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During the February 21, 2024 National Registry Assessment Committee meeting, the committee approved 24-Resolution-01 Resolution on ALS Certification Re-Entry Requirements. The resolution has been reviewed by the full National Registry Board of Directors and has been approved for a 60-day public comment period. The comment period closed on May 26, 2024. 

Transparency, collaboration, and stakeholder input are essential to the National Registry. As such, the National Registry provides a 60-day stakeholder comment period to comment on the resolutions. Please see the full summary and an explanation of 24-Resolution-01 below (updated April 11, 2024 for further explanation).  

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Comment on 24-Resolution-01  (Public Comment closed on May 26, 2024)

Summary of 24-Resolution-01: As part of discontinuing the ALS (AEMT and Paramedic) Psychomotor Examination, the National Registry must update its State-Licensed Entry and Re-Entry processes for the AEMT and Paramedic Certifications to remove the requirement for the ALS Psychomotor Examination.  

For the state-licensed entry pathway under 24-Resolution-01, a current and active, unrestricted state license now demonstrates minimum skill competency, as required by a state licensing body. The candidate will not be required to provide additional skills verification.  

Upon meeting all application and eligibility criteria, the Candidate must then complete the National Registry’s certification examination at the appropriate level for National EMS Certification. 

For the Re-Entry candidates, in addition to the eligibility criteria, the psychomotor and cognitive examination had to be complete prior to issuance of national certification. With 24-Resolution-01, the skills verification can now be completed through one of the following mechanisms after passing the certification examination and before the first recertification. Those mechanisms include providing a current, valid, and unrestricted state license, or skills verification by a state EMS office, accredited or state approved EMS program, or agency training officer or medical director.  

Page was updated on May 28, 2024 to indicate the public comment period had closed.