State acceptance in Massachussetts
Physicians: We are accepted by the MA Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)
Select ‘continuing professional development (a/k/a CME) for physicians’ II. Basic biennial CPD requirement
- How many continuing professional development (CPD) credits do I need for license renewal in Massachusetts? During each two-year licensing cycle, you must earn a minimum of 100 credit hours, at least 40 of which must be in category 1.
Nurses: We are accepted by the MA Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited
All licensed nurses in Massachusetts nurses are required to obtain 15 contact hours (CH) of CE prior to renewing their license.
Is taking a CPR or ACLS course acceptable for my CE requirement? CPR courses cannot be applied as CE. Initial certification of ACLS and PALS may be applied, but not re-certification.
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Dentists: We are accepted by the MA Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP
Select: 234 CMR 5.00: Continuing education 5.01: Requirement (1) Number of hours. The Board of Registration in Dentistry shall require every dentist and dental hygienist licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to complete biennially, a minimum of 40 hours for a dentist and 20 hours for a dental hygienist, of acceptable continuing education, “
Pharmacists: We are accepted by the MA Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited
.03 Requirements for pharmacists practicing in Maryland. (a) Earn 30 hours of approved CE within the 2-year period immediately preceding the license expiration date
.06 Accredited continuing education programs. A. The Board and the following providers are approved for any programs they offer which otherwise qualify for continuing education (CE) credit: (1) American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE);”
EMS workers: Our courses count in MA as acceptable CME
105 CMR 170.000: Emergency medical services system 170.810: Emergency medical technician - Basic CPR training must be obtained through an instructor-led program or blended learning experience with an in-person hands-on skills evaluation, and must include a cognitive examination
Tattoo artists: Our bloodborne pathogen course is acceptable in MA
- Application for body art practitioner permit (E) Practitioner training and experience (2) Training for all practitioners shall be approved by the Board and, at a minimum, shall include the following: (a) bloodborne pathogen training program (or equivalent) which includes infectious disease control; waste disposal; handwashing techniques; sterilization equipment operation and methods; and sanitization, disinfection and sterilization methods and techniques; and (b) First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Examples of courses approved by the Board include “preventing disease transmission” (American Red Cross) and “bloodborne pathogen training” (U.S. OSHA). Training/courses provided by professional body art organizations or associations or by equipment manufacturers may also be submitted to the Board for approval.
Childcare
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/first-aid-and-cpr-training-for-child-care-providers
In-person training
Your choices for in-person AHA training:
Blended class | Classroom | |
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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 MA. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.
Medic Ed
4 Open Square Way/ Holyoke, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Sylvester Consultants, Inc.
117 N Precinct Rd Attn: Norman Sylvester/ Centerville, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Sylvester Consultants Inc-Hyannis
385 North Street/ Hyannis, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Emergency Response Training Associates Inc.
11 State Street/ Woburn, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Boston College EMS
Maloney 444/ Chestnut Hill, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Kim and Gail's CPR Plus
16 Fairfield Avenue/ Easthampton, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Clinical Training Ctr at Boston Medical Ctr
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl/ Boston, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
American Medical Response
595 Cottage St/ Springfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Office of Continuing Medical Education
55 Lake Ave North
S4-124/ Worcester, MA
BLS
ACLS
NCTI @ AMR-Brockton
North Main Street/ Brockton, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
County Ambulance Service
PO Box 752/ Pittsfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Steward Carney Hospital, Inc.
2100 Dorchester Ave/ Dorchester Center, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Emerson Hospital
133 Old Road To 9 Acre Cor/ Concord, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Nantucket Assoc. of Emergency Services
131 Pleasant St/ Nantucket, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Technical Medical Training
3 Mark St/ Burlington, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Common Health CPR
23 Walton Rd/ Harwich, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Baystate Noble Hospital
115 West Silver Street/ Westfield, MA
Community 911 Training
38 Haywood Street/ Greenfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Steward Holy Family Hospital, Inc.
70 East St/ Methuen, MA
BLS
ACLS
Trinity EMS Inc.
7 Stewart St./ Haverhill, MA
BLS
ACLS
ABC Community Training Center, Inc.
14 Lilian Rd Ext./ Framingham, MA
BLS
Merrimack Valley Training Center
19 Cross Rd Po Box 8462/ Ward Hill, MA
NCTI@AMR-Springfield
595 Cottage Street/ Springfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
PRIDEStar/Trinity EMS
229 Stedman Street/ Lowell, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Kathleen Lunt
314 S Quinsigamond Ave,/ Shrewsbury, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
ABC CPR Services
550 Cochituate Road
Suite 25 East Wing, Floor 4/ Framingham, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Springfield College EMSM
263 Alden St Herbert P. Blake Hall/ Springfield, MA
ACLS
New England Baptist Hospital
125 Parker Hill Ave/ Roxbury Crossing, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Baystate Wing Hospital Corporation
40 Wright St/ Palmer, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Berkshire Health Systems
725 North Street/ Pittsfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
When Seconds Count
97 Boston Street/ Salem, MA
BLS
ACLS
Mercy Medical Center
271 Carew St/ Springfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
North Reading Fire Department
152 Park Street/ North Reading, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Quality EMS Educators, Inc.
119 Santoro Road/ Worcester, MA
NorthEast Emergency Medical Services Inc.
20A Del Carmine Street/ Wakefield, MA
BLS
ACLS
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth, Inc
275 Sandwich St/ Plymouth, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
736 Cambridge St/ Boston, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Springfield Technical Community College
1 Armory Square, P.O. Box 9000 - Suite 1/ Springfield, MA
New England Health Educators
197 Reservoir Rd/ Lunenburg, MA
Emergency Medical Teaching Svcs
201 Oak Street 2nd Floor Attn: Glen Coffin/ Pembroke, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Cook Professional Resources (dba Safety Trainers)
12 Bylund Ave/ Auburn, MA
BLS
Village Ambulance Service
30 Water Street/ Williamstown, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Blackstone Valley EMS Educators Inc.
19 Depot St Ste 15B/ Uxbridge, MA
Unicorn Park
200 Unicorn Park Drive/ Woburn, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
SAFE and HEALTHY EDUCATION
247 Northampton Street, Suite 1/ Easthampton, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Bunker Hill CC/Norton Fire Dept.
70 East Main Street/ Norton, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Partners in EMS Inc.
25 Willard Street/ Lowell, MA
Worcester Fire Training Division
141 Grove Street/ Worcester, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
MECTA Academy
99 So. Main Street/ Millbury, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Topsfield Fire Department
27 High Street/ Topsfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Middleton Fire Department
4 Lake Street/ Middleton, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Marlborough Hospital (UMass Memorial)
119 Belmont St Nursing Professional Development Dept-Memorial 2/ Worcester, MA
BLS
ACLS
Emergency Training Specialists
25 Smith St/ Norton, MA
BLS
ACLS
Torrey Enterprise
287 Park Street/ Wrentham, MA
EMT Training Associates
4 Crimson Ct/ Saugus, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Occupational Safety Specialists Corp
49 Pleasant St/ Hanson, MA
BLS
ACLS
Life Support Systems
59 Allied Drive/ Dedham, MA
BLS
Lynnfield Fire Department
59 Summer St/ Lynnfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
EMS Academy
79 Parkingway/ Quincy, MA
BLS
ACLS
Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St/ Arlington, MA
BLS
ACLS
Holyoke Medical Center
575 Beech St/ Holyoke, MA
Springfield Public School System
195 State St/ Springfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Steward Saint Anne's Hospital Corporation
795 Middle St/ Fall River, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Boston Medical Center
88 E. Concord Street Simulation Center/ Boston, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Southcoast Health
363 Highland Ave/ Fall River, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Lahey Clinic
41 Mall Rd/ Burlington, MA
BLS
ACLS
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
680 Centre St # 175373/ Brockton, MA
BLS
Winchester Hospital
12 Alfred St Baldwin Park 1 Ste 207/ Woburn, MA
ACLS
North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital
81 Highland Ave Bldg Ahh100 #9372 Nursing Ed/ Salem, MA
BLS
ACLS
Lowell General Hospital
295 Varnum Ave Nursing Administration/ Lowell, MA
Boston Emergency Medical Services
35 Northampton St # NEB4/ Boston, MA
R&W CPR Training
5 Old Farm Cir Attn: Wes Stevenson/ Belchertown, MA
Safety 911 EMS Educators LLC
73 Princeton Street Suite 211/ Chelmsford, MA
Emerson EMS Education
27 Vale Road/ Wakefield, MA
BLS
Beverly Hospital
85 Herrick St/ Beverly, MA
BLS
ACLS
City Of New Bedford EMS
181 Hillman St/ New Bedford, MA
Tufts Medical Center
750 Washington St # 38/ Boston, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
ACLS Academy- Lynch Medical Consulting
1245 Hancock Street- Unit 5/ Quincy, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Healthcare Educational Resources
5 Wally Krueger Way, Suite 6/ Bridgewater, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave/ Boston, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Cape Cod CPR and First Aid Training
1070 Rte 134/ S. Dennis, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Babcock Health - Boston, MA
450 Totten Pond Rd/ Waltham, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Institute For Emergency Medical Education
24 Briggs Ave/ Bourne, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Code One Worcester
340 Main Street, Suite 912/ Worcester, MA
BLS
ACLS
HealthAlliance Hospital (UMass Memorial)
60 Hospital Rd/ Leominster, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Florida Volunteer Fire Department
139 Mohawk Trl/ Florida, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
New England Sinai Hospital
150 York St/ Stoughton, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
243 Charles St/ Boston, MA
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ACLS
PALS
South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd/ South Weymouth, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Steward Norwood Hospital
800 Washington St Draper Bldg 1st Fl Cardiology/ Norwood, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
MedicEd.com, Inc.
P.O. Box 588/ East Longmeadow, MA
ACLS
Command Post Consultants
159 Cote Road/ Monson, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc.
(formerly Lyons Ambulance Service)
135 Maple St/ Danvers, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Fall River Fire Department
140 Commerce Dr/ Fall River, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Fallon Ambulance Service
111 Brook Rd/ Quincy, MA
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ACLS
PALS
MetroWest Medical Center - Framingham Union Hospital
115 Lincoln St Nursing Education/ Framingham, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Pro EMS
31 Smith Pl/ Cambridge, MA
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ACLS
PALS
University of Mass. Medical School
368 Plantation Street/ Worcester, MA
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ACLS
PALS
CPR Services, Ashland
158 Pond St Ste A/ Ashland, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Cataldo Ambulance
25 Eastern Avenue/ Malden, MA
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ACLS
PALS
MaxLife Education
PO Box 3/ Bondsville, MA
BLS
ACLS
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
211 Park St. PO Box 2963/ Attleboro, MA
BLS
ACLS
Safety Program Consultants
PO Box 259/ Rehoboth, MA
BLS
ACLS
Noble Hospital
115 W Silver St/ Westfield, MA
BLS
ACLS
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust St Attn:Charleen Diggins second floor education department/ Northampton, MA
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ACLS
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave/ Boston, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Saint Vincent Hospital
123 Summer Street/ Worcester, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Fairview Hospital
29 Lewis Ave/ Great Barrington, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Baystate Health Systems
361 Whitney Ave CPR PROGRAM/ Holyoke, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Lawrence General Hospital
1 General St/ Lawrence, MA
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ACLS
PALS
Nashoba Valley Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, Inc.
200 Groton Rd/ Ayer, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Cambridge Health Alliance
230 Highland Ave Department Of Nursing/ Somerville, MA
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.
86 Water St MS #27/ Woods Hole, MA
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ACLS
PALS
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Total 113 training sites in MA. Show all.
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