Active Status:
Details the requirements for using college courses, initial EMS education programs, and other forms of academic credit for recertification and certification processes.
Affiliation:
Your affiliation is the EMS agency/organization you work for that will verify your continuing education and skills competency. You may submit an affiliation request from your “My Certification” tab.
Agency:
Your agency is the EMS organization where you work. This agency will be responsible for verifying your continuing education and skills competency. You must submit a request to become electronically affiliated with your agency under your “My Certification” tab.
Inactive Status:
Inactive Status is for Nationally Certified EMS Professionals who are currently not providing patient care at their certification level or those who do not have an agency affiliation, Training Officer, or Medical Director able to validate education and skills. Individuals wanting to declare inactive status must continue to meet the National Registry continuing education recertification requirements. Inactive status is not for those who cannot obtain and meet the educational requirements or those who have limitations or revocation of a health care license.
Lapsed:
If you do not complete the recertification process by your expiration date, your National EMS Certification is considered lapsed. Please see the Certification Scheme (level-specific policy) for more information on the requirements to regain your National EMS Certification.
Medical Director:
The Medical Director is responsible for verifying the continued competence of ALS providers’ skills when they recertify their National EMS Certification and when updating from inactive to active status.
National Continued Competency Program (NCCP):
NCCP is a recertification model that allows flexibility at the local and individual levels. The NCCP is comprised of three components: national, local, and individual.
Training Officer:
A Training Officer is an individual responsible for managing the education requirements of an EMS agency. This person may be nationally certified, but it is not a requirement.
- CAPCE. (2022). Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved from https://capce.org/Home/FAQ.
- National Association of State EMS Officials. National EMS Scope of Practice Model 2019 (Report No. DOT HS 812-666). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
