Certification & Licensure

​​​​​2023 Provider Renewal Period and Requirements


The 2023 provider renewal period opens on October 1, 2023 and closes on December 31, 2023. You must have a current card (electronic) in your possession on January 1, 2024, to continue working in your certified and/or licensed capacity. Please fully review the 2023 Provider Renewal CE Requirements below or click here.  You will receive an email through your KEMSIS account when the renewal period opens.​ Until then, renewal payments ​cannot​ be made. 


202 KAR 7:301 Emergency Medical Technician

Section A: All

EMT Applicants must meet the below requirements and submit proof of compliance for the following items if requested:

Section B: Initial

Applicants applying for the first time from a Kentucky approved course must submit the items from Section A and Section B.

  • Proof of NREMT – Emergency Medical Technician certification
    • Copy of NREMT - EMT certification card or certificate
  • Be a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States, as evidenced by submission to the board of:
  • Proof of successful completion of an EMT certification course from a KBEMS approved EMS-TEI.
    • Completed KBEMS-E-47​ Initial Course Completion Verification Form. OR
    • Copy of course completion certificate from a KBEMS certified EMS-TEI.
  • Pay the fee required for certification pursuant to 202 KAR 7:030​. $40.00 Total ($30 Initial Certification Fee + $10.00 Application Fee).

Section C: Reciprocity

Applicants who are certified in a contiguous state to the Commonwealth of Kentucky or by the NREMT as a NREMT-Emergency Medical Technician or any member of the United States Armed Forces, or veteran who has transitioned within the past six (6) years from the United States Armed Forces, and has been registered by the National Registry as a NREMT-Emergency Medical Technician or EMT applying for reciprocity must submit the items from Section A and Section C.

  • ​Proof of NREMT – Emergency Medical Technician Certification
    • Copy of NREMT - EMT certification card or certificate OR
    • Proof of current, unrestricted, EMT certification in a contiguous state to the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia) OR
    • Proof of completing a board approved United States Armed Forces medical training course which included NREMT-EMT certification
      • Board approved United States Armed Forces medical training courses:
        • Army 68 Whiskey Medical Training Course
        • Army 18 Delta Special Forces Medical Sergeant Course
        • Air Force Medical Technician Course
        • Navy Hospital Corpsman Course
        • Navy Healthcare Specialist Course
  • Proof of completing HIV/AIDS training required by KRS 311A.120.
  • Proof of completing Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma as required by KRS 311A.120. KBEMS approved on-line Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (PAHT) course.
  • Proof of completing Awareness of Sexual Violence training required by KRS 311A.120. KBEMS approved on-line Awareness of Sexual Violence (ASV) training​.
  • Pay the fee required for certification pursuant to 202 KAR 7:030. $165 Total ($125.00 Reciprocity Fee + $30.00 Certification Fee + $10.00 Application Fee).

Section D: Reinstatement

Applicants applying for reinstatement whose certification has lapsed, must submit the items from Section A and Section D.

Updated February 1, 2023

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!​








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