If you are certified in one State, can you work in any State?

[Trm90]

If you are an EMT in NY and move to a dofferent State, do you have retake the course in the new State?

[Kiwiology]

If you move to a different state you must apply for reciprocity with the new state.

Each state has different rules regarding this; for example New York State has a bunch of batshit crazy levels (e.g. EMT-CC) that do not exist in other states nor require National Registry certification therefore may not be recognised in the new state.

I forget whatever number it is but basically the Constitution provides for whatever is not explicitly the responsibility of the Federal Government is divested to each individual state. It's basically like swapping your drivers license over to the new state with one or two small hoops.

Also note that New York is not a state; it is a confusing place where nobody can be understood and those who live there think it is the centre of the universe

Edited February 7, 2013 by Kiwiology

[ERDoc]

No Kiwi, that is NYC. Don't confuse the 3 parts of NYS (NYC, Long Island and upstate). As for the OPs question, it is state to state decision. If there is a state you want to know specifically about, contact that state's EMS office. You can also ask about specific states here as some may have the knowledge.

[island emt]

As a rule reciprocity is not automatic. Many states recognize national registry certification. Some don't.

Most will require some remedial ed for transferring even NR.

[Richard B the EMT]

NY is two areas, NYC, the center of the world, especially to those who live in Manhattan, and the rest of the world. I live in the Rockaways area of Queens County, one of the 5 counties that make up "The Greater City of New York" (New York County AKA Manhattan, Bronx County, Kings County AKA Brooklyn, and Richmond County AKA Staten Island), but if we go to Manhattan, we're going to "THE CITY". This is not to be confused with the EMT City, by the way.

On reciprocity, you can get National Registry in New York State, and have it recognized in any other US state that accepts NR, but New York State doesn't seem to recognize the NR from any other state.

[Kaisu]

Click on the link, it takes you to a map. Click on the state you are interested in and it takes you to that state's EMS page where you can find the requirements.

https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/emt_cand_state_offices.asp