South CarolinaEMT & Paramedic Certification Requirements

Training Hours

60 hours

Scope of Practice

Basic emergency care including CPR, AED, bleeding control, splinting, and oxygen administration

NREMT Required

Yes

Training Hours

120-150 hours

Scope of Practice

BLS care including patient assessment, airway management, oxygen therapy, splinting, spinal immobilization, assisted medication administration, and basic trauma care

NREMT Required

Yes

Additional Requirements

• •BLS CPR required (ARC/MTN/AHA/ASHI accepted; online-only NOT accepted)
• •BLS CPR card required; accepted issuers: ARC (CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer & Health Care Providers)
• •MTN (BLS for Healthcare Provider)
• •AHA (ACLS Provider)
• •ASHI (BLS for Healthcare Providers). Online-only courses with no hands-on skills evaluation are NOT accepted.

Training Hours

350 hours

Scope of Practice

EMT scope plus IV access, IO access, basic cardiac monitoring, and limited medication administration

NREMT Required

Yes

Training Hours

1,200 hours

Scope of Practice

Full ALS scope including advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring and 12-lead ECG interpretation, cardioversion, defibrillation, external pacing, extensive medication administration, IV/IO access, and needle decompression

NREMT Required

Yes

Additional Requirements

• •ACLS certification required
• •Online-only CPR/ACLS explicitly rejected
• •ALS card (ACLS) required for Paramedics
• •same four providers accepted (ARC, MTN, AHA, ASHI)
• •online-only courses explicitly NOT accepted.