EMT candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT Education course that uses the National EMS Education Standards developed by NHTSA; successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Education Requirements, and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child, and infant patients unless otherwise stated”). For more detailed information for EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic education requirements, click the links below.

For general information, call: (803) 5

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To operate as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in South Carolina, you must gain a South Carolina Emergency Medical Technician certification from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). To qualify, you must satisfy the following requirements:

Step 1: Successfully complete all sections of a DHEC-approved EMT course including the didactic, practical, and clinical requirements

• Disbursement Request for Contribution Distribution (pdf)
• Contribution Expenditure Report (pdf)

For additional information please e-mail or call Mary Neely (803) 545-4273.

EMT-Basic candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT-Basic course that uses the 1994 DOT EMT-Basic curriculum; successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Basic (i.e. the State of S.C. basic written and practical examinations); and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT-Basic, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child and infant patients unless otherwise stated):

Clinical Operating Guidelines Draft 

Please email all suggestions, recommendations, and corrections to protocols@dph.sc.gov. This email is only for comments on the clinical operating guidelines revisions. These are only drafts.