Initial Licensing EMT-Basic & Intermediate

In State Applicants for EMT- Basic & Intermediate

The following documents are required:

• Copy of current course completion certificate (less than 9 months old by test date)
• Completed Registration for Training and/or Certification/Licensure Application
• Completed Request to Test Application
• A copy of your current CPR card (front and back). * See list of approved CPR
  cards below.
• Check, Money Order, or Purchase Order for $65.00 (EMT-B) or $75.00 (EMT-I) made out to the NM EMS Bureau. No cash or credit card will be accepted.

      THIS FEE IS A NON-REFUNDABLE   

      PROCESSING FEE.

Applicants not submitting the above documentation or fee will not be allowed
to test and the processing of their application will be delayed until all
documentation and fees are received by the EMS Bureau.

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

NM EMS Bureau
Attn: Ute Fennicks
1301 Siler Road, Building F
Santa Fe, NM 87507

Once your completed application has been processed, eligible applicants will receive:

• A “Graduate” license valid for 6 months from the date of your course completion.  This license allows you to temporarily function as an EMT-B / I while under supervision of an EMT the same level of licensure or above. This license is void should you fail the New Mexico State examination. The initial state licensing examination must be completed within nine months based on the date of your course completion certificate. Successful completion of the state licensing examination must be completed within twenty-four months based on the date of course completion.

• Test site confirmation letter verifying the test site location, date, and time; general information and equipment requirements, if necessary, and a map to the test site.

*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”
• EMS Safety Services "CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer"
  

General Information about Test Sites
New Mexico currently has three test site locations around the state: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Clovis.

All candidates are processed in the order in which their applications are received. Test sites are filled on a first come, first serve basis and until the site is full, as determined by the EMS Licensing Coordinator. Candidates not accepted into their first choice test site will be scheduled in their second choice.

All candidates will be tested on the current New Mexico Scope of Practice at the level of licensure for which they are applying. The written examination consists of 150 questions in a multiple choice format.

Candidates are given 2 1/2 hours to complete the written examination

Results for the written examination will be mailed to candidates within 10 working days.

DO NOT CALL THE EMS BUREAU BEFORE THIS TIME.

New Mexico Emergency Medical Systems (NMEMS)