EMS Education Coordinator Recertification Requirements

The recertification process for certified Education Coordinators (EC) begins with the EC completing their regulatory requirements for recertification--12VAC5-31-1552. EMS education coordinator recertification process--which are all completed through the Virginia EMS Portal:

• The EC must:
  • Recording of teaching hours
  • Attendance at an EC Update
  • Passing the EC Recertification Quiz
  • Requesting an EMS Physician Recommendation
    • Click here to see how this process works.
• EMS Physicians are then notified of the need to agree or disagree with the EMS Physician Recommendation request through the Virginia EMS Portal.
  • Once the EMS Physician confirms the recommendation from their portal, the recommendation status and expiration date will be populated for the you to see.
  • The recommendation is valid for 180 days before it must be requested again, therefore it is important to not make this request too early.
• Recertification requests that meet all the criteria above are processed once a month during the EC's assigned expiration month.
  • If the EC would like to recertify early, they will make a request through the Virginia EMS Portal to be recertified immediately.
  • The "immediate" recertification will process in real-time and will change the EC's certification expiration month to the one in which the request is made.
    • e.g. If an EC expires on August 31, XXXX, and they request immediate recertification in March, their new certification expiration date will be March 31, XXXX+3.

If recertification is not completed by the EC's expiration date, they will automatically enter a two-year reentry period.  See 12VAC5-31-1553. EMS education coordinator reentry below.

If you have any questions regarding the EC recertification process, please contact Chris Vernovai (chris.vernovai@vdh.virginia.gov).

12VAC5-31-1552. EMS education coordinator recertification process.

1. To be eligible to recertify, the EMS education coordinator shall:
   1. Maintain his provider certification.
   2. Teach a minimum of 50 hours of initial certification or Category 1 CE and provide documentation of completion submitted in a process established by OEMS.
   3. Complete one EMS education coordinator update in the three-year certification period.
   4. Submit an EMS education coordinator application to include endorsement from an EMS physician.
2. Upon completion of the recertification requirements, the EMS education coordinator will receive an "Eligibility Notice" and must take and pass the EMS education coordinator recertification examination.
3. All recertification requirements must be completed and submitted to OEMS prior to the certification expiration date.

12VAC5-31-1553. EMS education coordinator reentry.

1. If an EMS education coordinator does not complete or submit all recertification requirements prior to his expiration date, he will go into a two-year reentry period.
2. During the reentry, the EMS education coordinator will not be allowed to coordinate any certification   or CE courses. Any current courses in progress at the time of loss of EMS education coordinator certification will be suspended.
3. All outstanding recertification requirements shall be completed during the reentry period.
4. Failure to complete all recertification requirements during the reentry period will require the provider to complete the entire certification process as prescribed in 12VAC5-31-1551.