Emergency Medical Technician
Rhode IslandActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Felony convictions prohibited
An emergency medical technician administers stabilization, transportation and medical care to sick or injured persons. All EMTs provide basic life support. The EMT-C is the primary provider of advanced life support in Rhode Island. The Paramedic has greater knowledge of life support and latitude to institute advanced life support.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Felony convictions prohibited
Issuing body
- Department
- RI Department of Health
- Division
- Health Professions Regulation
- Address
- 3 Capitol Hill Room 104 Providence, RI 02908
- Phone
- (401) 222-2828
- Agency website
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/
- Licence page
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=284
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
Source and verification
This record is Rhode Island's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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