State acceptance in New Jersey
Physicians: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)
45:9-7.1 Continuing medical education required as condition for biennial registration. 10. a. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection d. of this section, the State Board of Medical Examiners shall require each person licensed as a physician, as a condition for biennial registration pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1971, c.236 (C.45:9-6.1), or as a podiatrist, as a condition for biennial registration pursuant to R.S.45:5-9, to complete a requisite number of credits of continuing medical education, all of which shall be in category I or category II as defined in subsection i. of this section.
i. As used in this section: “category I and category II means those categories of medical education courses recognized by the American Medical Association,
Nurses: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited
Each licensee must complete a minimum of 30 hours of CE credits during the two-year period preceding renewal.
d) A registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse may obtain continuing education hours from the following: 3) Successful completion of continuing medical education courses recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association or the American Podiatric Medical Association: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;”
Dentists: NJ accepts BLS and ACLS as continuing education credits. Additionally, our ACLS and BLS courses are ADA accredited
Select: Chapter 30 New Jersey Board of Dentistry Regulations 40 hours of continuing dental education iii) A maximum of five hours of continuing education credit shall be given to a student or an instructor for basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and a maximum of 15 hours of continuing education credit shall be given to a student or an instructor for advanced cardiac life support courses.
Pharmacists: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited
Click on chapter 39 State board of pharmacy regulations 13:39-3A.1 Continuing education credit hour requirements a) Each applicant for biennial license renewal shall complete a minimum of 30 credits of continuing education during the preceding biennial period
13:39-3A.2 Criteria for continuing education credit a) A licensee may obtain continuing education credit from the following categories:
- Programs or courses offered by American Council of Pharmaceutical Education approved providers;
13:39-4.21 Procedures for physician ordered or government Sponsored immunizations performed by pharmacists 2) Current certification in the American Heart Association basic life support (BLS) protocol, the Red Cross adult cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) protocol for health care providers
EMS workers: Our courses count in NJ as acceptable CME
New Jersey administrative code title 8. Department Of Health And Senior Services chapter 40A. Emergency Medical Technicians-Basics: Training and Certification subchapter 1. Authority, scope and definitions 37 N.J. Reg. No. 2 “CPR certification means valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the level of the professional rescuer or health care provider as issued by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the National Safety Council or other entity determined by the Department to comply with AHA CPR guidelines.”
Childcare
Topics include first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Child care center staff have the option to attend a first aid/pediatric CPR training course offered through their local CCR&R or attend/hire a certified trainer/vendor. The trainer/vendor must be certified by a recognized health organization. The Pediatric CPR training course must offer a hands-on skills practice. Examples of a few of the recognized health organizations are: American Safety and Health Institute, American Red Cross, and the American Heart Association.
How to take this training: first aid and pediatric CPR training is usually offered in person. However, during the public health crisis, hybrid models may be available. Contact your local CCR&R or authorized training vendor for more information.
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 NJ. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.
Holy Name Medical Center
718 Teaneck Rd/ Teaneck, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
SAFETY NJ
33 West Street Suite 101/ Bloomfield, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Capital Health Systems
832 Brunswick Ave., 2nd Floor/ Trenton, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
CPRofessionals, Inc.
25 Pine Street/ Rockaway, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Rutgers Univ. Dept of Fire & Emergency Srvs
55 Commercial Ave/ New Brunswick, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Community Training Associates
101 Cayuga Lake Drive/ Little Egg Harbor, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Dr./ Flemington, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
CardiacEd
450 Amwell Road Suites O & P (2nd Floor)/ Hillsborough, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Kennedy Health SYstem
18 E Laurel Rd/ Stratford, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Cooper University Hospital - Cooper Health System
101 Haddon Avenue, Suite 500/ Camden, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Virtua Health System
523 Fellowship Rd Ste. 220/ Mount Laurel, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Team Life Inc
291 Route 34/ Colts Neck, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
East Orange General Hospital
240 Central Avenue - 1st Floor Conference Room/ East Orange, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Valley Health & Safety
223 N Van Dien Ave/ Ridgewood, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Raritan Bay Medical Center
530 New Brunswick Ave/ Perth Amboy, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Elite Tactical Academy
601 Mine Brook Road/ Far Hills, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Healthforce-Bergenfield
81 N Washington Avenue/ Bergenfield, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Ave/ Hackensack, NJ
ACLS
McCabe Institute of Emergency Preparedness
7 E 41st St/ Bayonne, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Scott Plaza/ Wyckoff, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
LifeForce USA, Inc
5 Roe Lane/ Howell, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue/ Union, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
75 West Red Bank Ave/ Woodbury, NJ
Holly Name Hospital
718 Teaneck Road/ Teaneck, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Learn CPR New Jersey- Fort Lee
304 Main Street/ Fort Lee, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Less Stress Instructional Services-Wayne
130 Ryerson Ave, Suite 210/ Wayne, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
MBAC EMS Instructional Services
20 Valley Street, Suite 340/ South Orange, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
MONOC
4806 Megill Road/ Neptune, NJ
NJCPR Training Group/Mobile CPR
412 Dover Rd/ Toms River, NJ
BLS
Howell First Aid Squad (Bilingual Spanish)
16 Kent Road/ Howell, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Avenue/ Long Branch, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
218A Sunset Road/ Willingboro, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Saint Peter's University Hospital
254 Easton Ave/ New Brunswick, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road/ Livingston, NJ
BLS
ACLS
The Valley Hospital
15 Essex Rd Ste 309/ Paramus, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Dental Studies
7 Speilman Road/ Fairfield, NJ
BLS
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
1505 W Sherman Ave/ Vineland, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Warren Hospital
185 Roseberry St/ Phillipsburg, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 Route 33/ Neptune, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Essex County College-Police Academy
250 Grove Ave Police Academy/ Cedar Grove, NJ
BLS
ACLS
AtlantiCare Life Support Training Center
2511 Fire Rd Ste A7/ Egg Harbor Township, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Emtech Associates LLC
58 Cooks Rd/ Denville, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center
651 Willow Grove St/ Hackettstown, NJ
Southern Ocean County Hospital
700 N Main St Family Resource Cntr @ The Ocean Club/ Stafford Township, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Atlantic Ambulance Training Center
99 Beauvoir Ave/ Summit, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Saint Clare's Hospital
Saint Clare`s Training Center, 400 West Blackwell Street/ Dover, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
350 Engle St/ Englewood, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
University Hospital
65 Bergen St Stanley S. Bergen Building Room GA-67/ Newark, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton
One Hamilton Health Place/ Hamilton, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
SmartCerts, Inc
249 Clinton Avenue/ Toms River, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Chilton Medical Center
97 West Parkway/ Pomtpon Plains, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Synergy Healthcare International
658 Newark Avenue/ Jersey City, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
ShowMeCPR LLC
8 Rohrbach Memorial Way/ Wayne, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Shore Medical Center
100 Medical Center Way/ Somers Point, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
LifeSavers,Inc
39 Plymouth St/ Fairfield, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
BROOKS CPR
4 Banta Place
Suites 6 & 7/ Hackensack, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
1113 Hospital Drive Suite 200/ Willingboro, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
JFK Health Systems, Inc.
308 Talmadge Road 2nd Floor/ Edison, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Alliance Training Solutions
576 Valley Road/ Wayne, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Community Safety Consultants
1 Safety Pl/ Metuchen, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Shore Emergency Training
208 Conifer Drive/ Forked River, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Hillsborough Rescue Squad
48 East Mountain Rd/ Hillsborough, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Learn CPR New Jersey - Moorestown
101 East Main Street/ Moorestown, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Elite Tactical Academy
PO Box 23/ Far Hills, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
MRCPRNJ
97 Main St. Suite 205/ Woodbridge, NJ
CentraState Medical Center
901 W. Main Street/ Freehold, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Show Me CPR
213 MacDonald Dr/ Wayne, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
St. Joseph's Health, Inc
400 Hospital Plaza Life Support Education Center/ Paterson, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
238 S Evergreen Ave/ Woodbury, NJ
BLS
ACLS
Community Medical Center
99 Highway 37 West/ Toms River, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Clara Maass Medical Center
1 Clara Maass Drive/ Belleville, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
University Medical Center at Princeton
1 Plainsboro Road/ Plainsboro, NJ
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Brooks CPR Newark
24 Commerce Street Suite 626/ Newark, NJ
BLS
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
201 Lyons Avenue/ Newark, NJ
ACLS
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Total 74 training sites in NJ. Show all.
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