NREMT-B Renewal Question

[nhpcguy]

Can someone please explain this to me? The NREMT website is clear as mud.

From what I gather to renew I need 72 total hours but:

Of the 24 "Detailed Continuing Education", only 10 of which can be computer based and of the remaining 48 "EMS Related Continuing Education" hours, of which only 24 can be computer based.


Is that correct?

 

[Ewok Jerky]

Generally they want you to take a 24-hour reshresher, + 48 additional hours of CE. The "refresher" can be taken as individual courses provided you meet the distribution requirements. 10 of these hours can be "distributive education". Of the additional 48 hours, 24 can be "distributive education".

"Distributive Education" does not mean on the computer. I took a crap load of CEs over the internet, and my certificates said on the bottom "Instructor Based".

From the nremt website:

10. What is distributive education?
Distributive education is a method of delivering a formal EMS education program that does not require the educator and student to interact in real time. Distributive education may be used in conjunction with a traditional educational program or independently as a virtual classroom using pre-recorded or pre-planned lessons.

11. Is continuing education automatically marked as distributive education just because it's on the internet or by phone?
No. If an instructor and student are able to interact in real time, the hours are not considered distributive education and are not subject to distributive education limitations.


Also: https://www.nremt.org/nremt/downloads/EMT.Basic.pdf

 

[nhpcguy]

Great! Thank you for clearing that up