EMT Certification & Re-Certification
NOTICE: EMT CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION APPLICANTS:
All EMT Certification/Recertification applications are processed by appointment only. Please call 805-981-5301 to make an appointment.
All EMT applicants certifying/renewing on or after July 1, 2019 shall submit documentation of successful completion of the following training by an approved EMT training program or approved CE provider:
- The use of a glucometer
- The use and administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist
- The use and administration of epinephrine by auto-injector
Please refer to Ventura County EMS Policies 301 and 302 for EMT Certification and Re-Certification requirements.
Current fee for Initial EMT Certification, as of 7/1/2023, is $136.00. The current fee for EMT certificate renewal is $95.00.
The following files are available, in PDF format, to assist you with your application for certification/accreditation with this agency
- EMT Application Instructions - Initial Certification (PDF)
- EMT Recertification Instructions (PDF)
- EMT Reinstatement Instructions (PDF)
- Out of County EMT Recert Instructions (PDF)
- EMS Personnel Application (PDF) - (This form can be downloaded, filled in on your computer and then printed for signature)
- EMT Skills Signature Sheet (PDF)
- DOJ Live Scan Instructions
Paramedic Accreditation and Re-Accreditation
All Paramedic Accreditation and Re-Accreditation applications are processed by appointment only. Please call 805-981-5301 to make an appointment.
Please refer to Ventura County EMS Policy 315 for Paramedic Accreditation and Re-Accreditation requirements.
Current Paramedic Accreditation fee, as of 7/1/2023, is $80.00. Unless an individual's accreditation lapses for any reason, there is currently no fee for re-accreditation.
- Paramedic Accreditation Instructions - Initial Accreditation (PDF)
- Paramedic Re-Accreditation Instructions (PDF)
- EMS Personnel Application (PDF) - (This form can be downloaded, filled in on your computer and then printed for signature)
- VCEMS Policy 315 - Paramedic Accreditation to Practice
- VCEMS Policy 318 - ALS Response Unit Staffing
- VCEMS Policy 334 - Mandatory Training Requirements
Enforcment Documents
- Ventura County EMS Quarterly Report Form (This form can be downloaded, filled in on your computer and then printed for signature)