Approved CPR & AED
Providers and Courses
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
The following are
department-approved providers and courses approved for first responders,
EMTs, and paramedics and other healthcare providers operating as a legal
crew member of an ambulance:
OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS
The Department of Health Services, EMS Section has
been charged with identifying approved CPR course providers. It is
up to the individual licensing board to identify the specific CPR course(s)
required for each licensure level. (Contact the Department of Regulation and Licensing
licensing board directly for more information.) The following are the department-approved providers:
- American
Heart Association
- American
Red Cross
- American Safety and Health Institute
- Emergency Care and Safety
Institute - American
Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (formerly National Safety Council)
- EMS
Safety Services
- Medic
First Aid (formerly EMP America)
- T-E-A-M
CPR & AED
Any course offered by the above providers that includes
the following is approved by this department to fulfill the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED)
training objectives for persons who are required, as a condition of
licensure, certification, or registration to be proficient in CPR or in
the use of an AED.
- Instruction
of CPR
- Instruction
in the use of an AED
- Verified
course completion through a certification/completion card
- Certification
not to exceed two years
Last Revised: June 30, 2009 |
