Virginia EMS Continuing Education Requirements
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Virginia EMS Refresher
FOAMfrat Studio offers CAPCE-accredited continuing education courses accepted by the NREMT for Virginia EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics—meeting both national and state-specific requirements
Virginia follows NREMT requirements for EMS recertification. All certifications are renewed every two years and follow the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) model with three components: national, local/state, and individual education components.
EMT Refresher
40 hours total continuing education required
National: 20 Hours
Local/State: 10 Hours
Individual: 10 Hours
AEMT Refresher
50 hours total continuing education required
National: 25 Hours
Local/State: 12.5 Hours
Individual: 12.5 Hours
Paramedic Refresher
60 hours total continuing education required
National: 30 Hours
Local/State: 15 Hours
Individual: 15 Hours
Additional Information:
Our CAPCE-Accredited courses are automatically imported to your NREMT Transcript using the 'Import CAPCE Courses' on your NREMT Transcript page.
FOAMfrat is a Virginia OEMS approved CE Provider and reports CE completions directly to the VA EMS Portal.
FOAMfrat Approved VA Course List
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EMTs- every 4 years to the end date of the month of issuance
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AEMTs, EMT-Is & Paramedics- every 3 years to the end date of the month of issuance
Virginia CE Levels:
Continuing Education (CE) is categorized into Category 1 – Required and Category 2 – Approved. In CAT 1, CE is further divided into five containers. Each container requires a different number of hours to recertify. The containers are: Airway, Cardiovascular, Trauma, Medical and Operations.
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Category 1 – Required – NCCR
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NCCR - National Continued Competency Requirements
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Category 2 – ‘Flexible’ – LCCR/ICCR
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LCCR - Local Continued Competency Requirements
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ICCR – Individual Continued Competency Requirements
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Although we strive to keep everything updated, please check with your State EMS Office for the most current re-certification information.