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Florida EMS Office Contact Info

Florida Office of EMS

4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin A-22
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-245-4440
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Florida EMS Exams Information

Florida EMR Exams

Florida does not offer EMR licenses.

Florida EMT Exams

You must pass the NREMT cognitive exam in order to be eligible for state licensure.

Find out more about the EMT National Registry exam here.

For more information on the Florida EMT exam go here.

Florida AEMT Exams

Florida does not offer AEMT licenses.

Florida Paramedic Exams

You must pass either the NREMT cognitive exam (prior approval from the state for testing is not required) OR the Florida Examination through Prometric (prior approval from the state for testing is required) to be eligible for state licensure.

Effective August 1, 2018, applicants applying for Paramedic license must pass the NREMT. Only applicants who have applied before August 1, 2018 are allowed to sit for the Florida certification exam.

Find out more about the Paramedic National Registry exam here.

For more information on the Florida Paramedics exam go here and here.

Requirements for Florida EMS Certification

EMR - Emergency Medical Responder

Florida does not offer EMR licenses.

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician

To be eligible for Florida EMT certification, an applicant must: Submit a completed application

Submit proof to the Certification Unit of meeting the required: Florida Training - Successful completion of EMT course from a Florida Department of Health approved program within two years of passing the examination. You must submit a copy of the course completion certificate. If your course was taken more than two years before you passed the examination it will not be accepted; or Out-of-State Trained - You must submit proof of current NREMT certification; or FL Paramedic Certification - A Florida certified paramedic may use his/her paramedic certificate, provided that it is current and in good standing, to satisfy the professional education requirements for certification as an EMT. You must indicate your current paramedic certificate number for us to verify your certification and standing.

NOTE: If you were initially trained in Florida, received Florida licensure/certification, but did not maintain the license/certification (null and void), you may apply by Out of State Certification

Submit a copy of one of the following to the Certification Unit: An American Red Cross CPR for Professional Rescuer card; An American Heart Association BLS for the Healthcare Provider; or A CPR equivalent certification from an organization approved by the Bureau of EMS.

For more information on becoming an EMT in Florida go here.

AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Florida does not offer AEMT licenses.

EMT-P - Paramedic

To be eligible for Florida Paramedic certification, an applicant must: Submit a completed Application and Possess a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) diploma

Submit proof to the Certification Unit of meeting the required professional education in one of the following ways: Florida Training - Successful completion of a paramedic course from a Florida Department of Health approved program within two years of passing the examination. You must submit a copy of the course completion certificate. If your course was taken more than two years before you passed the examination it will not be accepted; or Out of State Certification – You must submit proof of current NREMT certification; or Health Professional Licensure – A Florida licensed physician, physician assistant, dentist, or registered nurse may apply for certification as a paramedic and subsequently challenge the paramedic exam, provided he/she holds a Florida EMT certificate which is current and in good standing and has successfully completed an advance cardiac life support course. You must indicate your current EMT certificate number for us to verify your certification and standing.