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Prerequisites to certification as an EMT Advanced Level (training obtained in Mississippi):
- Age of at least
18 years.
- Completion of the Board's approved Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate or Paramedic Training Program (Note: This includes passage of the National Registry
EMT-I or EMT-P examination).
NOTE: This includes passage of the National Registry
EMT-I or EMT-P examination. - Competition of a DEMS approved
EMT-I defibrillation course and passage of the state defibrillation exam (applicable to
EMT-Intermediate only), or equivalent with MSDH, DEMS approved terminal competencies
(ACLS may be substituted for the EMT-I defibrillation course, but applicant must still pass the state defibrillation exam.)
- Must meet all Mississippi criteria for EMT
Basic certification.
- Verification of medical control (Jurisdictional Medical Control Agreement).
Note:
All EMT-Paramedics trained under the EMT-Paramedic curriculum
prior to 1999 must complete a MSDH, DEMS approved 72 hour
transitional course.
Prerequisites to certification as an EMT-Advanced (training obtained in another state):
- Age of at least 18 years.
- An applicant must demonstrate a need for reciprocity by submitting a Jurisdictional Medical Control Agreement from a licensed ambulance service or a facility providing Advanced life support service indicating the applicant is presently employed or will be employed upon moving to the state.
- Completion of an EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic program (Advanced level), which meets the guidelines of the national standard curriculum for
EMT-I or EMT-P. A copy of the program curriculum and educational objectives must be submitted to and approved by the DEMS.
- Verification of medical control (Jurisdictional Medical Control Agreement).
Note:
All EMT-Paramedics trained under the EMT-Paramedic curriculum
prior to 1999 must complete a MSDH, DEMS approved 72 hour
transitional course.
Note: The Mississippi DEMS maintains the right to refuse reciprocity to any
EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic if the submitted curriculum does not meet the guidelines of the national standard curriculum and those required by the state of Mississippi.
EMT – Advanced Certification
All applications for EMT – Advanced certification or re-certification shall be made with approved forms.
Mississippi requires all EMT’s to maintain current registration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
All applications for EMT-Advanced certification or re-certification must include:
- EMT - Intermediate $35.00 money order payable to the Mississippi
State Department of Health
- Paramedic $35.00 money order payable to the Mississippi State
Department of Health
- A copy of current National Registry Card
- A Jurisdictional Medical Control Agreement
The Mississippi EMT certification will expire concurrently with the National Registry certification. If a certification lapses, the Bureau of EMS may deny or withhold re-certification for a period of time equal to the time that the certification was lapsed.
Note: All EMT-Paramedics trained under the EMT-Paramedic curriculum prior to 1999 must complete a MSDH, DEMS approved 72 hour transitional course.
Note: All EMT-Paramedics trained prior to 1991 or trained in another state must provide evidence of training in all optional skills identified by the DEMS. This training must be obtained through a state approved training program.
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