Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 157 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE › Subchapter C - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING AND COURSE APPROVAL › Section 157.34 - Recertification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Recertification
				  requirements.
(1) Not later than the 30th day
				  before the date a person's certificate is scheduled to expire, the Department
				  of State Health Services (department) may send to the person a notice of
				  expiration at the address shown in the current records of the
				  department.
(2) If a certificant
				  has not received a notice of expiration from the department 30 days prior to
				  the expiration, it is the duty of the certificant to notify the department and
				  to request an application for recertification or download an application from
				  the Internet.
(3) To maintain
				  certification status without a lapse, an applicant shall submit a completed
				  application for recertification and shall meet all requirements for renewal of
				  the current certification prior to the expiration date of the current
				  certificate, but no earlier than one year prior to the expiration
				  date.
(4) The certificant shall
				  submit the following non-refundable fees as applicable:
(A) $60 for Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) or
				  Emergency Medical Technician (EMT);
(B) $90 for Advanced EMT (AEMT),
				  EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I), or EMT-Paramedic (EMT-P); and
(C) EMS volunteer--no fee. However, if such
				  an individual receives compensation during the certification period, the
				  exemption ceases and the individual shall pay a prorated fee to the department
				  based on the number of years remaining in the certification period when
				  employment begins. The non-refundable fee for ECA or EMT certification shall be
				  $15 per each year remaining in the certification. The non-refundable fee for
				  AEMT or EMT-P shall be $22.50 per each year remaining in the certification. Any
				  portion of a year will count as a full year.
(5) Recertification by voluntary downgrade.
				  An individual who holds a Texas EMS certification or paramedic license may
				  renew at a lower level by meeting the requirements of this subsection. The
				  applicant must meet the requirements for the lower level of certification
				  requested as described in subsection (b) or (f) or (g) of this section. On the
				  date the downgrade is final, the previous higher level of certification becomes
				  invalid. To regain the original higher level of certification, the candidate
				  shall meet the late recertification requirements outlined in subsection (g) of
				  this section, within one year after the expiration date.
(6) A certificate is not
				  transferable.
(7) Military
				  personnel. A person certified by the department who is deployed in support of
				  military, security, or other action by the United Nations Security Council, a
				  national emergency declared by the President of the United States, or a
				  declaration of war by the United States Congress is eligible for
				  recertification under timely recertification requirements from the person's
				  date of demobilization until one calendar year after the date of demobilization
				  but will not be certified during that period.
(A) In addition to requirements described in
				  this subsection, the candidate shall submit a copy of deployment and
				  demobilization orders.
(B) The
				  four-year certification will commence on issue date of the
				  certificate.