If they catch it, they are sent a letter that they have not met the requirements. At the end of the form there is a spot that all of the hours is totalled. Hence the reason the name and telephone number of the training officer is placed upon the re-application form.
Also to answer your initial question, I personally witnessed over 9,000 pieces of reapplication forms being delivered Friday. There is about 4-8 people that reviews these as well as other functions normally. When I asked your question Bill Brown, CEO of the NREMT informed me for those "late procrastinators" that they have a re-cert party. One Saturday all staff and a group of EMS volunteer personnel review go through the "late mails". They are able to process of reading and sorting each re cert in little over a 30 seconds.
Is there mistakes, or I am sure there are. Truthfully I am impressed that so little are made, their human.
Remember, all military medics are now NREMT, then as well as those even outside U.S. and almost all of the U.S. except 2 states. Basically, almost half re certify every year.
They are moving towards an electronic way to re-register. As described per Mr. Brown similar to a banking system. Where one will add CEU's with an approved number and immediately receive credit for it. When enough hours is obtained you are informed, your medical director will also be able to complete the process online. Payment will be performed through a secure site (alike Paypal or similar) and one could receive their card with a few days. For those states that have and same NREMT re-registration requirements (alike mine) will immediately be informed so local and state requirements have been met. Theoretically, one may be able to receive their re-registration in December within a few days for both license or certification. I believe that this will be establish very soon.
This process is being "pilot tested" and so far has been successful. It was not cheap as one can imagine. That $15 or $7.50 per/yr each of us payed; helped purchase that $500,000 type system and analysis of improvements. Consistent research and development of tests, then validation (yes, they are validated) and meet some the hardest national testing criteria per academic terms.
I too never realized what exactly or how the process worked. Personally, was impressed that they are able to perform as much as they do. In realization of the numbers that is processed and correlation of the few numbers of staff is amazing.
Now, let's also be truthful too. We have seen a general sample of what many EMT's represent. Inability to process simplistic forms, being outraged because they failed a test (blaming everyone but themselves) or unable or not being informed on the "system" works. I am glad, I do not have to deal with the number or those types of calls on a daily basis.
I personally, will no longer be as apt to criticize early as I have done previously.
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* sorry for the poor grammar and typos ... a little jet lagged.
