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The position of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) is that critical care paramedicine is a specialty area of EMS practice that, when fully developed, includes the following: Critical care paramedicine is a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university as defined by the U.S. Department of Education; Critical care paramedics obtain an advanced practice certification; National regulatory entities and national and state officials formally recognize critical care paramedicine as a specialty and define the scope of practice; State officials create a critical care endorsement for the paramedic license; Critical care paramedics maintain current specialty certifications by psychometrically valid examination processes and maintain continued competency through appropriate continuing education activities in order, and when appropriate through reexamination, to maintain their critical care paramedic designations; Insurance companies reimburse critical care paramedic transports commensurate with the Medicare specialty care transport unit rate or greater. BACKGROUND