EMS License Retirement

Retirement of a license is a voluntary process and allows those with a current medic and/or instructor license to transition the respective license to a "Retired" status instead of allowing the license to "Lapse" after the expiration date. Retiring a medic or instructor license is essentially the same thing as surrendering a license. A medic or instructor license in "Retired" status means that the previous license holder is no longer permitted to hold themselves out as a medic or EMS Instructor or Instructor/Coordinator in the state of Georgia, respectively. A request for license retirement must be completed by submitting the "Medic Retirement Application" located in the License Management System (LMS) under Personnel Applications in your license profile. 

  • Medic (EMT, EMT-Intermediate, AEMT, Cardiac Technician, Paramedic) license retirement

    Eligibility:

    • Currently licensed as medic in good standing (no pending or recent investigations or adverse actions)
    • A minimum of 15 years of continuous (uninterrupted) licensure as a medic (at any level) in the state of Georgia prior to the application date
      • Time licensed in other states does NOT count towards the 15 years
      • Uninterrupted also means that the license would not have lapsed at any point (no late renewals)

    Steps:

    • Complete the Retirement Affidavit (see below)
    • Login to LMS (https://www.mygemsis.org/lms/public/) and click on Applications, then on My Applications
    • Look for the Medic Retirement application, and click Apply Now
    • Follow the instructions on the application, and be sure to upload your completed affidavit.
    • NOTE: If you are also licensed as an EMS Instructor or EMS Instructor/Coordinator, OEMS will also set that license to retired as well - you do not need to submit a separate Instructor Retirement Application. If you are not eligible for retirement of your Instructor or Instructor/Coordinator license, it will be set to surrendered.
  • EMS Instructor and Instructor/Coordinator license retirement

    Eligibility:

    • Currently licensed as an EMS Instructor or EMS Instructor/Coordinator in good standing (no pending or recent investigations or adverse actions)
    • A minimum of 15 years of continuous (uninterrupted) licensure as an EMS Instructor or EMS Instructor/Coordinator (at any level) in the state of Georgia prior to the application date
      • Time licensed in other states does NOT count towards the 15 years

    Steps:

    • Complete the Retirement Affidavit (see below)
    • Login to LMS (https://www.mygemsis.org/lms/public/) and click on Applications, then on My Applications
    • Look for the Instructor and Instructor/Coordinator Retirement application, and click Apply Now
    • Follow the instructions on the application, and be sure to upload your completed affidavit.
  • Retirement Affidavit (Needed for Medic and/or Instructor Retirement)

    Download this pdf file. Please download this affidavit.

    NOTES:

    • This completed affidavit MUST be uploaded and submitted through the Medic Retirement Application that is located in the License Management System (LMS) under Personnel Applications in your license profile. (Affidavit mailed separately to the Department WILL NOT be processed.)
    • You will need to print this and sign this in wet ink (no electronic signatures) in front of a notary public.
    • The notary seal must be present along with the notary commission expiration date.

    • The notary seal must be clearly legible when scanned - keep in mind that notary stamps that use embossing often do not scan well.

       

Page last updated 3/3/2025