Nebraska Paramedic School Requirements
Nebraska Paramedic school is a longer and more rigorous training program than lower level EMT programs. Therefore, Paramedic programs will often have a more difficult set of standards for acceptance.
In addition to the EMT and AEMT requirements listed above, Nebraska Paramedic school applicants will need to do the following:
• Nebraska Paramedic training will require applicants to pass Entrance Exams for acceptance.
• Students applying to a Nebraska Paramedic program will need to complete an Application for Acceptance.
• Applicants in Nebraska may also need to complete an admissions interview with the EMS Program Director.
• Students in Nebraska may be required to take Anatomy and Physiology classes as prerequisites or co-requisites for some Paramedic training programs.
• Nebraska applicants may need to submit a completed Health Statement or pass a Physical for acceptance into a Paramedic Program.
• Paramedic programs in Nebraska may require a flu vaccine within the last year.
• Current Health Insurance may be required during the entire Nebraska Paramedic Program.
• Many Paramedic programs in Nebraska will ask applicants for letters of reference or recommendation.
Nebraska EMT Certification
Once a Nebraska EMT candidate completes a training program, they become eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) exams.
Candidates need to take and pass both the Cognitive and Psychomotor NREMT exams before they can apply for a Nebraska State EMS license. For information about both of these exams check out the NREMT exams page.
The National Registry of EMT Cognitive exam is a written exam administered by computer at a Pearson VUE testing center. Nebraska EMT candidates can sign up for a Cognitive exam test date by going to the NREMT website and creating an account.
The NREMT released Handbooks for each level of EMS Provider in March of 2018. They are step by step guides for submitting applications and taking both certification exams.
These new NREMT handbooks are good guides for anyone applying for initial EMS certification.
The NREMT Psychomotor exam is a hands-on skills test that should be scheduled toward the end of your EMT training program.
Nebraska EMT schools prepare candidates for the psychomotor exam and your course instructors should help set up a testing date and time near the end of EMT training.
Once Nebraska EMT candidates have passed both NREMT exams they become Nationally certified by the NREMT. If you chose “mail” instead of “print” when setting up your profile with the NREMT, you will be mailed a packet.
The certification packet can take up to thirty days to arrive and will contain a letter of congratulations, your National Registry of EMT card, a wall certificate and an EMT patch.
If you chose “print” you will have to print the NREMT card and certificate, and they will mail you the patch.
Now that you are certified as an EMT on a National level, it’s time to apply for the Nebraska State EMT license.
Nebraska EMS License
After completing a Nebraska EMT training program and passing both the NREMT exams, you are eligible to obtain a Nebraska EMT license. The Nebraska EMT license is required before an EMT of any level can begin working with patients in the state of Nebraska.
Nebraska EMS candidates can apply for the State license by meeting all the state requirements and completing an application. The Application for Licensure as an Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care Provider can be completed online, but it MUST be printed, signed and mailed to the Department of Health and Human Services.
All required supporting documentation should be mailed in with the Application for Licensure. In Nebraska mail the documents to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health – Licensure Unit
PO Box 94986