DOH Site Map | DOHFAQs | DOH Topics A-Z

Out-of-State Applicants for EMT- Paramedic

The following documents are required:

• Completed application form (Download Here)
• $170.00 fee payable to the EMS Bureau (check, PO, or money order)
• Copy of current ACLS card
• Copy of current BLS CPR card*
• Copy of current state Paramedic license
• Copy of National Registry Paramedic license**
• Copy of Paramedic course completion certificate***

Mail (no faxes will be accepted) completed application packages to:

        NM EMS Bureau
        Attn: Lauren Peña
        1301 Siler Road, Building F
        Santa Fe, NM 87507

* The following are approved CPR courses:

• American Heart Association "BLS Healthcare Provider"
• American Red Cross "CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer"
• Emergency Care and Safety Institute “Professional Rescuer CPR”
• National Safety Council "CPR and AED"
• Medic First Aid “Basic Life Support for Professionals (BLSPRO)”
• American Safety & Health Institute “CPR for the Professional Rescuer”
• Military Training Network “BLS Healthcare Provider”

** If you possess a state paramedic license, but do not have National Registry certification at the Paramedic level,
you will be issued a 6-month temporary license until National Registry certification is attained.
This license is void should you fail any portion of the National Registry exam.

***Applicants who graduated after January 1, 2006 from a non-COAEMSP accredited paramedic training program
must successfully pass an EMT-P examination administered by the EMS Bureau.