Class Enrollment

EMT Refresher, 3 days
Date/Time:	Mon 5/12/2025 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM This class continues on: Tue 5/13/2025 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Wed 5/14/2025 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location:	Project Heartbeat - 2033 Howe Ave Ste. #150 Sacramento, CA 95825
Class Price:	$400.00

This EMT re-certification course meets the state required hours to recertify your EMT license. The 24 hour course is scheduled over 3 eight hour days. 24 CE Credits and course completion certificate will be provided upon successful completion of all 24 hours of training. 

EMT certification is valid for two years. In order to maintain certification an individual must recertify every two years.  An individual is eligible for EMT recertification upon successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Possess a current California EMT certificate or National Registry EMT certificate.
2. Complete an Alameda County EMT Recertification Application or another California county's recertification application
3. Submit documentation of successful completion, every two years, of the following:
• Completion of a 24-hour EMT refresher class or completion of 24 hours of Continuing Education (CE) Hours
• AND
• Skills testing and a completed Skills Competency Verification Form from an approved EMT Training Program or by an approved EMS service provider 
  
4. If this is the first time you have applied for state certification, you must submit a copy of your California Department of Justice and FBI Live Scan background report.
• Background Check Information Packet (how to complete the form). 
• Live Scan Application (print 2 copies, one for the live scan agency and one to send to the EMS Agency with your application). 
• Location of Live Scan Agencies (where to get your fingerprints done) - Bring an acceptable photo ID: current driver’s license, state ID card, or valid military ID card.
5. Pay the non-refundable application fee of $102.00 by money order, cashier's check or online payment. The EMS Agency does not accept cash payment or personal checks. The application fee includes $45.00 for Alameda County EMS and $37.00 for the state’s Emergency Medical Services Authority.
6. A new EMT certificate will be issued upon successful completion of these steps. An individual may apply for recertification:

• Within six months before the current certificate expires. The new expiration date will be two years from the current expiration date.
• More than six months before the current certificate expires. The new expiration date will be two years from the last day of the month the requirements are met.