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DIVISION 2.5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 1797-1863›CHAPTER 3. State Administration 1797.100-1797.197a›ARTICLE 5. Personnel 1797.160-1797.197a

§ 1797.177

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

No individual shall hold himself or herself out to be an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or paramedic unless that individual is currently certified as such by the local EMS agency or other certifying authority.

(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

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