OAR 333-265-0030: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Provider License Fees

(1) The following fees apply: (a) The initial application fee for emergency medical services (EMS) providers: (A) Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) - $45; (B) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) — $110; (C) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) — $125; (D) EMT-Intermediate — $125; and (E) Paramedic — $290. (b) Reciprocity licensure fees: (A) EMR — $50; (B) EMT — $140; (C) AEMT — $165; (D) EMT-Intermediate — $165; and (E) Paramedic — $300. (c) License renewal fees: (A) EMR — $23; (B) EMT — $55; (C) AEMT — $85; (D) EMT-Intermediate — $85; and (E) Paramedic — $150. (d) Transitional Paramedic licensure fee is an additional $50 to the fee specified in paragraphs (1)(a)(E), (1)(b)(E), and (1)(c)(E). (e) Criminal conviction petition for determination - $50. (f) Reinstatement fees: (A) An EMS provider whose license has been expired for 12 months or less shall pay 100 percent of the renewal fee based on the provider's license level specified in subsection (1)(c) plus the late fee specified in section (3). (B) An EMS provider whose license has been expired greater than 12 months to 15 months shall pay 50 percent of the initial fee based on the provider's license level specified in subsection (1)(a). (C) An EMS provider whose license has been expired greater than 15 months to 18 months shall pay 25 percent of the initial fee based on the provider's license level specified in subsection (1)(a). (D) An EMS provider whose license has been expired greater than 18 months to 24 months shall pay 100 percent of the initial fee based on the provider's license level specified in subsection (1)(a). (2) An applicant for initial licensure or licensure by reciprocity shall pay the following prorated fee based on the license level and fee specified in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this rule and the time the application is submitted: (a) Greater than 12 months to 24 months until the date of scheduled expiration: 100 percent of the initial or reciprocity fee. (b) Greater than 9 months to 12 months until the date of scheduled expiration: 50 percent of the initial or reciprocity fee. (c) Greater than 6 months to 9 months until the date of scheduled expiration: 25 percent of the initial or reciprocity fee. (3) As authorized by ORS 682.216, a license renewal application submitted after June 1 of the license renewal year must include a $40 late fee in addition to the license renewal fee. (4) If an EMS provider has been on active military duty for more than six months of a license renewal period which prevented the EMS provider from accessing continuing education, the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) may approve an extension of the current license to permit obtaining the required educational hours. (5) The Authority may waive the EMS provider license renewal fee for an ambulance service or non-transport EMS agency which utilizes volunteers to provide a majority of its services. The ambulance service or non-transport EMS agency may only request one waiver per renewal period on a form prescribed by the Authority. (6) All fees established in this rule are nonrefundable. (7) The fees established in section (1) of this rule apply to any application submitted on or after the effective date of these rules.