NREMT UPDATE Jeremy D. Miller, M.Ed, NRP, USAF (ret.) — Chief Certification Officer

National EMS Certification as a Requirement of Initial State Licensure

As of April 1, 2016 National Registry certification is utilized by the following: Bahamas, Bermuda, District of Columbia, Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Homeland Security, Dept. of the Interior, Dept. of Justice, Dept. of State, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (2016). States that Require National EMS Certification as part of Initial Licensure. NREMT April 2016.

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CERTIFICATION, RECERTIFICATION AND EXAMINATIONS NREMT Update 2017

Recertification update • Providers recertified:

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• 42 states and agencies are utilizing the NCCP model

• Last year for transition: • EMT-Intermediate 85 • EMT-Paramedic

• New recertification webinars during recertification season • Provider

100,000 (EMR Sep)

• Training officer

Recertification by examination Recertification by examination pass rates by level

LEVEL PASS RATE % NUMBER OF EXAMS

I-99 100 4

EMT 88 411

NRP 94 444

EMT-P 96 23

AEMT 82 57

Recertification webinars LIVE

• Guide to recertification for providers

• Guide to recertification for training officers and medical directors

Alternating presentation every Friday through March 16, 2017. Q&A sessions to follow presentations.

RECORDED • Manage your account for providers

• Manage your account for training officers and medical directors

• NCCP recertification model

• Traditional recertification model

• Recertification by examination and submitting your application

For more details, to sign up for a live webinar, or to view a recorded webinar, visit NREMT.org.

Certification update PATT — Psychomotor Authorization to Test

PATT applies to ALS Psychomotor Exams • Advanced EMT • Paramedic

Educators/Program Directors • Acknowledge an attestation before issuing the PATT • Attestation varies by state

• Early Eligibility testing (does not require course completion to move to PE) • Non-Early Eligibility (requires course completion before challenging the PE)

Certification update PATT — Psychomotor Authorization to Test

Candidates • Must have an NREMT profile • Must have completed application • Must present PATT at the exam or be turned away

NREMT Exam Coordinators • Submit exam roster 2 weeks before exam date — previously 3 weeks

NREMT Representatives • Students must show their PATT before exam admission • Compare the PATT letter the candidates show to the roster

• Number and name must match

Paramedic psychomotor exam Which seven (7) ALS skills are obsolete?

• Adult vent management • Vent management supraglottic • IV therapy • IV medication administration • Pediatric vent management • Pediatric IO • Random EMT

Why are these skills no longer tested?

• Portfolio requirements are rigorous • Attestation from PDs that portfolio exists for each NREMT candidate

Paramedic psychomotor exam Which five (5) skills remain on the exam?

• Patient assessment—trauma • Static cardiology • Dynamic cardiology • Oral A (medical) • Oral B (medical)

Which skills are new?

• Integrated Out-of-hospital Scenario (IOOH)

WEBSITE AND CONTACT CENTER NREMT Update 2017

Call-backs Service • A necessity with longer-than-average hold times • Performed via an organized, efficient call-back service • Callers are offered the option after holding for 6 minutes • Callers enter a direct contact number • Callers do not lose their place in line • An additional call-back is made if the first is unsuccessful

Upgraded ID/password retrieval tool Via telephone • Full user ID recovery • Password hints • Password reset (if caller selects this option)

Website addition — password reset

You can now reset your password online by using one of four unique identifiers

NEW:RECERT 2.0 • Mobile Friendly • Easy to add ConEd • Greater flexibility for Certificate Courses • Affiliate with Multiple Agencies • New Tools for Training Officers and Medical Directors • eCheck Payment Options

Professional EMS Transcript • Easily Upload and Track All EMS Training

• Import Records from CE Providers • Store PDFs • Mobile Friendly Design • Search for classes, print Transcripts, store EMS ConEd in one

location • Quickly Assign Courses to NREMT Recert Application

Website addition — information for • Located on the NREMT.org front page – now mobile friendly! • Contains links to pages for:

• Program Directors • Training Officers • Candidates • Medical Directors • State Officials

• Each link details all necessary information to function in the respective NREMT user role on the NREMT website.

• Each page lists frequently asked questions respective to the user role, by page. • Most current newsletter for each role is located at the top of each page

Example: Information for training officers

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Example: Information for training officers Step-by-step instructions

Contact information

Instructional videos

Military Transition • Air Force

• 4N0X1 • Pararescue

• Army • 68W (X) • 18D

• Navy • Corpsmn • SEALS

We Need You! • Volunteer.nremt.org