Emergency Medical Services Licensing
Recent Activity
Latest
- ATTENTION: NEW way to apply for your EMS License! See below.
- We are working on a pay portal currently. So, the only thing that needs to be mailed in is your check, money order, or PO. Stay tune for when the pay portal is up.
- ATTENTION: CE information for EMS Providers Renewing 2024
- ATTENTION: DOH Notice June EMS Rule Hearing for Scope of Practice Proposed Changes and Licensure Rule Proposed Changes
Verification
To verify New Mexico Emergency Medical Technician (ALL LEVELS) and/or Dispatchers please use this link: New Mexico EMS Bureau Licensing Portal
Rules
The following New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) rules and New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA) 1978 cover licensing & certification.
- NMSA 1978 §§ 24-10B-5.1 - Emergency Medical Services Licensing Commission Established
- NMAC 7.27.2 - Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Personnel
- NMAC 7.27.11 - Supplemental Emergency Medical Services Licensing Provisions (Scopes of Practice)
- NMAC 7.27.12 - Certification of S-T Segment Elevation Myocardial Infraction (STEMI) Receiving & Referring Centers
- NMAC 7.27.13 - Emergency Medical Services Certification of Stroke Centers
Forms
Consent
This form should be used by the parents of children applying for EMSFR (need to be 16 yrs. old) or EMT-B licensure (need to be 17 yrs. old). Anyone 18 yrs. old does not need this form.
LINK TO APPLY FOR EMS LICENSURES AND CE APPLICATIONS: New Mexico EMS Bureau Licensing Portal
- Please note the New Mexico EMS Bureau is NO longer accepting paper applications for licensing of EMS personnel. (Initial, Renewal, Reentry, or Reciprocity) This also applies to CE Applications.
Renewal Instructions
- 2024 Renewals will be accepted beginning September 15, 2023
- EMS Continuing Education & Renewal Guide
- EMS Renewal License Continuing Education Breakdown
Background Screening
The EMSB has joined the majority of states in the country by requiring all applicants for licensure, and current license holders, to submit to a state and nationwide criminal background check. Please see the following publications for more information.
General
- EMS Background Screening Requirements : PLEASE READ NEW CHANGES
- EMS Background Screening Renewal
- EMS Background Screening Initial/ Reciprocity/ Reentry/ Applicants
- EMS Background Screening Requirement for Reciprocity Applicants
- Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights
- How to Challenge and How to Obtain Your FBI Identity History Summary
Forms
- EMD Background Screening Affidavit of No Known Criminal History
For use with dispatchers that utilize a NCIC check ONLY!
Rules
- NMSA 1978 §§ 24-10B-5.2 - Criminal History Background Screening for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
- NMAC 7.27.2 - Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Personnel (See 7.27.2.16 for Criminal History Screening Rule)
Licensing Committee
Please visit the Licensing Commission section of our website to learn more.