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As some of you have seen, I have had a very difficult time dealing with Indiana DHS, so I thought I would take a moment to explain what I have gone through.
I tested and passed NREMT on April 5th. April 15th after ~15 phone calls and 4 emails, I was finally able to get it finalized through the state.
Fast forward to obtaining Indiana Reciprocity.
In most cases Indiana requires you to take their test to obtain reciprocity, I assume the curriculum difference is terrorism awareness since we had to go over it in class. They will even consistently tell you that you have to take the Indiana exam until you read them their own IAC. There is a clause in the IAC that states as follows:
This is under:
Now to do this DHS requires you to write a letter to them stating you have taken an Indiana approved course in state, passed practical skills in state, and have passed NREMT. I did this including the course number, where I tested, and my NREMT certification number, as well as sent a copy of my course completion, and cited the section of IAC allowing me to do so. The letter was mailed May 16th via USPS certified. April 18th the delivery was attempted. April 20th they received the letter and I was entered into the database as active.
April 25th I received my letter from DHS containing my card and a letter. The letter was to explain that I was given temporary certification based on reciprocity and that I have 6 months to take the Indiana exam or cease practice. They sited the following IAC
please note this is a sub-section to the code I already posted
Now not only am I not an out of state resident, as my return address would have shown, I also have no affiliation with any provider, leading me to wonder how they even came up with this.
So far the experience has been less than enjoyable, however I am thankful that I am at least certified, if only for 6 months, at least I can get a job and continue to sort this out. I will not take the Indiana test, i have already spent enough money becoming an EMT, and I will not allow them to change laws as they see fit.
Thats been my experience so far. Hopefully someone down the road will find it helpful if they ever go through this.
*Mods please move if necessary, this is my first thread so I hope i didnt screw it up
I tested and passed NREMT on April 5th. April 15th after ~15 phone calls and 4 emails, I was finally able to get it finalized through the state.
Fast forward to obtaining Indiana Reciprocity.
In most cases Indiana requires you to take their test to obtain reciprocity, I assume the curriculum difference is terrorism awareness since we had to go over it in class. They will even consistently tell you that you have to take the Indiana exam until you read them their own IAC. There is a clause in the IAC that states as follows:
This is under:
Now to do this DHS requires you to write a letter to them stating you have taken an Indiana approved course in state, passed practical skills in state, and have passed NREMT. I did this including the course number, where I tested, and my NREMT certification number, as well as sent a copy of my course completion, and cited the section of IAC allowing me to do so. The letter was mailed May 16th via USPS certified. April 18th the delivery was attempted. April 20th they received the letter and I was entered into the database as active.
April 25th I received my letter from DHS containing my card and a letter. The letter was to explain that I was given temporary certification based on reciprocity and that I have 6 months to take the Indiana exam or cease practice. They sited the following IAC
please note this is a sub-section to the code I already postedNow not only am I not an out of state resident, as my return address would have shown, I also have no affiliation with any provider, leading me to wonder how they even came up with this.
So far the experience has been less than enjoyable, however I am thankful that I am at least certified, if only for 6 months, at least I can get a job and continue to sort this out. I will not take the Indiana test, i have already spent enough money becoming an EMT, and I will not allow them to change laws as they see fit.
Thats been my experience so far. Hopefully someone down the road will find it helpful if they ever go through this.
*Mods please move if necessary, this is my first thread so I hope i didnt screw it up
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