EMS Education Programs

EMS JURISPRUDENCE EXAM:

All EMS Personnel (ECA, EMT, AEMT, EMTP, and LICENSED PARAMEDIC) renewal applicants must complete an EMS jurisprudence examination approved by the Department before submitting a renewal application. An EMS jurisprudence examination is a CE course covering information about Texas EMS Laws and Rules. The EMS jurisprudence examination is offered by Department approved continuing education (CE) programs. If you are employed or volunteer with an EMS talk to your administrator or director they may direct you to a CE program or for a list of CE programs offering the EMS jurisprudence examination can be found below under Jurisprudence Exam Material.

Rules and Policies

Links to Texas Administrative Code Pages

Policies

Index of EMS Policies

Apply Online

Online Licensing Services

Forms and Documents

Coordinator / Instructor

Information can be found on the EMS Coordinator-Instructor certification page.

Courses

Initial Education Programs

Continuing Education Programs

Jurisprudence Exam Material

Cover Sheets

EMS Education Manual and Skill sheets

Skills Criteria and Score Sheets Basic Levels-This document is not copyrighted (Zipped file 145 KB)
Skills Criteria and Score Sheets Advanced Levels-This document is not copyrighted (Zipped file 101 KB)
EMS Education and Training Manual (for coordinators) (Zipped file 1570 KB)
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Program and Course Fee Information

View current fees

NREMT Information

NREMT National Continued Competency Program (NCCP)
NCCP model streamlines the CE recertification process into three strategic categories of continuing education: National, Local, and Individual.

NREMT Transition Course Information

Request to offer a DSHS approved National Registry of EMT Transition Course(s) (PDF 534 KB)
NREMT Transition Policy (HTML)

NREMT Portfolio & Scenario Exam Information

Portfolio & Scenario Exam (HTML)

NREMT Information/ Pass Rates / NREMT Representative Contact Information

Link to DSHS National Registry page

Additional Resources

National Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines

Current release of National Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines (HTML) all levels.

Note - On August 16, 2012, DSHS adopted the use of the National EMS Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines
replacing the use of DOT National Standard Curriculum. Remember, Texas ECA courses use the EMR Standards/Guidelines
with additional requirement in EMS rule; Texas Intermediate courses use the AEMT Standards/Guidelines with additional
requirements in EMS rule.

CAAHEP/CoAEMSP and Paramedic Program Accreditation Information

THECB

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Disability Accommodation Information

Disability Accommodation Request-If you are taking the National Registry (NR) exam, you must make an accommodation request to the NR office: www.nremt.org

Open Records

Open Records

View EMS rosters and statistics (HTML)

Contacts

For help with EMS education programs and course approvals contact the EMS Compliance Central Group at EMSCompliance_Central@dshs.texas.gov.
For help with EMS Instructor, Coordinator and Information Operator certifications contact the EMS Certification Group at EMSCert@dshs.texas.gov.
View DSHS Field Office Contact Information (HTML)