Your Tennessee EMT license expires on the last day of your birth month every two years (odd or even years, matching your birth year).
Your own expiration date is on your certification card and in the state's online license lookup.
| State EMS office | Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services |
|---|---|
| Cycle | every 2 years, on the last day of your birth month |
| Continuing education | 20 hours (at least 5 pediatric; at least half in a classroom setting), or 2 college credit hours in EMT studies, or pass the National Registry assessment exam; plus a current healthcare-provider CPR card |
| National Registry | One way to renew |
| Fee | $65 |
If it lapses: Up to 60 days late: renew with the fee plus a monthly late penalty (no more than twice the fee). 60 days to 1 year: pass a Board-approved renewal exam. 1 to 2 years: refresher course, written and practical exams and a background check. Over 2 years: the full EMT course again.
From Tennessee Office of EMS licensure page, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-12-01-.04(4) renewal and .06 fees (June 2026), TDH Renewal Info and Board-approved CE hours (rev. 6/2026), checked November 11, 2026. The state: "EMS Professional license will expire on the last day of the individual’s birth month in either an odd or even year depending on whether the individual was born in an odd or even year."
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Your Tennessee EMT license expires on the last day of your birth month every two years (odd or even years, matching your birth year).
20 hours (at least 5 pediatric; at least half in a classroom setting), or 2 college credit hours in EMT studies, or pass the National Registry assessment exam; plus a current healthcare-provider CPR card.
No, but a current National Registry certification is one way to meet Tennessee's renewal requirement.
$65.
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