Changes to Maryland EMS Licensing and Certification in response to the COVID-19 Emergency

I. MIEMSS is now issuing Provisional Status licenses and certifications to:

(A) applicants who are licensed / certified as EMS clinicians in another state (reciprocity),

(B) students in EMS educational courses conducted between January 2020 – July 2020 who have successfully completed the course, but have not yet completed testing, and

(C) individuals with expired Maryland licenses / certifications, if BLS certification expired within past 10 years or ALS license expired within 5 years. Candidates for Provisional status do not need a current affiliation with an EMS Operational Program to receive Provisional status. Once Provisional Status licenses / certifications are issued, they remain valid until 30 days after the state of emergency is terminated and the proclamation of the catastrophic health emergency has been rescinded. Provisional status EMS clinicians must function under appropriate medical direction and must notify MIEMSS once they obtain any EMS affiliation or other employment using their Provisional license or certificate.

II. Inactive Maryland EMS clinicians may quickly re-activate their license or certification.

Inactive EMS clinicians do not need a current affiliation with an EMS Operational Program to reactive their license or certification. Re-activated clinicians must function under appropriate medical direction and must notify MIEMSS once they obtain any EMS affiliation or other employment using their Provisional license or certificate.

Information and further details are on MIEMSS web site.