Your Delaware EMT certification expires with your NREMT card, typically every two years.
Your own expiration date is on your certification card and in the state's online license lookup.
| State EMS office | Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission |
|---|---|
| Cycle | 2 years, matching your NREMT cycle |
| Continuing education | Keep NREMT (National Continued Competency Program) or complete the Delaware in-state EMT refresher |
| National Registry | Required to renew |
If it lapses: Within 24 months of your last certification you can come back with the Delaware refresher; after 24 months you must pass an approved EMT course.
From 1 Del. Admin. Code 710-18.0, Delaware State Fire School EMS education, checked November 10, 2026. The state: "Registration and certification will be issued for the time period to coincide with the NREMT Certification cycle."
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Your Delaware EMT certification expires with your NREMT card, typically every two years.
Keep NREMT (National Continued Competency Program) or complete the Delaware in-state EMT refresher.
Yes. Delaware requires a current National Registry certification to renew.
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