RECERT BASIC LEVEL

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RECERTIFICATION

• Maintain IPR-B certification.
• Maintain current, unrestricted paramedic license in the state or country of practice. Any restriction(s) must be reported to the IBSC/IPR.
• Completing the online form.
• Pay the required recertification fees.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Standardized courses

IPR has pre-authorized valid certifications earned by successfully completing approved courses provided by officially authorized training centers or those affiliated with NAEMT, ECSI, AHA, and CAPCE. Additionally, IPR-registered Training Centers may submit courses for official approval, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The following can not be applied as continued education for recertification:

• Paid or volunteer work, or service hours, for any organization or medical center.
• Clinical rotations that are not part of initial EMS courses.
• Instructor (pedagogy) courses or instructor continuing education. 
• Service as an IPR skills examinator. 
• Duplicate courses (retaking a course with the same content as a previously completed course).

To obtain the list of the most common standardized pre authorized courses please visit: APPROVED COURSES

NON-ACCEPTABLE SOURCES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Academic course work not clinically or professionally related (e.g. English literature)
• In-services less than 50 minutes in length
• New Employee Orientation
• Instructor courses.

RECERTIFICATION OPTIONS

The IPR works along with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), and it recommends as following:

Option A: International Certifications.

This option includes 3 blocks, any educational offerings that primarily contain information applicable to direct practice in the areas listed below. The program content must be primarily focused on knowledge the paramedic can apply in providing direct care to an individual patient population.

The following competencies should be valid (registered programs in CAPCE with an in-person component).

MANDATORY BLOCK

Important: You must complete all the topics in this section, and they must be current at the time of recertification. If any have expired, you will need to renew them before submitting your application.

• Basic Life Support: Minimum 4 hours, every two years.
• Trauma Care: Minimum 16 hours, every four years.

OPERATIONAL BLOCK

Important: Additionally, you must include at least one topic from this section, which must also be current at the time of recertification.

• Disaster Management: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.
• Operations: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.
• Safe and Safety Operation of Emergency Vehicles: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.

SPECIALTY BLOCK

Important: Additionally, you must include at least one topic from this section, which must also be current at the time of recertification.

• Ethics and Leadership: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.
• Psychological Support for Emergency Patients: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.
• Geriatric Emergencies: Minimum 8 hours, every four years.
• Care of Trauma Patient Care in Hostile Settings: Minimum 16 hours, every four years.
• Optional Events (Workshops and/or Conferences – Online or In-Person): Minimum 16 hours, within the last two years from certification.

This option consists of an approved course, previously authorized by IPR and delivered by a Registered Training Center, for candidates who do not meet the mandatory requirements of Option A*.

For example, an IPR-B must complete a minimum of 36 training hours every two years. Therefore, the refresher course cannot have fewer hours in its academic plan or curriculum.

Option B is only available to candidates who are actively working in prehospital care and emergency medical services, emergency rooms, or serve as an instructor/professor at an authorized training center. To obtain the list of the most common standardized pre authorized courses please visit: APPROVED COURSES

Option C: medical direction and employer

Based on the employer’s work competency and educational guidelines, and with prior authorization from IPR, the medical director may request recertification of his/her staff. For more information, please email us at info@iprcert.org.

*Employer registered with IPR.

Option D: retake the exam

In this option, the provider retakes the cognitive exam and/or the practical endorsement.

The International Paramedic Registry reserves the right to audit and verifies the veracity of the documents submitted, and to request, if required, additional documentation in case of discrepancy.

• The submission, under knowledge, of false information is considered unethical and results in the immediate revocation of the certification.
• Submission of incomplete or late documentation after 16 calendar days (including weekends) results in the immediate revocation of certification. 
• It is the responsibility of the registered provider to ensure that continuing education is truthful and legal, attesting to the accuracy of hours and competencies submitted. 
• Lying, cheating, or falsifying studies and/or exams is considered unethical and will result in the immediate revocation of certification.

For example, if the provider claims four hours, they are responsible for providing accurate and verifiable documentation to support this statement.

IPR certified providers must re-certify every two years from the initial or recertification date.

With valid certification.

• It must be completed 2 to 4 months before the expiration date.

With expired certification:

• A 30-day grace period is granted after the expiration date. If the candidate does not apply for recertification within this timeframe, they must retake the exam.