Emergency Care Provider (ECP) Information

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During the 2025 Legislative Session, the Montana Legislature passed SB 518, impacting the regulation of Emergency Care Providers (ECPs).

Beginning January 1st, 2026, ECPs will no longer be regulated by the Board of Medical Examiners. The regulation of Emergency Medical Technicians, Advanced EMTs, Emergency Medical Responders, and Paramedics will be moved to a new Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) program, Emergency Care Providers. 

If you have an exisiting ECP license, the license number will automatically be updated on January 1st, 2026, to reflect this change, which will only impact the first three letters of your license number. ECP licenses will be changed as follows. 

Renewals for these licenses will still be processed biennially by March 31. The cost to apply or renew has not changed.

MED-EMT-LIC-XXXX to ECP-EMT-LIC-XXXX
MED-AEMT-LIC-XXXX to ECP-AEMT-LIC-XXXX
MED-EMR-LIC-XXXX to ECP-EMR-LIC-XXXX
MED-PARA-LIC-XXXX to ECP-PARA-LIC-XXXX

The department will continue to work with the Department of Public Health and Human Services in ensuring continuity for you as providers.