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License Renewal

Overview

Renewing your EMS license is an essential part of maintaining your professional status and ensuring high-quality patient care within the MCAEMS system. Each provider is responsible for maintaining accurate and complete records of their continuing education in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Code, Section 515.90, as outlined by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Online education is accepted if approved by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), or carries an IDPH site code. A current American Heart Association BLS Provider CPR card is required—no other certifications will be accepted.

 

To remain active within the MCAEMS system, providers must list MCAEMS as their primary system affiliation and appear on an affiliated agency roster. Those not meeting these requirements must renew independently through the state 

If your are not a member of the Mclean County EMS System please use the following link to submit your renewal application to the Illinois Department of Public Health

Are you a Mclean County Area EMS System Member?

 

  • ​Current member of a system agency 

  • Currently employed at METCOM. Bloomington Dispatch, CENCOM, or Putnam County 911

  • Currently employed at a sponsor (SJMC & CBMC) or affiliate hospital

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*If you are unsure of your system member status, please contact Mclean County Area EMS System - Office Coordinator  

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First
Responder

Emergency Medical Responders must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 24 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period.

  4. Must attend at least one continuing education session annually, reviewing System-specific protocols, policies, and operating procedures.

  5. Attendance at CE sessions for specific skills and topics deemed mandatory by the Medical Director.

Emergency
Medical 
Technician

Emergency Medical Technician must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 60 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period.

  4. Must attend at least one continuing education session annually, reviewing System-specific protocols, policies, and operating procedures.

  5. Attendance at CE sessions for specific skills and topics deemed mandatory by the Medical Director.

Advanced
Emergency
Medical
Technician

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 80 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card(s)

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period.

  4. Must attend at least one continuing education session annually, reviewing System-specific protocols, policies, and operating procedures.

  5. Attendance at CE sessions for specific skills and topics deemed mandatory by the Medical Director.

Paramedic

Paramedic must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 100 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card(s)

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period.

  4. Must attend at least one continuing education session annually, reviewing System-specific protocols, policies, and operating procedures.

  5. Attendance at CE sessions for specific skills and topics deemed mandatory by the Medical Director.

Emergency Communication
Registered Nurse

ECRNs must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

  1. Must accrue 32 hours of EMS appropriate CE hours (as determined by the Medical Director) in four years (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period

  4. Current trauma course certification (TNCC, TNS, ITLS)

  5. Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support & Pediatric Advanced Life Support

  6. Active Registered Nursing License

Emergency Medical 
Dispatcher

Emergency Medical Dispatchers must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 48 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card(s)

  3. Recommendation for recertification by the EMS Medical Director

PreHospital
Registered
Nurse

Paramedic must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:

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  1. 100 hours of CE in a four-year period (see suggested topic breakdown above)

  2. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card(s)

  3. Complete 1 hour of approved Alzheimer training in a licensure period.

  4. Must attend at least one continuing education session annually, reviewing System-specific protocols, policies, and operating procedures.

  5. Attendance at CE sessions for specific skills and topics deemed mandatory by the Medical Director.

Lead 
Instructor

Lead Instructors must meet the following continuing education requirements of the EMS System to continue to function in the System:​

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  1. A letter of support or electronic authorization from an EMS MD indicating that the EMS LI has satisfactorily coordinated programs for the EMS System at any time during the four-year period.

  2. Documentation of at least 40 hours of continuing education, of which 20 hours shall be related to the development, delivery and evaluation of education programs

  3. Documentation of attendance at a department-approved national EMS education standards update course, if applicable, in accordance with subsection (d).

Current Resource Hospital: Carle BroMenn Medical Center

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