let's remodel the world in red tape.

[c-spine]

So I sent in for my state license 2 months ago. I've talked to people who said they've gotten it back in as little as 2 weeks, and as long as a month. I'm getting frustrated, so I called the state's department of health/ems stuff. Know what I get? An answering machine. Well... at least we know the concerns of the public are *getting* there. <_<

I'm not sure what red tape thing they've got going on... but how long did you all have to wait for your licenses?

 

[gradygirl]

Sara, I had to fight for my cert. I kept calling the state office and getting the answering machine for the license woman, so I kept leaving messages, all of which remained unanswered. Finally I got in touch with someone, only to find out that my NR information "hadn't been received"...my butt, someone had misplaced it. So, I had to call NR and have them fax over the information to the state office. After another few weeks of not hearing, I called them back, finding out that they had, that day, finalized everything.

Basically, here was the time frame: took the Reg mid January, got my license at the end of April. :wacko:

Just keep hounding them.

 

[smart kid]

I took the state practical skills exam, had to wait about a week and a half, then I took the state written. In Mass. you get your ticket right after you pass the test. I guess it all depends on what state your dealing with. Of course Mass doesn't accept the National Registry.

 

[MariaCatEMT]

I got my results and certification about 8-9 days after testing....this is in IL for the state exam.

 

[Ridryder911]

Wow! Impatient little things aren't we?... When I took mine, it took a minimum of 6 - 8 weeks.. (of course they had to chisel the card out of stone..LOL) .

I have a friend who just completed his bar exam, predicted to take at least 2-3 months for results... ( Yes, the hand grade them . the old fashion way) See things could be worse...

Good luck on your results...

R/r 911

 

[fm_emt]

I have a friend who just completed his bar exam, predicted to take at least 2-3 months for results... ( Yes, the hand grade them . the old fashion way) See things could be worse...

Same deal. He took the Bar Exam, and they won't get the results until the second week of *November* at the earliest.

Sara: I took my NR, and got the results about 6 weeks later. I ran down to the county offices as soon as I did my "Live Scan" (CA DOJ background crap - $50 a pop) and had them take my photo. My county card showed up in the mail within 10 working days.

Relax. I don't think Wisconsin is a county-by-county system. If I want to get my card in another county, *cha ching!* that'll be $50 please! Our agency is based in Santa Clara County, and we can work in other counties, but if we *deploy* out of another county for any reason, we need certification in that county as well.

There are 9 counties that surround San Francisco Bay. I might need to obtain county cards for each county at some point.

Ok, i'm totally off topic now. Sorry about that. Must have been the beers.

 

[MMiz]

I took my test/practicals in August and didn't get the results until some time in October. It was annoying, yes, but I've gotten used to waiting for test results.

 

[soon2bemt]

from time i submitted my paperwork to the time i received my license-a week.....

 

[c-spine]

I got all my test results and my NREMT certification... but I sent in for my state license 2 months ago. It's frustrating!! I've got a first responder group i'm a part of but I can have NO patient contact until I've got my state license in hand. -.-'