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The first national EMS-ID was ceremonially issued to the National Registry’s Chief Operating Officer, Donnie Woodyard, Jr. , a Nationally Registered Paramedic since 1997.  \n“Launching the EMS-ID is a significant milestone for the EMS profession, the national EMS system, and the National Registry. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Registry, part of our heritage was to facilitate a national EMS system in the United States by keeping a Registry of EMS personnel; the EMS-ID is another way of fulfilling our organization’s mission,” said Bill Seifarth, the Executive Director of the National Registry of EMTs.  \nWoodyard was issued the first EMS-ID because of his work and dedication to the project.  \nAn interview with Donnie Woodyard, Jr., about the EMS-ID.  \nWhat is the National EMS ID?  \nThe EMS-ID is a unique 12-digit identification number issued for free to all EMS professionals and students seeking to enter the profession. The EMS-ID number is automatically generated by the National Registry when an individual first creates an account. For the nearly two-million EMS professionals that created an account prior to January 23, 2020, an EMS-ID is being retroactively created.  \nThe EMS-ID is randomly generated and the number does not contain any encoded data about the EMS professional. The EMS-ID was modeled after the National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for physicians.  \nWhat’s the difference between an EMS-ID and a National Registry number?  \nSince 1970, the National Registry has issued a unique National Registry Number (NR Number) when an individual becomes certified. Although National Registry Numbers are unique to an individual, they are not static. For example, all Advanced-EMTs and Paramedics will have multiple valid National Registry numbers issued during their career-first as an EMT, then as a Paramedic. National Registry Numbers are not going away; they are linked to the specific certification earned. However, National Registry numbers were never designed to be a unique identifier and because the numbers change with time, it is difficult to cross-reference databases with only a National Registry number.  \nThe EMS-ID number, is issued once and does not change or expire. The EMS-ID number is like a master account number, individual certification numbers will each be linked to the EMS-ID.  \nWhy is an EMS-ID number needed?  \nWhen the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice requested the National Registry to stand-up a database to meet the needs of the EMS Compact, it was quickly evident that a  \nmechanism was required to link EMS licensure records across multiple state licensure systems, platforms, and the National Registry. Due to the privacy concerns surrounding the use and transmission of Social Security Numbers , combined with the rare opportunity to build a new database for the EMS Compact, we leveraged the opportunity to create a new, national, unique identifier for the EMS profession.  \nThe implementation of the EMS-ID marks a progression of the EMS profession. In today’s work environment, EMS personnel are part of a national EMS system – a system where EMS personnel are mobile and can cross state borders during the progression of their career. During my own career, I trained as an EMT in Virginia, as a Paramedic in Ohio, and have been licensed in five different states. In 2018, the National Registry looked at a sample of 900 EMT students that completed their training in one specific state, and then determined the students had home residency addresses in 26 different states. 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