Professional Licensure
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Students are encouraged to reach out to their respective department regarding their enrollment in the program and to explore various professional licensing opportunities.
Scott Long
EMT Educator/Coordinator
919-464-2353
jslong@johnstonnc.edu
Mailing Address: PO Box 2350 Smithfield, NC 27577
The provided table helps in determining if this program fulfills the educational requirements for licensure in the specific states, provinces, or territories listed. In the "Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements?" column, each state's status is indicated as either “Meets State Educational Requirements” or “Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements.” Each entry in the table is tailored to the particular state corresponding to that row.
It is essential to understand that meeting the program's educational criteria might not be the sole requirement for licensure. Additional prerequisites might include being listed on a registry, passing background checks, or satisfying certain physical standards. Therefore, students should consult the relevant agency to ascertain the full spectrum of requirements beyond educational accomplishments.
Meets requirements for the NC Office of EMS (NCOEMS) and upon successful completion, the student is eligible to sit for the North Carolina Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) exam. Some states still require their state exam for reciprocity, so it is suggested a student check with the state in question before taking the program.
| State, Province, or Territory | Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements? | Agency | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alabama Department of Public Health | Office of EMS and Trauma P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 334-206-5383 |
| Alaska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services - Division of Public Health | P.O. Box 110616 Juneau, AK 99811-0616 907-465-3140 |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | LBJ Medical Center | American Samoa Government Pago Pago, AS 96799 684-633-1222 |
| Arizona | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arizona Department of Health Services -Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Trauma System | 150 N 18th Avenue Suite 540 Phoenix, AZ 85007 800-200-8523 |
| Arkansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arkansas Department of Health | Arkansas Emergency Medical Services 5800 West 10th street, Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72204 501-661-2333 |
| California | Meets State Educational Requirements | California Emergency Medical Services Authority | 10901 Gold Center Drive Suite 400 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6073 916-322-4336 |
| Colorado | Meets State Educational Requirements | Colorado Dept. of Public Health Environment | 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246 303-691-4932 |
| Connecticut | Meets State Educational Requirements | Connecticut Dept. of Public Health | EMS Certification P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 860-509-7975 |
| Delaware | Meets State Educational Requirements | Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission | 1463 Chestnut Grove Road Dover, DE 19904 302-739-3160 |
| Florida | Meets State Educational Requirements | Florida Department Of Health | EMT - Paramedic Certification | 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-85 Tallahassee, FL 32399-6330 850-245-4910 |
| Georgia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Georgia Dept. of Public Health - State Office of EMS and Trauma | 2 Peachtree Street NW 15th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 770-996-3133 |
| Guam | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Department of Public Health and Social Services | 123 Chalan Kareta Mangilao, GU 96913-6304 671-735-7411 |
| Hawaii | Meets State Educational Requirements | Hawaii EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch | 3675 Kilauea Avenue Trotter Building, Basement Level Honolulu, HI 96816 808-733-9210 |
| Idaho | Meets State Educational Requirements | Idaho Bureau of EMS and Preparedness | P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83712 877-554-3367 |
| Illinois | Meets State Educational Requirements | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - EMS Licensing | IDPH 3rd Floor EMS 422 South 5th Street Springfield, IL 62701 217-785-2080 |
| Indiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security - EMS | 302 W Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739 317-232-2222 |
| Iowa | Meets State Educational Requirements | Iowa Department of Public Health | Lucas State Office Building 321 E 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 800-728-3367 |
| Kansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services | Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1301 Topeka, KS 66612-1228 785-296-7296 |
| Kentucky | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services | 118 James Court Suite 50 Lexington, KY 40505 859-256-3565 |
| Louisiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Louisiana Department of Health - Emergency Medical Services | P.O. Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 225-925-7216 |
| Maine | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maine Emergency Medical Services | 45 Commerce Drive Suite 1 Augusta, ME 4330 207-626-3860 |
| Maryland | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maryland Institute for EMS Systems - Office of Licensure Certification | 653 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-706-7381 |
| Massachusetts | Meets State Educational Requirements | Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) | 67 Forest Street Suite 100 Marlborough, MA 1752 617-753-7300 |
| Michigan | Meets State Educational Requirements | Michigan Department of Health Human Services (MDHHS) | Division of EMS and Trauma P.O. Box 30207 Lansing, MI 48909-0207 517-241-0179 |
| Minnesota | Meets State Educational Requirements | Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board | 2829 University Avenue SE Suite 310 Minneapolis, MN 55414 651-201-2800 |
| Mississippi | Meets State Educational Requirements | Mississippi State Dept. of Health - EMS | P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700 601-576-7380 |
| Missouri | Meets State Educational Requirements | Missouri Dept. of Health Senior Services - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services | P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 573-751-6356 |
| Montana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Montana Department of Labor and Industry - Montana Board of Medical Examiners | P.O. Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 406-444-6880 |
| Nebraska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Emergency Medical Services Licensing | P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509-5026 402-471-0371 |
| Nevada | Meets State Educational Requirements | Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) | 4150 Technology Way Suite 101 Carson City, NV 89706 775-687-7590 |
| New Hampshire | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Hampshire Dept. of Safety - (BEMS) | Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy 33 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 3305 603-223-4200 |
| New Jersey | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Jersey Department of Health - Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) | P.O. Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 609-633-7777 |
| New Mexico | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Mexico Department of Health - EMS Licensing | Toney Anaya Building 2550 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-476-8200 |
| New York | Meets State Educational Requirements | New York State DOH Bureau of EMS | 875 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206-1388 518-402-0996 |
| North Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation - OEMS | 2712 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2712 919-855-3765 |
| North Dakota | Meets State Educational Requirements | North Dakota Department of Health - Emergency Preparedness Response Section | Division of Emergency Medical Systems 1720 Burlington Drive Bismarck, ND 58504 701-328-2388 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Department of Public Safety | P.O. Box 500791 Saipan, MP 96950 670-664-9135 |
| Ohio | Meets State Educational Requirements | Ohio Department of Public Safety - EMS | Division of Emergency Medical Services P.O. Box 182073 Columbus, OH 43218-2073 614-466-9447 |
| Oklahoma | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oklahoma State Department of Health - EMS Division | 123 Robert S Kerr Avenue Suite 1702 Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406 405-271-4027 |
| Oregon | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oregon Health Authority - EMS and Trauma Systems | 500 Summer Street NE E-20 Salem, OR 97301-1097 971-673-0520 |
| Pennsylvania | Meets State Educational Requirements | Pennsylvania Department of Health - Bureau of EMS | 1310 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17100 717-787-8740 |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Medical Emergency Corps (CEM) | P.O. Box 2161 Guaynabo, PR 00922-2161 787-754-2550 |
| Rhode Island | Meets State Educational Requirements | Rhode Island Department of Health | 3 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 2908 401-222-5960 |
| South Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | South Carolina DHEC Bureau of EMS | 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 803-545-4204 |
| South Dakota | Meets State Educational Requirements | South Dakota Department of Health | Robert Hayes Building 600 E. Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-2536 605-773-4031 |
| Tennessee | Meets State Educational Requirements | Tennessee Department of Health - Office of EMS | 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-2584 |
| Texas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination | P.O. Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347 512-834-6700 |
| Utah | Meets State Educational Requirements | Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness | P.O. Box 142004 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2004 801-273-6666 |
| Vermont | Meets State Educational Requirements | Vermont Emergency Preparedness, Response Injury Prevention Division | P.O. Box 70 Burlington, VT 5402 802-863-7200 |
| Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Emergency Medical Services | Office of EMS 3500 Estate Richmond Christiansted, VI 820 340-718-1311 |
| Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Virginia Office of EMS | 1041 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059 804-888-9100 |
| Washington | Meets State Educational Requirements | Washington State Department of Health | P.O. Box 47877 Olympia, WA 98504-7877 360-236-2800 |
| Washington DC | Meets State Educational Requirements | EMS Division at the DC Department of Health | 899 N Capitol Street NE Suite 570 Washington, DC 20002 202-671-4222 |
| West Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services | 350 Capitol Street Room 425 Charleston, WV 25301 304-558-3956 |
| Wisconsin | Meets State Educational Requirements | Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services: EMS | P.O. Box 2659 Madison, WI 53701-2659 608-266-1568 |
| Wyoming | Meets State Educational Requirements | Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services | 122 West 25th Street Suite 102E Cheyenne, WY 72002 307-777-7955 |