Your EMT certification registration runs 3 years and must be re-registered before it expires.
Your own expiration date is on your certification card and in the state's online license lookup.
| State EMS office | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS |
|---|---|
| Cycle | every 3 years |
| Continuing education | 24 CE credits in the 3 years (at least 18 clinical/core), plus a CPR course every 2 years; or pass the state triennial exams |
| National Registry | Not part of renewal |
If it lapses: File at least 30 days before expiry; filing late may leave you unregistered when the current registration expires.
From 28 Pa. Code 1023.25 EMT, 28 Pa. Code 1023.31 continuing education, checked November 10, 2026. The state: "Twenty-four credits in instruction in subjects related to the scope of practice of an EMT"
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Your EMT certification registration runs 3 years and must be re-registered before it expires.
24 CE credits in the 3 years (at least 18 clinical/core), plus a CPR course every 2 years; or pass the state triennial exams.
No. Pennsylvania renews on its own requirements; the National Registry is not part of renewal.
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