Renewal Training/Retraining Requirements

Listed on this page are the biennial renewal training requirements for First Responders and EMTs in Wisconsin. Listed are the minimum hours for the refresher courses as approved through the Wisconsin EMS Unit. The training centers reserve the right to add hours to their courses as necessary to meet the educational objectives set forth in the curriculum and those required by any additional training included in the course (such as CPR, advanced skills, etc.). We will keep this EMS Refresher Course List (PDF, 203 KB) as up to date as possible for everyone's use.

Note - If your license is expired, you have 6 months in which to renew your license by following the Late Renewal process.  After the 6 months have passed, you will need to follow the Reinstatement process.  Both of these processes are further explained on the Late Renewal webpage.

Medical First Responder

• Current healthcare provider CPR certification, AND
• Completion of an 18-hour First Responder Refresher course in the current (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014) biennium.

Completion of a First Responder course provided by an approved Training Center during the biennium fulfills the refresher requirement for this level.

EMT Basic

• Current healthcare provider CPR certification, AND
• Completion of a Department approved 30-hour EMT-Basic Refresher course in the current biennium (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014), OR completion of Department approved Alternate Refresher requirements (Word fillable, 118 KB) in the current biennium (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014).

Completion of an EMT-Basic course, an EMT-Intermediate Technician course, or the didactic portion of the EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic course during the biennium fulfills the refresher requirement for this level.

EMT-Intermediate Technician

• Current healthcare provider CPR certification, AND
• Completion of a Department approved 42-hour EMT-Intermediate Technician Refresher course in the current biennium (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014), OR completion of Department approved Alternate Refresher requirements (Word fillable, 127 KB) in the current biennium (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014).

Completion of the EMT-Intermediate Technician course or the didactic portion of the EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic course during the biennium fulfills the refresher requirement for this level.

EMT-Intermediate

• Current healthcare provider CPR certification, AND
• Current ACLS certification, AND
• Completion of a Department approved 48-hour EMT-Paramedic Refresher course OR 48 hours of medical director approved continuing education at the EMT-Intermediate level of training and scope of practice in the current biennium (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012).  View the list of refresher categories and hours for this level (Word fillable, 139 KB).

Completion of the EMT-Intermediate course or the didactic portion of the EMT-Paramedic course during the biennium fulfills the refresher requirement for this level.

EMT-Paramedic

• Current healthcare provider CPR certification, AND
• Current ACLS certification, AND
• Completion of a Department approved 48-hour EMT-Paramedic Refresher course OR 48 hours of medical director approved continuing education at the EMT-Paramedic level of training and scope of practice in the current biennium (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012).  View the list of refresher categories and hours for this level (Word fillable, 37 KB).

Completion of the EMT-Paramedic course during the biennium fulfills the refresher requirement for this level.

Last Revised: April 15, 2013