This grant application deadline is March 31, 2016. Please refer to the website below for additional information. The Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight has been made aware of a grant opportunity for EMS services providers. The burden to request this exemption is therefore solely at the discretion of the licensee or applicant.įY 2017 TRCC Grant Announcement and Application for 405c Funding Now Available Since there is no clear distinction whether or not the mailing address may also be a home address, licensees must overtly request that their home address be exempted from public display. Licensees are required to maintain a current mailing address and a practice location with the Department. The bill also exempts the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment, locations of schools and child care facilities of the spouses and children of such personnel. 119.071, Florida Statutes, and expands the public records exemption for agency personnel information to include the home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of former and current nonsworn investigative personnel of the Department of Financial Services and former and current emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Please read this information carefully as it may pertain to your profession. SB 592 became law Maand affects EMT and Paramedic professionals. The application and additional information is available on this website by clicking on the “VALOR” icon. In order to qualify, the applicant must be honorably discharged within 6 months of the application or have been honorably discharged within 6 months of the application. The applicant will only need to present evidence of current NREMT certification to apply for certification in Florida.Įffective July 1, 2016, an applicant that has been working in the military as an EMT or Paramedic and who holds a current NREMT certification is eligible to apply for a certification under the VALOR program. Beginning, July 1, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics that hold a current NREMT certification will no longer be required to apply to the Department of Health to take the Florida examination.
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Additionally, the certificate holder must pass the certification examination in order to reactivate the license after two years of remaining in inactive status.Įffective July 1, 2016, there will be major changes with regard to applicants who received their training outside of the state of Florida or in the military.
The certificate may be reactivated and renewed during this time if the certificate holder meets all other qualifications for renewal, including continuing education requirements, and pays a $25 late fee. On July 1, 2016, emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic certificates that are not renewed at the end of the two-year active period will automatically revert to an inactive status for no longer than four years (two licensure cycles). Important Legislative Updates for EMT & Paramedic Professionalsĭuring the 2016 Legislative Session, House Bill (HB) 941 passed and will become law on Apas Chapter 2016-230, Laws of Florida.