Accredited, online ACLS training in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

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

Acceptance in Minnesota

State acceptance in Minnesota

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

CE rule from chapter 5605 5605.0300 Continuing medical education credit. At least 75 hours of continuing medical education credit must be obtained in any cycle by attendance at continuing medical education activities designated by an accredited sponsor as category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Continuing medical education sponsors must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or by a state medical society recognized by the ACCME as an intrastate accreditor of continuing medical education sponsors. Published Electronically: June 11, 2008

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Nurses: We are accepted by the MN Board of Nursing

We are ANCC accredited and we are listed on the Minnesota Board of Nursing internet continuing education sites page at:

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RN must participate in 24 contact hours of continuing education and an LPN must participate in 12 contact hours

Activities which may meet continuing education requirements Continuing education requirements may be fulfilled in one of three ways:

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

6800.1500 Continuingeducation. Subpart 1. Definitions. B. “Approved provider” means any association, corporation, educational institution, organization, group, or person who has been recognized by the Board of Pharmacy, in accordance with subpart 3, as having met its criteria indicative of the ability to provide quality continuing education programs or who has been recognized by the board as being approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) for the provision of quality continuing education programs. Subp. 2. Minimum hours required for pharmacists; completed at least 30 hours of approved continuing education during the previous two-year period

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Tattoo artists: Our bloodborne pathogen course is acceptable in MN

Bloodborne pathogen training (Minnesota Department of Health) MDH does not accept online bloodborne pathogen training from American Heart Association or Red Cross. These classes require additional site specific training that MDH cannot verify is being conducted. These classes are also not testing participants at the conclusion of the training. MDH wants to ensure all technicians are receiving the best educational experiences available to them, while keeping the safety of their consumers in mind.

Childcare

Pediatric CPR training must be completed prior to having unsupervised direct contact with a child, but not to exceed the first 90 days of employment. (b) Pediatric CPR training must be provided by an individual approved to provide pediatric CPR instruction. (c) The pediatric CPR training must: (1) cover CPR techniques for infants and children and the treatment of obstructed airways; (2) include instruction, hands-on practice, and an in-person, observed skills assessment under the direct supervision of a CPR instructor; and (3) be developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another organization that uses nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for CPR. (d) Pediatric CPR training must be repeated at least once every second calendar year. (e) Pediatric CPR training in this subdivision must not be used to meet in-service training requirements under subdivision 7. Childcare centers must have at least 1 staff at all times trained in CPR In Home Daycares all staff are required to have CPR every 2 years

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 MN. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Lyfe Education
1399 Geneva Ave N 207/ Oakdale, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Outfitters
17110 87th St SE/ Becker, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Central MN Emergency Response Trng/Josh Mjolsness
1412 3rd St SW/ Rice, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Health Counseling Services
7851 Metro Parkway, Suite 250/ Bloomington, MN BLS ACLS PALS

LifeCare Medical Center
715 Delmore Dr/ Roseau, MN BLS ACLS PALS

SAVE A LIFE
1557 Coon Rapids/ Coon Rapids, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Perham Area EMS
525 W Main St/ Perham, MN BLS ACLS PALS

CLEARWATER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
203 4TH ST NW/ Bagley, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Sandford Bemidji Medical Center
1300 Anne St NW/ Bemidji, MN BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Professionals
2730 133rd Lane NW/ Andover, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota
5901 Lincoln Drive/ Edina, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge/Coon Rapids
11200 Mississippi Blvd NW/ Coon Rapids, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Tim Thayer
11302 Wildwood Ct/ Blaine, MN BLS ACLS PALS

SECOND CHANCE
620 North Verndale Avenue/ Litchfield, MN BLS ACLS PALS

NW Technical College & Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Dr.NE #34/ Bemidji, MN BLS ACLS PALS

North Memorial EMS Education
3435 W Broadway, Suite 1801/ Minneapolis, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Pine Technical & Community College
900 4th St. S.E./ Pine City, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Minneapolis Community & Technical College
1501 Hennepin Ave/ Minneapolis, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Ensign Enterprises
8107 Ensign Curv/ Bloomington, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Anoka Technical College
1355 W. Highway 10/ Anoka, MN BLS

Hibbing Community College
1515 East 25th St./ Hibbing, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Depart.
1710 County Hwy 10/ Spring Lake Park, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Osseo Opportunities in Emergency Care
317 2nd Ave NW/ Osseo, MN BLS

Inver Hills Community College
2500 E. 80th St./ Inver Grove Heights, MN

Heart & Soul, LLC
8251 N Fawn Lake Rd NE/ St. Paul, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Golden Valley
See our website for details/ Golden Valley, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Fridley
See our website for details/ Fridley, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Andover
See our website for details/ Andover, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Duluth
Several locations in Duluth Area - See our website/ Duluth, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Forest Lake
Several locations in Forest Lake - See our website/ Forest Lake, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - North Branch
Several locations in N Branch - See our website/ North Branch, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - St. Paul
Several locations in St. Paul - See our website/ St. Paul, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart & Soul, LLC - Coon Rapids
See our website for details/ Coon Rapids, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Glacial Ridge Health System
10 4th Ave SE/ Glenwood, MN BLS

Advanced First Aid
13260 Marigold St NW/ Coon Rapids, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Minnetonka
10985 Red Circle Dr/ Minnetonka, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR White Bear Lake
1100 East County Road E/ Vadnais Heights, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Eden Prairie
7740 Flying Cloud Dr/ Eden Prairie, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Fridley
5201 Central Avenue NE/ Fridley, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Oakdale
6630 Hudson Blvd N/ Oakdale, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Stillwater
2000 Washington Ave/ Stillwater, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR - Roseville
2905 Snelling Ave N/ Roseville, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Blaine
3629 95th Avenue NE/ Blaine, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Elk River
18894 Dodge St Nw/ Elk River, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Plymouth
210 Carlson Pkwy N/ Plymouth, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR St Paul
2201 Burns Ave/ St Paul, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR St Cloud
226 Park Avenue South/ St Cloud, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Minneapolis
2407 University Ave Se/ Minneapolis, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Bloomington
4400 78th St. W/ Bloomington, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Brooklyn Park
8301 93rd Avenue North/ Brooklyn Park, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Woodbury
8565 Eagle Point Circle/ Lake Elmo, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Maple Grove
9655 Grove Circle North/ Maple Grove, MN BLS ACLS PALS

In-Pulse CPR Albertville
6554 Lamplight Dr/ Albertville, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Allied Medical Training
2300 Myrtle Ave Suite 140/ Saint Paul, MN BLS ACLS PALS

HEART & SOUL, LLC CPR TRAINING
398 Northtown Dr NE/ Blaine, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heartbeat 99
12902 Lone Oak Drive/ Minnetonka, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Winona Health
855 Mankato Ave/ Winona, MN BLS ACLS PALS

LifeLines CPR, AED and First Aid Training
1347 Grouse Street/ Sandstone, MN

Granite Falls Hospital/Ambulance
345 10th Ave./ Granite Falls, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Hennepin Technical College-EP
13100 College View Drive/ Eden Prairie, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Heart Beat For America
2661 English Street/ Maplewood, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Parkers Prairie Ambulance
102 N Otter Ave/ Parkers Prairie, MN BLS PALS

City Of Lakes CPR
3226 Fremont Ave. S/ Minneapolis, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Up North Training
421 Goshawk Lane NW/ Hackensack, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Mesabi Range Community & Technical College
1001 Chestnut St. West/ Virginia, MN

Lake Superior College
11501 Highway 23/ Duluth, MN

HealthEast Clinical Education
799 Reaney Ave/ Saint Paul, MN

Heartbeat 99
19372 520th Lane/ McGregor, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Regions EMS
680 Hale Ave. N., Suite 230/ Oakdale, MN ACLS

Northwestern Health Sciences University
2501 W 84th St/ Minneapolis, MN BLS ACLS PALS

ConDu CPR, LLC
1868 Gilmore Ave/ Winona, MN

Heartbeat For America
2661 English St/ Saint Paul, MN

Allina Health
2925 Chicago Ave/ Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MNSCU) Multi Regional Training Center
30 7th St E., Ste 240, Wells Fargo Place / Fire & EMS Safety Center/ Saint Paul, MN

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center
523 N. 3rd. St./ Brainerd, MN

Hennepin Technical College-BP
9000 Brooklyn Blvd/ Brooklyn Park, MN

St. Mary's EMS
Michael Zimmer/ Detroit Lakes, MN

Waseca Medical Center - Mayo Health System
501 North State St./ Waseca, MN

Prime Time Medical Training, LLC.
398 Northtown Drive N.E./ Blaine, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
320 E Main St/ Crosby, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Riverview Healthcare Association
323 S Minnesota St/ Crookston, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
712 S Cascade St/ Fergus Falls, MN BLS

St. Cloud Technical & Community College
1215 15th St. N./ St. Cloud, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Lakewood Health System
49725 County 83/ Staples, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Babcock Health - Minneapolis, MN
Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis Airport, 1601 American Blvd East/ Bloomington, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Training Associates - Fergus Falls
214 East Junius/ Fergus Falls, MN BLS PALS

Meds-1 Inc
1328 NW 5th St/ Grand Rapids, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Lakeview Hospital
927 Churchill Street West/ Stillwater, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Sanford Worthington Medical Center
1018 6th Ave PO Box 997/ Worthington, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Winona Ambulance
370 W 2nd Street Suite 300/ Winona, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Ridgeview Medical Center
500 S Maple St/ Waconia, MN BLS ACLS PALS

Ridgewater College
2101 15th Ave. N.W./ Willmar, MN ACLS

Winona Fire Department
451 East 3rd Street/ Winona, MN BLS ACLS

Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Ave./ Minneapolis, MN

Total 94 training sites in MN. Show all.

Pacific Medical Training course acceptance chart.

This list of AHA training centers is original research produced by Pacific Medical Training and is not authorized by any third party. By completing this form you are asking Pacific Medical Training to arrange a course and/or skills testing for you, preferably with this training center.

The American Heart Association name is owned by American Heart Association, Inc. Pacific Medical Training has no affiliation with American Heart Association.

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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.

10-year-old suffered from cardiac arrest

The police were informed that a 10-year-old boy went unconscious and was not breathing. When the officer arrived the hotel custodian was performing CPR on the boy. The officer called paramedics and started performing CPR. The medics arrived and confirmed that the boy was in cardiac arrest, and worked to get the pulse back. The boy gained pulse and was then transported to the hospital.

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Wrestler revived by AED and CPR

In the first period, Becker felt that something was off and that his body was not corresponding with his mind. He walked towards the mat and collapsed there. People rolled him over, he had already turned purple and was not breathing. He was pulseless for around 5 minutes and was not breathing at all. His heart started pumping again as the medical team performed CPR and used an AED machine.

Full Story / March 1, 2020

Man saved a two-year-old after a crash

A truck hit a few cars in Coon Rapids. Heidmann was also the part of the crash but wasn't hit so he jumped into action and went to see a child's father who was asking for help. He knew how to perform CPR so he instantly provided CPR and rescue breathing to the child until the paramedics arrived. The child was then taken to the hospital.

Full Story / December 2, 2019

Three people saved life

While swimming in the pool, Cody Runyan noticed a child lying at the bottom of the pool. He quickly responded and swam down to the child to grab him out of the pool, one boy also notice Cody and help him right away to save the victim. after they safely put the victim out of the pool, another rescuer Desiree Pasko, began doing the CPR to save the victim, after doing the CPR the victim response and his cough and vomit is a sign that the victim is safe from danger. To learn more about rescue breathing for infant check out our Basic Life Support course.

Full Story / June 4, 2018

ResQCPR system saves life

Roger Keller had a history of heart disease, but it was all thanks to a new system that he managed to tell his story. It all happened when he was being transported to a medical center that Keller’s heart stopped beating. The firefighters in charge proceeded to administer CPR with a new system called ResQCPR. The main objective of the device is to help in doing chest compressions, it looks like a suction cup that attaches to a patient’s chest and helps regulate the rhythm of the compressions that are being done. This new system helped Roger Keller avoid further neurological damage and its proven to increase overall survival rates.

Full Story / September 21, 2016

Philando castile shooting

"Around 9 p.m. Castile, his sweetheart, Jewel Reynolds, and Reynolds 4-year-old little girl were driving when they were pulled over. In a Facebook Live video posted by Reynolds, from the record of Lavisha Reynolds, she said police pulled them over because of a broken front lamp.Several witnesses saw the aftermath, including Falcon Heights resident Katherine Bleth. Bleth had quite recently arrived home Wednesday night when she says at around 9:10 p.m., she saw a few officers over the road on Larpenteur Boulevard clustering around a man resting. She would later discover the man was Philando Castile. She also saw a police officer giving CPR to Castile but she never saw move. He died as a result of the gunshot wounds."

Full Story / July 6, 2016

Policeman saves spectator at basketball game

Officer Dan Metcalf was off duty, about to ref a high school basketball game, when a spectator collapsed in the stands. With help from others, the woman was taken off the stands and Metcalf performed CPR and used an AED to get her breathing again. The woman was rushed to the hospital and made a full recovery. Since, Metcalf was honored for his quick thinking and actions.

Full Story / March 3, 2016