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NREMT AEMT — National Registry Advanced EMT (NRAEMT)
National Registry AEMT certification is for EMTs (or higher) who finish a state-approved AEMT course, or hold a current state AEMT license and complete a refresher or continuing education, and pass the NREMT AEMT exam at a Pearson testing center. It renews every two years with 50 hours of continuing education or by exam.
The facts, from the issuer
- Eligibility
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You must hold current National Registry certification or a state license at the EMT level or higher.
NREMT — AEMT Candidate Handbook Part 2: Candidate Responsibilities · checked ·
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“Hold a current National Registry certification or state license at the EMT level or higher”
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If you have just finished your education program: a state-approved AEMT course that meets the National EMS Education Standards.
NREMT — AEMT Candidate Handbook Part 2: Candidate Responsibilities · checked ·
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“Successful completion of a state-approved AEMT course that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for the AEMT”
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Already hold a current state AEMT license (or higher)? Use the State Licensed pathway: a state-approved AEMT refresher or 25 NCCP continuing-education credits from the past two years, the NREMT exam, plus a copy of your license.
NREMT — AEMT State Licensed Pathway · checked ·
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“Successful completion of a state-approved Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) refresher course or Twenty-five (25) credits of continuing education”
- Format
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The AEMT exam is taken on a computer at an authorized Pearson testing center.
NREMT — AEMT Candidate Handbook: About the Examination · checked ·
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“You will take the examination on a computer at an authorized Professional Assessments (Pearson) testing center.”
- How long it lasts
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NRAEMT certification lasts two years; you renew with continuing education or by exam.
NREMT — AEMT Candidate Handbook Part 3: Certification Process · checked ·
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“You need to recertify every two years. To recertify, you can submit continuing education credits or recertify by examination.”
- Renewal
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Renewal by continuing education under the NCCP model takes 50 credits.
NREMT — AEMT Recertification · checked ·
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“requires a total of fifty (50) credits of continuing education to recertify.”
- Cost
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The AEMT application fee is $159, charged for each exam attempt.
NREMT — AEMT Candidate Handbook Part 3: Certification Process · checked ·
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“The AEMT application fee is $159. The fee is charged for each examination attempt”
Where to take it
Start with the issuer’s own test-site search:
- Book the exam at a test site: Pearson VUE — National Registry testing (pearsonvue.com)
State-approved AEMT courses: 306 listed in 17 states. Pick a state, enter a ZIP, or use your location. Your ZIP and location are not sent anywhere: the page downloads, from this site, the ZIP-area file for the first two digits of your ZIP and the class lists for nearby states, and works out distances in your browser.
Distances are straight-line from the ZIP or city centre (U.S. Census 2024 gazetteer), not drive times. Listings come from state approved-program lists, issuer directories and providers' own pages. A listing is not a partnership; confirm dates, price and seats with the provider.
Related
- Career pathway: EMT to paramedic
- Career pathway: US offshore medic (Gulf of Mexico)
- NREMT EMR — National Registry Emergency Medical Responder (NREMR)
- NREMT EMT — National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)
- NREMT Paramedic — National Registry Paramedic (NRP)
- CP-C — Certified Community Paramedic (CP-C)
- CNA — Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Every fact above was read on the issuer’s own page on the date shown, with the exact words quoted. Anything the issuer does not publish is left out, so a missing fee means the issuer leaves pricing to the class provider or did not publish one. Employers decide which cards they accept; check the posting.