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HB 675 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

EMT Personnel Credentialing Modifications.

HB 675 modifies the credentialing requirements for various emergency medical services personnel, including EMTs, paramedics, and emergency medical responders. Beginning January 1, 2026, individuals seeking new or renewed credentials must pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination. Those currently holding non-NREMT state credentials prior to this date must obtain NREMT certification by January 1, 2030. The bill also requires a criminal history background check for applicants and mandates specific examinations from the International Board of Specialty Certification for specialty roles.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires NREMT certification for EMTs, raising national standards for emergency medical personnel and strengthening healthcare service quality and provider qualifications.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 5 edits
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The bill was reformatted from a filed draft to an official edition with updated header information and session details. The substantive legislative text regarding EMT credentialing requirements appears unchanged, though some line breaks and formatting were adjusted during the conversion process.
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Header information was updated to reflect the official session format with proper page numbering and bill identification (H675-v-1 instead of DRH40407-NB-81)

Sponsor information was updated to direct readers to the General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors rather than listing them directly

Referred committees section was added with specific committee assignments (Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, Regulatory Reform, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House)

Date of referral was updated from April 1, 2025 to April 3, 2025

Minor formatting adjustments were made throughout the text, including line breaks and spacing, but no substantive policy changes were detected

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Regulatory Reform
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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