respirations, Ventilations | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |\n| Cardiology | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 |\n| Trauma | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |\n| Medical | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |\n| Operations | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |\n| Totals | 8 | 20 | 25 | 30 |\n\nNationally Recognized and Sponsored Education Programs  \nAn Iowa EMS provider who has completed one or more of the following nationally recognized and approved educational programs during their certification period may apply the awarded continuing education hours (CEH) when renewing their Iowa EMS certification without obtaining a sponsoring number utilizing the following guidelines:  \n● The program must be completed in its entirety during the certification period being renewed  \n● The completed program must be recognized by the national sponsoring agency  \n● A certificate/card of program completion must be provided identifying the total number ofCEHs awarded  \nSingle Core Topic Area  \nThe Iowa EMS Provider may choose to apply all of the awarded CEHs from the nationally recognized program to a single identified core topic area identified by an “X” in the following chart. As an example: An Iowa EMS Provider completes a nationally recognized CPR program and receives a certificate of completion for 3 CEHs. The provider applies all 3 CEHs to the Medical core topic area. Looking down the left hand column, locate the CPR program, moving from left to right the core topic areas of AVR, Cardiology, Medical, and Operations are marked with an “X” indicating the completed program CEHs can be applied to these topic areas, Trauma is marked with “N/A” indicating the CPR program CEHs could not be applied to this core topic area.  \nMultiple Core Topic Areas  \nThe Iowa EMS Provider may choose to “split” the awarded CEHs between two or more of the identified core topic areas by program. As an example: An Iowa EMS Provider completes a nationally recognized CPR program and receives a certificate of completion for 3 CEHs. Looking down the left hand column, locate the CPR program, moving from left to right the core topic areas of AVR, Cardiology, Medical, and Operations are marked with an “X” indicating the completed program CEHs can be applied to these topic areas, Trauma is marked with “N/A”indicating the CPR program CEHs could not be applied to this core topic area. The provider can apply 1 of the 3 CEHs to the Medical core topic area, an","cbCaie6WeWaqHx8u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie6WeWaqHx8u","pdf",271051,"English","# Renewal Requirement\n## Renewal of an Iowa EMS Certification with Continuing Education\n## Nationally Recognized and Sponsored Education Programs\n## Single Core Topic Area\n## Multiple Core Topic Areas\n## Nationally recognized/sponsored continuing education programs","[{\"question\":\"When must an Iowa EMS certification be renewed to stay active?\",\"answer\":\"It must be renewed prior to the certification’s expiration date. 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