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.
Certification/Licensure
Link to initial certification and licensure information.
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.
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:
