Emergency Medical Responder Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
Contact:
Chad Blosser, Education Program Manager

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • Testing facility
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
Yes
Number of Test Items:
It's a computer-adaptive test, so there is not a specific number of questions.
Time Allowed (minutes):

135

(No response from source about accommodations or test information for 2023-24 or 2024-25.)

Passing Score (percent):

Computer-adaptive test, so there is not a specific passing score.

(No response from source about accommodations or test information for 2023-24 or 2024-25.)

Cost Per Test:

First attempt paid for by the Office of EMS; subsequent attempts are $75.

(No response from source about accommodations or test information for 2023-24 or 2024-25.)

Test Specifics:

(No response from source about accommodations or test information for 2023-24 or 2024-25.)

Additional information:

The test is offered by the National Registry of EMTs.

(No response from source about accommodations or test information for 2023-24 or 2024-25.)

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
No
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
No
Planned breaks during test
No
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
No
Special lighting
No

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
No
Specific verbal prompts
No
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
No
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
No
Large-print test
No
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
No
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
No
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
No

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
No
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
No
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
No
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
Read back student response
No
Calculator and arithmetic tools
No
Calculator with additional functions
No
Math aids
No
Dry erase board
No
Additional writing implements
No

Audio test
No
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
No
Flexible Schedule
No
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No
Multiple test sessions
No
Read-aloud test
No
Test directions delivery
No
Visual aids
No

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