diff --git a/code/game/jobs/access.dm b/code/game/jobs/access.dm
index 11d280c0663..1cbffbab51d 100644
--- a/code/game/jobs/access.dm
+++ b/code/game/jobs/access.dm
@@ -218,6 +218,17 @@
 /proc/get_all_centcom_access()
 	return list(access_cent_general, access_cent_thunder, access_cent_specops, access_cent_medical, access_cent_living, access_cent_storage, access_cent_teleporter, access_cent_captain)
 
+/proc/get_ert_access(var/class)
+	switch(class)
+		if("commander")
+			return get_all_centcom_access()
+		if("sec")
+			return list(access_cent_general, access_cent_specops)
+		if("eng")
+			return list(access_cent_general, access_cent_storage)
+		if("med")
+			return list(access_cent_general, access_cent_medical)
+
 /proc/get_all_syndicate_access()
 	return list(access_syndicate, access_syndicate)
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
index 009d1d2bc9f..60fc902e23e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
@@ -196,23 +196,22 @@ update_label("John Doe", "Clowny")
 	icon_state = "centcom"
 	registered_name = "Emergency Response Team Commander"
 	assignment = "Emergency Response Team Commander"
-	New() access = get_all_accesses()
-	New() access = list(access_cent_captain, access_cent_specops, access_cent_storage, access_cent_medical)
+	New() access = get_all_accesses()+get_ert_access("commander")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/ert/Security
 	registered_name = "Security Response Officer"
 	assignment = "Security Response Officer"
-	New() access = list(access_cent_specops)
+	New() access = get_all_accesses()+get_ert_access("sec")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/ert/Engineer
 	registered_name = "Engineer Response Officer"
 	assignment = "Engineer Response Officer"
-	New() access = list(access_cent_storage)
+	New() access = get_all_accesses()+get_ert_access("eng")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/ert/Medical
 	registered_name = "Medical Response Officer"
 	assignment = "Medical Response Officer"
-	New() access = list(access_cent_medical)
+	New() access = get_all_accesses()+get_ert_access("med")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/prisoner
 	name = "prisoner ID card"