Certification & Licensure

Are you applying for certification or licensure in another state, and planning to use your Kentucky credentials for reciprocity?  If yes, login to your KEMSIS account, navigate to Applications, and choose the Individual Verification Request application, or follow the instructions here:  Public Lookup

​The 2025 EMS Clinician Renewal period will open October 1st, 2025, and close December 31st, 2025.

How-to instructions for reinstatement: Instructions for Applying for Reinstatement.pdf


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Special Notice: 202 KAR 7:401E Section 12. Critical Care Endorsement, (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) through (3) of this section, on and after January 1, 2026, critical care endorsements shall not be valid.  Paramedics wishing to provide critical care on and after January 1, 2026, shall obtain an Advanced Practice Paramedic license and certification as a Critical Care Paramedic in accordance with 202 KAR 7:410.  This option will not be available until 202 KAR 7:410 Advanced Practice Paramedics (APP) has been revised by the board to include the critical care certification option.  The APP critical care certification option is expected to be available in mid-2025.

Critical Care Paramedic Checklist







Are you looking to obtain Certification/Licensure?  The above provider checklists contain detailed instructions on obtaining Initial, Reinstatement, & Reciprocity in the state of Kentucky.​  Still have questions?

Contact​ our Certification & Licensure ​department!