Accredited, online ACLS training in Maryland

Accepted across North America and Canada, done in 3 hours. Up to 8 AMA CME/CE credits each.

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How to complete your ACLS certification in Maryland

You are able to complete your ACLS, PALS and BLS certification in Maryland with a fully in-person, or blended online course.

Acceptance in Maryland

State acceptance in Maryland

Physicians: We are accepted by the MD Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)

From document continuing medical education (10.32.01.10) B. Requirements.

(1) A physician applying for renewal or reinstatement shall earn at least 50 credit hours of category I CME during the 2-year period immediately preceding the licensee’s submission of the renewal or reinstatement application. (2) The Board shall recognize for category I CME credit those activities which meet at least one of the following additional requirements for the activity: (a) Be accredited as category I by the ACCME;

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Nurses: We are accepted by the MD Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited

CE’s not required in Maryland

Dentists: We are accepted by the MD Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP

10.44.22 Continuing education 10.44.22.08. 08 Approved sponsors and equivalents.. A. The Board approves for credit any course or program that:. 1) Satisfies all eligibility criteria in regulations .06 and .07 of this chapter; and. 2) Is sponsored by any one of the following entities:. a) An accredited dental school;. b) An accredited dental hygiene school;. c) The American Dental Association;.

10.44.22.04. 04 Requirements.. A. A licensee shall maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification from one of the following programs:1) The American Heart Association’s basic life support for healthcare providers;. 2) The American Red Cross’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation for professional rescuers; or. 3) An equivalent program approved by the Board.. B. A licensee seeking renewal shall complete not less than 30 full hours of continuing education, including 2 hours of infection control.

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Pharmacists: We are accepted by the MD Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited

30 hours of continuing education are required the two years prior to renewal. Two (2) hours must be “live” CE. Pharmacists may acquire two live CE credits for attending a Board of Pharmacy Public Meeting in its entirety (not to exceed 4 CE credits per renewal period). A CE is considered “live” if it offers the ability for the participant to have real-time interaction with the presenter. Programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) that are designated by the letter “L” in the course identification number are considered “live.” ACPE-approved courses pharmacists (only) end in the letter “P”.

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EMS Workers: Our courses count in MD as acceptable CME

.02 Continuing education courses eligible for credit under COMAR 30.02.02.07. A. Skills and full refresher courses eligible for credit under COMAR 30.02.02.07 shall be provided under the requirements of this chapter by EMS Board approved: (1) ALS education programs; (2) BLS education programs;

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Tattoo artists: Our bloodborne pathogen course is acceptable in MD

XVII. Personnel. (1) Persons performing the tattoo or body piercing operation shall obtain current certification in first aid and proof of attendance at a blood-borne pathogen training program (or equivalent), approved by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Training/courses provided by professional body art organizations/associations or by equipment manufacturers may also be submitted for consideration. (3) The owner of a body art studio must maintain a file on all persons who perform tattoo or body piercing procedures at that body art studio, which will be available for inspection by the Department and includes the following: (b) Evidence of CPR, first aid certification and completed training in disease prevention/ blood-borne pathogens.

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Childcare

https://www.wonderschool.com/p/child-care-provider-resources/maryland-family-child-care-licensing-training-requirements/

In-person training

Your choices for in-person AHA training:

Blended class Classroom
Format This is a personalized and adaptive class completed online with a computer. After the class you will schedule with an instructor to complete the hands-on portion of the class. This is a traditional classroom class with an instructor.
Course completion Complete the online portion + hands-on skills session with an AHA Instructor. Contact an Training Center in your area to sign up for an instructor-led class, see above
Time The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours. Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies around approixmately 60 minutes, depending on your experience level. A full BLS provider course can take 4.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.
Completion card BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years

Nearby training sites

View our list of training centers and skill testers in MD. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Chesapeake AED Services, LLC
810 Back River Neck Rd Suite D/ Essex, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Health Quest Inc
4200 Harney Rd./ Taneytown, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Training Company - Frederick
330 Aviation Way/ Frederick, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Life Rescue Training - Gemantown, MD. Site
18815 Waring Station Rd/ Germantown, MD BLS ACLS PALS

EnjoyCPR Safety Training (White Marsh, MD)
4980 Mercantile Rd/ White Marsh, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Security CPR Professional
1 Scott Norman Ct/ Owings Mills, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Rescue One Training for Life, Inc.
7621 Rickenbacker Drive, Suite 700/ Gaithersburg, MD BLS ACLS PALS

HealthFirst Enterprises Inc.
6919A Baltimore National Pike/ Frederick, MD BLS ACLS PALS

The CPRpros MD
16701 Melford Blvd, Suite 400/ Bowie, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Adventist Center of Resuscitation Excellence
820 W. Diamond Ave, Suite 500/ Gaithersburg, MD BLS ACLS PALS

LifeBridge Health CTC
2401 W Belvedere Ave/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CPR4Life Silver Spring
8757 Georgia Ave, Room 600 AND 2303 Pinneberg Ave. Rockville, MD 20851/ Silver Spring, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CPR, AED and Safety Education
10105 Lorain Ave Lower Level/ Silver Spring, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Heartline CPR Inc
9311 Chanute Drive/ Bethesda, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring
1500 Forest Glen Rd/ Silver Spring, MD PALS

Global Health Training Solutions
7610 Penn. Ave ste 203/ Forestville, MD ACLS PALS

LaPlata Volunteer Fire Department
911 Washington Ave/ LaPlata, MD BLS ACLS PALS

HealthFirst
6919 Baltimore National Pike/ Frederick, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Keep The Beat CPR, LLC
147 Log Canoe Circle/ Stevensville, MD BLS ACLS PALS

When Seconds Count
P.O. Box 2874/ Upper Marlboro, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Baltimore County Fire and Medical Training, Inc.
108 Main St,/ Reisterstown, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Restorative Rescue, Inc
5001 Harford Rd suite D/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Peninsula Regional Medical Center
100 E Carroll St/ Salisbury, MD BLS ACLS

Love Health Services
24 N. Conococheague Street/ Williamsport, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
500 Upper Chesapeake Drive/ Bel Air, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Springfield Hospital Center
6655 Sykesville Rd/ Sykesville, MD BLS ACLS PALS

College of Southern Maryland
8730 Mitchell Rd/ LaPlata, MD ACLS

Allied Health Educators
2568 Cecil Ave/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Core Training Consultants
312 Taney Heights Dr/ Taneytown, MD BLS

Lifework, Inc
8641 Bali Road/ Ellicott City, MD BLS ACLS

Somerset County Volunteer Fire Chief's Association
11916 Somerset Ave/ Princess Anne, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Hands-On For Life
2708 Crest Ave./ Cheverly, MD BLS

High Quality CPR- Monique King
8115 Fenton Street #213/ Silver Spring, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Restorative Rescue
5209 York Rd/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Frostburg Area Ambulance Service Inc.
86 W Main St/ Frostburg, MD

Anne Arundel Community College CPR Training Center
101 North Crain Highway #401/ Glen Burnie, MD ACLS PALS

Allegany College Of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Rd AH 116/ Cumberland, MD

Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Rd # K207/ Largo, MD BLS ACLS

Anne Arundel Community College
101 N. Crain Highway Room 401/ Glen Burnie, MD ACLS PALS

HealthSafe Solutions
10911 Wickshire Way/ Rockville, MD ACLS

Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company
40 E. Sudbrook Lane/ Pikesville, MD BLS ACLS

Annapolis Defense and Security, LLC
1424 Odenton Road/ Odenton, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Calvert Memorial Hospital
100 Hospital Rd/ Prince Frederick, MD BLS ACLS

Hawk MTN Ranger School - Civil Air Patrol
4011 Lawrence Avenue/ Kensington, MD

Anne Arundel Medical Center
2001 Medical Pkwy/ Annapolis, MD BLS ACLS

Carroll Hospital Center
200 Memorial Ave/ Westminster, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Safety Institute of Maryland
8800 Earl Court/ Bethesda, MD BLS ACLS PALS

St Joseph Medical Center
7601 Osler Drive/ Towson, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Bayside CPR & AED Training Center
1994 Moreland Parkway, Suite 2B/ Annapolis, MD BLS ACLS

Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company
40 E Sudbrook Ln/ Pikesville, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Abingdon Fire Company
3306 Abingdon Road/ Abingdon, MD BLS ACLS PALS

University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus d/b/a Maryland General Hospital
827 Linden Ave/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine
8600 Old Georgetown Rd/ Bethesda, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Medical Training Associates, Inc.
2103 Buell Drive/ Fallston, MD BLS

Gentiva Health Services
180 Admiral Cochrane Dr./ Annapolis, MD BLS

City of Salisbury Fire Department
325 Cypress Street Atten: Tony Webster/ Salisbury, MD BLS

Bon Secours Baltimore Health System Hospital
2000 W Baltimore St/ Baltimore, MD

Fortis Institute - Towson
700 York Rd/ Towson, MD BLS ACLS

Dimensions Healthcare Training Center
7300 van Dusen Rd Education Department/ Laurel, MD

Paramedical Personnel of Maryland
343 Granary Rd - Ste D/ Forest Hill, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Garrett County Memorial Hospital d/b/a Garrett Regional Medical Center
251 N 4th St Education Dept/ Oakland, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Calvert Medical Unit BLS Training Center
55 Security Blvd/ Prince Frederick, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Life Saving Solutions
11720 Clearview Court/ Hagerstown, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Baltimore
1100 Wicomico St, 8th Floor/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Snyder’s CPR & Safety Training, LLC
11127 Nursery Rd/ Hagerstown, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Paramedical Personnel of Maryland
343 Granary Road, Suite D/ Forest Hill, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Scott`s First Aid Company
14845 National Pike/ Clear Spring, MD BLS ACLS PALS

BCCC, Business and Continuing Education Division
720 East Baltimore Street/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CCBC- Catonsville Campus
800 S Rolling Road/ Catonsville, MD BLS

CCBC- Randallstown Extension Center
3637 Offutt Rd/ Randallstown, MD BLS

CCBC- Hunt Valley Campus
11101 McCormick Rd # 101/ Hunt Valley, MD BLS

CCBC- Essex Campus
7201 Rossville Blvd, Health Careers & Technology/ Baltimore, MD BLS

Wor Wic Community College
32000 Campus Drive/ Salisbury, MD BLS

Williamsport Volunteer Fire and EMS, Inc.
2 Brandy Drive/ Williamsport, MD BLS ACLS PALS

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle Sherman Hall, Room 316/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Montgomery
9710 Great Seneca Hwy/ Rockville, MD ACLS

Start Beat, LLC
2901 West Strathmore Ave/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS

Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy
1545 Sparrows Point Blvd/ Sparrows Point, MD BLS ACLS PALS

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
201 E University Pkwy/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Ave Attn: Arthur Kohne/ Baltimore, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Western Maryland Health System
12501 Willowbrook Rd Education And Project Management Dept./ Cumberland, MD BLS ACLS PALS

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, Inc.
219 S Washington St/ Easton, MD BLS ACLS PALS

Community Colleges of Baltimore County
7201 Rossville Blvd, Bldg HTEC Room 011/ Baltimore, MD BLS

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Questions

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Life saving stories

Here's a few stories that warmed our heart. Just sharing and thanking you for choosing a career that helps people that need it most.

Maryland biker's heroic CPR rescue sparks world restart a heart day awareness

Brian Buckley, in a recent act of heroism, administered CPR to a distressed individual along a biking trail in Maryland. His courageous efforts underscore the significance of Hands-Only CPR education. With Saturday marking World Restart a Heart Day, the American Heart Association plans to host a live demonstration of Hands-Only CPR on YouTube, further emphasizing the importance of life-saving techniques in emergency situations.

Full Story / October 15, 2021

Border patrol agents saved the life of an infant

An infant went unresponsive on a plane that was just about to take off. The border patrol agents and the customs confirmed that the infant was not breathing. Warner, one of the border patrol officers provided CPR until paramedics arrived. The infant was then taken to the hospital.

Full Story / May 9, 2021

New PulsePoint app helps save lives

"The PulsePoint program increases the chance that a CPR trained bystander who may be closer than a first responder can take action to save a life," said fire department chief Allan Graves. This new app will help save lives thanks to it being able to alert any resident in a radius that know CPR so they can quickly come to help the person suffering from either a cardiac arrest or otherwise.

Full Story / May 22, 2018

Swimer saved by a bystander

A 16-year-old swimmer was saved at a middle school pool thanks to the action of a coach and father. It was reported that the swimmer suffered a shallow water blackout and a bystander who was walking nearby jumped to the action by administering CPR maneuvers while people called 911. The firefighters arrived first to find the girl breathing normally and it was all thanks to the prompt action of the heroic man.

Full Story / February 16, 2017

Officer resuscitates baby on side of freeway

Police officer James Herman was approached by the grandmother of an unresponsive baby while initiating a traffic stop in I-270. Officer Herman performed CPR on the baby, who was 9-months old, and successfully revived her. The baby had recently had heart surgery and after the recovery was rushed to the hospital to be placed in the ICU.

Full Story / October 12, 2015