§1133.2. Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited
A.(1) The bureau shall not require or collect any fee or charges for licensure, license
renewal, or certification of any of the following personnel who serve in their capacity on a
voluntary basis and who receive no compensation of any kind for such services:
(a) Emergency medical services practitioners.
(b) Ambulance operators.
(2) The bureau shall not set the fee for licensure of an emergency medical technician
to exceed fifteen dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the state of
Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, a
volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not perform
emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental responsibilities
for any form of compensation.
(3) The bureau shall not set the fee for license renewal of an emergency medical
technician to exceed ten dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the
state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection
district, a volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not
perform emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental
responsibilities for any form of compensation.
B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the bureau shall assess fees
for testing, licenses, and certifications based on the following schedule:
(1) Test fees: Fee
(a) Emergency medical responder - written only $ 15.00
(b) Emergency medical responder - written only
(out of state) 15.00
(c) Emergency medical technician initial written & practical 60.00
(d) Emergency medical technician entire practical exam 30.00
(e) Emergency medical technician partial practical 15.00
(f) Emergency medical technician testing/retesting-written only 15.00
(g) Emergency medical technician testing/retesting-written only
(out of state) 15.00
(h) Advanced emergency medical technician initial
written & practical 75.00
(i) Advanced emergency medical technician initial written
& practical (out of state) 100.00
(j) Advanced emergency medical technician retest entire
practical 50.00
(k) Advanced emergency medical technician retest entire
practical (out of state) 65.00
(l) Advanced emergency medical technician retest partial
practical 30.00
(m) Advanced emergency medical technician retest partial
practical (out of state) 30.00
(n) Advanced emergency medical technician testing/retesting-
written only (exam only) 15.00
(o) Advanced emergency medical technician testing/retesting-
written only (exam only) (out of state) 15.00
(p) Paramedic initial written & practical 90.00
(q) Paramedic initial written & practical (out of state) 125.00
(r) Paramedic retesting-entire practical 60.00
(s) Paramedic retesting-entire practical (out of state) 75.00
(t) Paramedic retesting-partial practical 35.00
(u) Paramedic retesting-partial practical (out of state) 40.00
(v) Paramedic testing/retesting written 15.00
(w) Paramedic testing/retesting written (out of state) 15.00
(2) License fees
(a) Emergency medical responder 10.00
(b) Emergency medical technician 30.00
(c) Advanced emergency medical technician 40.00
(d) Paramedic 50.00
(3) Recertification
(a) Emergency medical responder 5.00
(b) Emergency medical technician 25.00
(c) Advanced emergency medical technician 35.00
(d) Paramedic 45.00
(4) Reciprocity
(a) Emergency medical technician 60.00
(b) Advanced emergency medical technician 80.00
(c) Paramedic 100.00
(5) Ambulance operator certification 10.00
C. The department may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the collection of fees required by the fee
schedule provided in this Section.
Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Acts 2001, No. 515, §1; Acts 2010, No. 935, §1; Acts 2012,
No. 789, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1232.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.;
Acts 2022, No. 644, §1.