EMS Providers

Online applications

Initial license provider application and instructions can be found on the IGEMS website.

Instructions for obtaining an initial EMS license or by reciprocity:

1. Complete a department Criminal History Unit background check
   1. Apply for the background check at https://chu.dhw.idaho.gov
   2. The agency number or employer ID number is 1350
   3. If your EMS agency is paying for the background check, add their agency number in addition to #1350.
       
2. Go to https://www.idahoemslicense.net/lms/public/ and select “create an account.” Under “applications” you will find the initial application. Select “Provider BLS License – Initial” if you are an EMR or EMT, and select “Provider ALS License – Initial” if you are an Advanced EMT or Paramedic.
    
3. Complete and submit the level appropriate application
   1. You will need to submit a copy of your photo ID. Acceptable forms of ID are: driver’s license, state identification card, or military identification card.
       
4. After completing the application you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application.
    
5. If you are coming from another state, you will also receive an email containing the License Verification Request Form. You will need to complete the first portion of this form. After filling out your information, the form needs to be sent to each state in which you were licensed or applied for license. The state you were licensed in will return the completed form to the Idaho Bureau of EMS.
    
6. You will need to successfully pass the National Registry of EMT’s (NREMT) computer-based assessment examination for the license level you are applying for.
   1. Apply for the assessment examination at www.nremt.org. Instructions to sign up for the assessment exam can be found on the NREMT website.
   2. You only need to take the assessment exam if you have not taken the NREMT exam within the past number of months that matches your license level:
      1. EMR – 36 months
      2. EMT – 36 months
      3. AEMT – 24 months
      4. Paramedic – 24 months
          
7. Secure affiliation with a licensed Idaho EMS agency
   1. If you are unable to secure affiliation, you may be eligible for a certificate of eligibility.
       
8. Advanced EMT and paramedic applicants must pay a $35 licensure fee.
    
9. For step-by-step instructions, view the PDF instructions.

If you have any further questions, call the bureau at 877-554-3367

Paper applications

Paper applications are available upon request by calling 208-334-4000. Note that processing times will be increased if using paper applications.

Online applications

Renewal license provider application and instructions can be found on the IGEMS website.

• Idaho State License Renewal Requirements

• National Registry Recertification Requirements - National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) State/Local Suggested Options

Paper applications

Paper applications are available upon request at 208-334-4000. Note that processing times will be increased if using paper applications.

If your EMS license has expired, you cannot represent yourself or provide patient care as an EMS provider in Idaho. If you do, you are breaking the law.

To represent yourself or provide patient care as an EMS provider in Idaho, you must reinstate your license within 24 months of your license expiration date. The requirements listed below must be completed before reinstatement will occur. If your license is not reinstated within 24 months of your license expiration date, you will need to retake your initial course and meet all other requirements to gain initial personnel licensure.

NOTE: The AEMT-85s license level may not be reinstated. AEMT-85s may complete EMT-2011 transition requirements and reinstate at that level or complete all AEMT-2011 transition requirements and reinstate at that level.

Online applications

To reinstate an expired Emergency Medical Services license, reinstatement license provider application and instructions can be found on the IGEMS website.

1. Complete an Idaho EMS License Reinstatement Application on IGEMS.

    

2. Successful completion of transition requirements for the license level being reinstated is required in most cases. (These hours may be counted toward your continuing education requirements.) Include proof of completion of transition requirements with the reinstatement application. If applicable, please submit the EMS Personnel License Transition Application along with the reinstatement application.

    

3. Provide documentation of continuing education (CE) hours consistent with renewal requirements of the lapsed license plus additional CE hours for each month lapsed. (See grid below for required hours.) Record all required CE on the education record of the reinstatement application.

    

4. Apply for the assessment exam for the lapsed level of licensure at www.nremt.org. Instructions to sign up for the assessment exam can be found on the NREMT website.

    

5. Complete a department Criminal History background check.
   1. Apply for the background check and schedule a fingerprinting appointment at https://chu.dhw.idaho.gov.
   2. The agency number or Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 1350.
   3. If your EMS agency is paying for the background check, add their agency number in addition to #1350.
       
6. Send an Idaho EMS License Verification Request form to any/all states where you have held or applied for an EMS license. The form will be submitted to the Idaho EMS Bureau office for review by the verifying state. (The form is attached to the reinstatement application.)

    

7. Include a copy of your photo ID.

    

8. Advanced EMT and Paramedic candidates must pay a $35 licensure fee.

If you have any further questions, please call the bureau at 877-554-3367.  

Paper applications

Paper applications are available upon request at 208-334-4000. Note that processing times will be increased if using paper applications.

The Idaho Emergency Medical Services Physician Commission (EMSPC) and Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (EMSAC) developed a toolkit for critical access hospitals and EMS agencies to help facilitate and enhance the interfacility transfer process.

See the ABC Interfacility Transfer Certificate Class Guidelines (under development)

Inter-facility Transfer Toolkit (PDF)