Emergency Medical Responder Certification & Renewal

 

Apply for EMR Certification Online

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE PORTAL

 

How Do I Become Certified?

To be eligible as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) in Stanislaus County an applicant must:

  1. Successfully complete approved EMR Course
  2. Submit the required documents to the SCEMSA online portal (see list below)
  3. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older

Initial Certification

Applicants applying for certification in Stanislaus County for the first time must submit the following to SCEMSA online portal:

  1. EMR Certification Application
  2. Application Fee
  3. A copy (front and back) of your current CPR card for the Professional Rescuer or Healthcare Provider issued from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or another program approved by the SCEMSA
  4. A copy of a valid state or federal ID
  5. Copy of initial EMR Course Completion Record. Must have been completed by an SCEMSA approved program within the last two years.

Note: All documents must be submitted in a legible secure document format (PDF) to be accepted.

Re-Certification

Applications need to be submitted 30 days prior to expiration of current certification.  We cannot guarantee application will be processed by your renewal date if not submitted timely.

Applicants applying for re-certification in Stanislaus County must submit the following to the SCEMSA online portal:

    1. EMR Certification Application
    2. Application Fee
    3. A copy (front and back) of your current CPR card for the Professional Rescuer or Healthcare Provider issued from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or another program approved by the SCEMSA
    4. A copy of a valid state or federal ID
    5. For a card expired six months or less, submit 16 hours of EMS Continuing Education (CE) plus the EMR Skills Competency Verification Form, for a card expired more than six months but less than a year, submit 22 CE hours plus the EMR Skills Competency Verification Form, for a card expired for more than a year but less than two years, submit 32 CE hours plus the First Responder exam and the EMR Skills Competency Verification Form.  For a card expired two years or more, retake an entire EMR course.

Note: All documents must be submitted in a legible secure document format (PDF) to be accepted.

 

Application Forms & Fees

Forms

 

Fees
All fees are non-refundable.

Application Fee:

$34.00 Initial / Recertification

Late Fee:

$17.00

 

Acceptable payment methods are Debit, Visa, or MasterCard.  Personal checks are not accepted.