EMT Certification & Re-Certification

NOTICE: 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.

Continuing Education Limitations

1. CE courses shall not be approved for less than one hour of credit.

1. For CE courses greater than one (1) CEH, credit may be granted in no

less than half-hour increments.

2. No more than twelve (12) hours of continuing education, in any form, will be

accepted within any twenty-four (24) hour period.

Please refer to VCEMS Policy 1133 for additional requirements and limitations related to prehospital continuing education.

Current fee for Initial EMT Certification, as of 7/1/2024, is $136.00. The current fee for EMT certificate renewal is $96.00.

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 
• EMT Recertification Instructions 
• EMT Reinstatement Instructions 
• Out of County EMT Recertification Instructions 
• EMS Personnel Application – (This form can be downloaded, filled in on your computer and then printed for signature) 
• EMT Skills Competency Verification Form
• 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 7/1/2024, 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 
• Paramedic Re-Accreditation Instructions 
• EMS Personnel Application (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 Continuing Education Log
• VCEMS Policy 334 – Mandatory Training Requirements 

Enforcement Documents

• Ventura County EMS Quarterly Report Form (This form can be downloaded, filled in on your computer and then printed for signature)