{"id":2292,"date":"2016-05-25T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=2292"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:59:21","slug":"paramedic-program-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/education-certification\/paramedic-program-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedic Program Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">The Virginia Office of EMS promulgated regulations on January 15, 2003 which require that all training programs which lead to an initial certification at the Paramedic level be accredited.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Beginning January 1, 2013, paramedic students who are candidates for certification testing through the National Registry of EMT\u2019s (NREMT \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nremt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.nremt.org)<\/a> are required to have graduated from a nationally accredited paramedic program \u2013 national accreditation is offered through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)\u00a0in cooperation with the <em>Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the\u00a0EMS\u00a0Professions<\/em> (CoAEMSP \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coaemsp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.coaemsp.org<\/a> ).\u00a0 Accomplishing accreditation at this level will require the following steps:<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<ul>\n<li>During training of this initial cohort, the program will be required to complete the CoAEMSP self study.<\/li>\n<li>At the completion of the first cohort, the program will need to submit their self study to CoAEMSP.\n<ul>\n<li>When submitting the CoAEMSP self study, the program will have to request a <em>Letter of Review<\/em> from CoAEMSP.\u00a0 If the self study is complete and meets CoAEMSP requirements, the CoAEMSP staff will issue a <em>Letter of Review<\/em> attesting to the fact that the program has applied for national accreditation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The program will be required to submit the <em>Letter of Review<\/em> to NREMT and request that their initial cohort be allowed to apply for and complete NREMT certification testing.\n<ul>\n<li>The ability for programs to announce and conduct additional initial paramedic training programs in Virginia will require that the program have successfully completed and been granted national accreditation through CoAEMSP\/CAAHEP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0* Please note:\u00a0 The process outlined above is subject to change by CoAEMSP and\/or NREMT.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you have questions about accreditation or the accreditation process, please feel free to contact <a href=\"mailto:deborah.t.akers@vdh.virginia.gov\">Debbie Akers<\/a> via e-mail or call 804-888-9122.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Helpful Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vdhems.vdh.virginia.gov\/emsapps\/accreditedsites.html\">Directory of Virginia Accredited Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coaemsp.org\/\">CoAEMSP Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caahep.org\/\">CAAHEP Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Office of EMS promulgated regulations on January 15, 2003 which require that all training programs which lead to an initial certification at the Paramedic level be accredited. 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