On your birthday in the third year of your certificate.
Your own expiration date is on your certification card and in the state's online license lookup.
| State EMS office | Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS |
|---|---|
| Cycle | every 3 years, on your birthday |
| Continuing education | 40 hours (6 pediatric, 2 geriatric, at least 1 dementia, 8 trauma), or a 30-hour EMT refresher, or current NREMT plus trauma triage education, or a board exam |
| National Registry | One way to renew |
If it lapses: Not renewed by the expiration date, the certificate expires and you must reinstate ($75). Lapsed up to 90 days: show the CE, NREMT plus trauma CE, or pass an exam. Longer lapses need an exam, NREMT or a refresher.
From OAC 4765-8 (cycles 4765-8-06, renewal 4765-8-04, reinstatement 4765-8-18), OAC 4765-15-03 EMT continuing education, checked November 10, 2026. The state: "shall expire on the individual's birthday in the third year."
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On your birthday in the third year of your certificate.
40 hours (6 pediatric, 2 geriatric, at least 1 dementia, 8 trauma), or a 30-hour EMT refresher, or current NREMT plus trauma triage education, or a board exam.
No, but a current National Registry certification is one way to meet Ohio's renewal requirement.
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