EMT Certification Links

EMT candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT Education course that uses the National EMS Education Standards developed by NHTSA, successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Education Requirements, and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child, and infant patients unless otherwise stated). See below for more detailed information for EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic education requirements.

EMS Inspector Areas

AreaInspector
Area 1
Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, York
Scott Stoller
stollesj@dph.sc.gov
(803) 319-8683
Area 2
Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter
Brad Gerfin
gerfinbc@dph.sc.gov

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification Requirements

To operate as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in South Carolina, you must gain a South Carolina Emergency Medical Technician certification from the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). To qualify, you must satisfy the following requirements:

Step 1: Successfully complete all sections of a DPH-approved EMT course including the didactic, practical, and clinical requirements

Who May Request Reports

  1. A practitioner or pharmacist or authorized delegate who requests information and certifies that the requested information is for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a bona fide patient;
  2. An individual who requests the individual's own prescription monitoring information in accordance with procedures established pursuant to state law;
  3. A designated representative of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of practitioners, pharmacists, or other persons aut

Non Compliance Penalties

PMP Confidentiality Laws, Reporting Violations and Program Fines and Penalities

SECTION 44-53-1680. Violations and penalties.

(A) A dispenser or authorized delegate who knowingly fails to submit prescription monitoring information to drug control as required by this article, or who knowingly submits incorrect prescription information, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

New PMP Law FAQs

Continuing the efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in South Carolina, the Governor signed H.3728 into law on May 16, 2019, with an effective date of January 1, 2021. Highlights from this law are listed below, and more information on the e-prescribing and opioid antidote administration reporting requirements are contained on this page.

Individual’s Request for Prescription Monitoring Report

An individual may request a copy of his or her own S.C. Prescription Monitoring Report (PMP). Please fill out the Patient Request for Own PMP form completely and include the desired date range for the report. PMP data is maintained in the system for a rolling 6 years. The form must be notarized and returned with a copy of the individual's current government issued identification. Please be aware the report will only be mailed to the address listed on the government issued identification.