- Applications and Forms
- Open Records Requests
- EMS Careers and Education
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- EMS Education Providers
- Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Program
- Criminal History
- Data Sources for EMS Trauma Systems
- EMS/Trauma Systems Interactive Map
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- Emergency Care Attendant Training Funding
- EMS Allotment-Allocation Eligibility
- Extraordinary Emergency Fund
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- FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (5111) – August 2021
- FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (SB500) – May 2021
- FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (Funds 5108 & 5007) – August 2021
- FY 2020 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (5111) – August 2022
- FY 2020 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (Funds 5108 & 5007) – August 2022
- FY 2021 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (Funds 5108 & 5007) – June 2023
- FY 2021 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (5111) - June 2023
- FY 2022 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (Funds 5108 & 5007) – July 2024
- FY 2022 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (5111) – July 2024
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- GETAC- Air Medical and Specialty Care Transport Committee
- GETAC- Cardiac Care Committee
- GETAC- EMS Education Committee
- GETAC- EMS Medical Directors Committee
- GETAC- Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee
- GETAC- Stroke Committee
- GETAC- Trauma Systems Committee
- GETAC- Injury Prevention and Public Education Committee
- GETAC- Pediatrics Committee
- GETAC- Emergency Medical Services Committee
- GETAC Council
- Texas EMS Trauma Awards
- Texas EMS Line of Duty Deaths
- Texas EMS Trauma News
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Applications and Forms
Online Application and License Search
Access the Online Licensing Services
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Emergency Medical Services
Use our Online Licensing System to:
- Apply for initial EMS certification/licensure.
- Renew
- Upgrade
- Address Change
- Print certificate/license and ID.
- Criminal History Pre-Screening*
* Pre-Screen Petition for review of Criminal History Pre-Screening is available to those with a criminal history record that may prevent them from being certified or licenses. If you do not have a criminal history record, you do not need to submit a pre-screen application. Before submitting your application or the prescreen petition. DSHS recommends scheduling the fingerprint appointment then on the day of the fingerprint appointment complete the DSHS prescreen petition application. To submit a pre-screen.
The applicant should create a DSHS account and register as a new user. When registering the applicant will be asked to link their license; the applicant will not have a license to add and should skip that section. Once the account is created, then use the pre-screen transaction to begin the review process.
The fee for EMS Criminal History Pre-Screen Petition is $52. Payment may be made by credit card and electronic check.
If you need any of the following forms, click to send prepopulated email to EMS Certification.
- Texas Fingerprint Service Code
- Inactive Certification/Licensure
- Wallet Card Replacement - Include all required information.
Certification/Licensure
Link to initial certification and licensure information.
- Name Change
Use this form to change your name on your EMS record. - ECA High School/GED Exemption
Candidates must meet volunteer criteria listed in Health and Safety Code 773.058. - Rule Exemption
Use this form to request an exemption from EMS rules. - Volunteer Verification
Use this form to verify the volunteer status of an applicant. - Surrender of EMS Certificate or License
Use this form to surrender your EMS Personnel certification or license, (EMS) Instructor or Coordinator certificate, (EMS) Initial Education Program, or (EMS) Continuing Education Program, or your Administrator of record (AOR) recognition.
Reciprocity
Link to reciprocity information.
- Out of State Verification Form A
Submit the Verification Form A to each State where the applicant has ever been certified and/or is currently certified. - Reciprocity AEMT Skills Out of State Verification Form
Applicants seeking reciprocity at the Advanced EMT level must have training (verifiable by the certifying state agency) that includes alternative airway intubation devices, and IV initiation as required for Advanced EMT certification in Texas.
Renewal
Link to renewal information.
- Skills Verification Form for Late Renewal
Applicants completing ALL renewal requirements between date of expiration up to one year after expiration date may submit a late skills verification with their application. - Downgrade Statement
Use this form to apply for lower level of certification. - Volunteer-to-Paid Status Change
If you are no longer exclusively a volunteer, you must pay a fee.
Criminal History
Link to criminal history information
Texas Department of Public Safety Access & Dissemination
- Procedure to Access Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)
- Criminal History Documentation Guide
- Criminal History Report
This form is intended for certified/licensed EMS to self-report an arrest, indictment, charge, conviction, deferred adjudication community supervision, and/or deferred disposition. - Work History
Include your current employer and any EMS providers/First Responder organizations you are affiliated with on the form as a paid or volunteer employee. - Community Supervision
This form is used to determine if the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) applicant/certificant/licensee is compliant with his or her community supervision/probation requirements. - The guide will explain how to complete the following forms:
EMS Coordinators, Instructors, and Information Operators
Link to educator information.
Use our Online Licensing System to:
- Apply for initial certification.
- Renew
- Address Change
- Print certificate and ID
General Forms
- Educator Fee Exemption
- Surrender of EMS Certificate or License
Use this form to surrender your EMS Instructor or Coordinator certificate, EMS Initial Education Program, or EMS Continuing Education Program.
Education Programs
Link to education programs information.
Courses
Initial Education Programs
- Initial Application Checklist
- Renewal Application Checklist
- Notification/Change
- EMS Education Program Agreement List
Continuing Education Programs
Link to provider information.
Applications
Use our Online Licensing System to:
- Renew
Administrator of Record
- Administrator of Record Initial Application
- Administrator of Record Renewal Application
- Surrender of EMS Certificate or License
Use this form to surrender your Administrator of record (AOR) recognition.
Checklists
Use the following checklist as a guide regarding required documentation and elaboration of each provider licensing requirement.
- EMS Provider Initial License Checklist
- EMS Provider Renewal License Checklist
- EMS Provider Initial Survey Checklist
- EMS Provider Survey FAQs
- EMS Quality Assurance Plan Tool
- Virtual Inspections/Surveys Procedure
Forms
- EMS Provider Declaration
- EMS Personnel
- EMS Station Location List
- EMS Headquarters Physical Location Change
- EMS Vehicles
- Subscription Program Surety Bond
- Medicaid Surety Bonds for Ambulance Providers
- Medical Director
- Notifications/Changes
- Replacement License/Authorization
- Variance Request
Links
- Find the nearest regional office.
- EMS Patch Information
- Public Records
- Child Abuse Reporting Requirements
- EMSC Resources
- Out-of-Hospital DNR Forms
- Bloodborne Pathogen Reporting Forms
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). EMS Providers are responsible for securing and maintaining a current CLIA Certificate of Waiver. This applies to any firm using glucometers or other devices to test blood or other patient fluids. Find more information from:
Link to FRO information.
Applications
Use our Online Licensing System to:
- Apply for initial certification.
- Renew
Checklists
Forms
Facility Designation
Regional Advisory Councils (RAC)
Email reports to: CMUReg.svcs@dshs.texas.gov.