Posted: 9/2/2010 8:16:37 PM EDT
Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December!  Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works.
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Quoted: congrats be careful most places like texas dont even recognize Basics...Alot of places wont hire you either being basic only, I said I was enrolled in paramedic also to increase chance of job I enrolled in a summer course and luckily found out just how little an EMT-B will get you before i paid. BTW, in Texas, you either take our state test or you're not an EMT here. Pretty sure you have to take our classes too.
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| Some states recognize NREMT and charge 25 bucks for a state card to be able to worh there. Beware if you life in Texas and want to work in say Lake Charles it could be up to 4-5 months to get your reciprocity. A few people I went to school with for Paramedic took almost the whole class to get thiers. And yes Texas still makes you take thier own test from what I have heard. |
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Quoted: Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December! Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works. NV will take you as is, UT will not. You'd have to take the UT written and practical tests. Paramedics just have to take the practical exams. You would need to apply for a license as well in NV (I think, been several years since I let my NV stuff lapse). No license required in UT, just the cert. Been a long time but I think you will also need an attendant license in WY. Maybe that was just for higher cert levels though. Where are you taking your class? I did mine in Rock Springs/Green River in 1994. Did fire and EMS all along I-80 for many years. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December! Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works. NV will take you as is, UT will not. You'd have to take the UT written and practical tests. Paramedics just have to take the practical exams. You would need to apply for a license as well in NV (I think, been several years since I let my NV stuff lapse). No license required in UT, just the cert. Been a long time but I think you will also need an attendant license in WY. Maybe that was just for higher cert levels though. Where are you taking your class? I did mine in Rock Springs/Green River in 1994. Did fire and EMS all along I-80 for many years. Casper |
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Quoted: You'll be surprised how "basic" EMT-B really is. My last EMT-B class is sunday and I don't feel like I learned as much as I wanted to. I'll be going to EMT-I eventually You'll feel the same way all the way up the chain. If you want to provide something beyond life support, clinical is the only way to go. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December! Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works. NV will take you as is, UT will not. You'd have to take the UT written and practical tests. Paramedics just have to take the practical exams. You would need to apply for a license as well in NV (I think, been several years since I let my NV stuff lapse). No license required in UT, just the cert. Been a long time but I think you will also need an attendant license in WY. Maybe that was just for higher cert levels though. Where are you taking your class? I did mine in Rock Springs/Green River in 1994. Did fire and EMS all along I-80 for many years. Casper Made many a trip up that way transferring patients from Rawlins to Casper. Miserable trip in the winter but was a welcome dining change from Rawlins. |
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Quoted: Rawlins sucks... I think we can all share a consensus on that... Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December! Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works. NV will take you as is, UT will not. You'd have to take the UT written and practical tests. Paramedics just have to take the practical exams. You would need to apply for a license as well in NV (I think, been several years since I let my NV stuff lapse). No license required in UT, just the cert. Been a long time but I think you will also need an attendant license in WY. Maybe that was just for higher cert levels though. Where are you taking your class? I did mine in Rock Springs/Green River in 1994. Did fire and EMS all along I-80 for many years. Casper Made many a trip up that way transferring patients from Rawlins to Casper. Miserable trip in the winter but was a welcome dining change from Rawlins.  |
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Quoted: Quoted: Rawlins sucks... I think we can all share a consensus on that... Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well guys... Today I just finished my second EMT class. If all things go as planned, I will be certified as an EMT-B by the end of December! Just curious... assuming I pass the NREMT National Exam... what states would I be able to work in without having to take their version of EMT-B? My instructors didn't really explain how reciprocity really works. NV will take you as is, UT will not. You'd have to take the UT written and practical tests. Paramedics just have to take the practical exams. You would need to apply for a license as well in NV (I think, been several years since I let my NV stuff lapse). No license required in UT, just the cert. Been a long time but I think you will also need an attendant license in WY. Maybe that was just for higher cert levels though. Where are you taking your class? I did mine in Rock Springs/Green River in 1994. Did fire and EMS all along I-80 for many years. Casper Made many a trip up that way transferring patients from Rawlins to Casper. Miserable trip in the winter but was a welcome dining change from Rawlins. I like small town life so it wasn't bad. The work experience was incredible working out of their ED. |