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Fire & EMS Accreditation
State Accreditation
All of our Medic Monthly courses are approved by the Continuing Education Coordination Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) for first responders, EMTs, and paramedics and recognized by the National Registry. Most states recognize CECBEMS-approved credit for state license renewal.* Individual state contact information is listed below.
Alabama
Alabama Department of Public Health
EMS Division
RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 750
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
334.206.5383
www.adph.org/ems/
Alaska
Community Health and Emergency Medical Services Program
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services—Division of Public Health
410 Willoughby, Room 109
Box 110616
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0616
907.465.3027
www.chems.alaska.gov
Arizona
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 540
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.364.3150
www.hs.state.az.us/bems/index.htm
Arkansas
Division of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems—Bureau of Health Resources
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 38
Little Rock, AR 72205
501.661.2262
www.healthyarkansas.com/.
California
Emergency Medical Services Authority
1930 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.322.4336
www.emsa.ca.gov/
Colorado
Colorado Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, 5th Floor
Glendale, CO 80246-1530
303.692.2980
www.cdphe.state.co.us/em/emhom.html
Connecticut
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
860.509.7975
www.dph.state.ct.us/OHCPHHO/EMS_Office/welcome_to_oems.htm
Delaware
Delaware Office of Emergency Medical Services
655 Bay Road, Suite 4H
Dover, DE 19901
302.739.4710
www.state.de.us/dhss/dph/ems/ems.html
District of Columbia
Emergency Health and Medical Services
D.C. Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street NE, Room 4177
Washington, DC 20002
202.442.9111
fems.dc.gov/fems/site/default.asp
Florida
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Mail Bin C18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1738
850.245.4440
www.doh.state.fl.us/
Georgia
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Georgia Division of Public Health
The Skyland Center—Lower Level
2600 Skyland Drive
Atlanta, GA 30319
404.679.0547
www.ems.ga.gov/
Hawaii
State Emergency Medical Services System
Hawaii Department of Health
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96816-2317
808.733.9210
www.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036
208.334.5500
www.idahoems.org/
Illinois
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217.785.2080
www.idph.state.il.us/
Indiana
Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission
State Emergency Management Agency
302 West Washington, Room E239 IGCS
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317.233.6545
www.state.in.us/sema/
Iowa
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
800.728.3367 (Toll Free)
www.idph.state.ia.us/ems/default.asp
Kansas
Board of Emergency Medical Services
109 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3826
785.296.7296
www.ksbems.org/
Kentucky
Emergency Medical Services Branch
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
502.564.3970
kbems.ky.gov/
Louisiana
Emergency Medical Services
Division of Community Health
Office of Public Health
Department of Health and Hospitals
161 Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225.342.9500
www.dhh.la.gov/
Maine
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Department of Public Safety
152 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.626.3860
www.state.me.us/dps/ems/index.html
Maryland
The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
653 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1536
410.706.5074
www.miemss.org/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Office of Emergency Medical Services
2 Boylston Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
617.753.7300
www.state.ma.us/dph/oems/
Michigan
Licensing Division, Bureau of Health Services
Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-1825
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2946_5093_28508-61480--,00.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Emergency Service Regulatory Board
2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3222
612.627.6000
www.emsrb.state.mn.us/
Mississippi
Emergency Medical Services Division
Mississippi State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
601.576.7380
www.ems.msdh.state.ms.us/
Missouri
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Missouri Department of Health
912 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573.751.6356
www.dhss.mo.gov/EMS/
Montana
Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Section
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620
406.444.3895
www.dphhs.mt.gov/ems/
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Rocco V. Morando Building
6610 Busch Boulevard
P.O. Box 29233
Columbus, OH 43229
614.888.4484
www.nremt.org
Nebraska
Emergency Medical Services Program
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
402.471.2299
www.hhs.state.ne.us/ems/emsindex.htm
Nevada
Emergency Medical Services Office
Nevada State Health Division
1550 East College Parkway, Suite 158
Carson City, NV 89706
775.687.3065
http://health.nv.gov/
New Hampshire
Division of Emergency Medical Services
New Hampshire Department of Safety
10 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
603.271.4568
www.state.nh.us/safety/ems/index.html
New Jersey
Office of Emergency Medical Services
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O, Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08525-0360
609.633.7777
www.state.nj.us/health/ems/index.html
New Mexico
Injury Prevention and Emergency Medical Services Bureau
2500 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.476.7701
www.health.state.nm.us/ohem/opibr
New York
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
New York State Department of Health
433 River Street, Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299
518.402.0996
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/main.htm
North Carolina
North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services
2707 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2707
919.855.3935
www.ncems.org/
North Dakota
Division of Emergency Health Services
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
701.328.2388
www.health.state.nd.us
Ohio
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Ohio Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 182073
1970 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43218-2073
800.233.0785 (Toll Free)
ems.ohio.gov/
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Oklahoma
Emergency Medical Services Division
State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street, Room 1104
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
405.271.4027
www.health.state.ok.us/
Oregon
Emergency Medical Services and Systems
Oregon Health Division
Department of Human Services
Portland State Office Building
800 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
503.731.4011
www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ems/
Pennsylvania
Emergency Medical Services Office
Pennsylvania Department of Health
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
717.787.8741
www.portal.health.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Department of Health, Room 105
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401.222.2401
www.health.state.ri.us/
South Carolina
Emergency Medical Services Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803.545.4204
www.scdhec.net/hr/ems/
South Dakota
Emergency Medical Services
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
605.773.4031
www.state.sd.us/doh/EMS/index.htm
Tennessee
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Tennessee Department of Health
227 French Landing, Suite 303
Heritage Place, Metro Center
Nashville, TN 37243
615.741.2584 or 800.778.4505 (Toll Free, automated)
Fax: 615.741.4218
http://health.state.tn.us/ems/
Texas
Bureau of Emergency Management
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3199
512.834.6700
www.dshs.state.tx.us/EMSTRAUMASYSTEMS/
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Utah
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142004
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2004
801.538.6435
hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/ems/
Vermont
EMS and Injury Prevention
Division of Health Protection Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
802.863.7310
www.healthyvermonters.info/hp/ems/emshome.shtml
Virginia
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Virginia Department of Health
James Madison Building
109 Governor Street, Suite UB-55
Richmond, VA 23219
804.612.3941
Fax: 804.371.3409
www.vdh.state.va.us/oems/
Washington
Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma Prevention
Washington Department of Health
P.O. Box 47853
Olympia, WA 98504-7853
www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emtp/
West Virginia
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
1411 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301-3013
304.558.0580
www.wvoems.org/
Wisconsin
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention
Wisconsin Division of Health
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701
608.266.1568
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems/
Wyoming
Office of Emergency Medical Services and Injury Control
Wyoming Department of Health
Hathaway Building, 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307.777.7955
http://wdh.state.wy.us/sho/ems/index.html
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