State acceptance in New Mexico
Physicians: We are accepted by the NM Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)
Combine any of the following courses and activities for a total of 75 hours to complete your triennial CME requirements: AMA PRA category 1 credit™. Clinical courses certified by an accredited sponsor of the AMA PRA category 1 credit™ are acceptable for credit.
Nurses: We are accepted by the NM Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited. The ANCC is a nationally recognized organization
RNs need 30 CEs to renew their license: 16.12.2.13.L. 2.(i) NMAC
16.12.2.11 Continuing education C. Approved continuing education. To be acceptable in New Mexico, the CE activity must have been approved by a recognized approval body and must enhance the licensee’s scope of professional development as related to his/her activities in nursing. The participant must receive a certificate of attendance which validates the number of approved CE hours awarded, name of the participant, sponsoring agency, approval body and date attended. Correspondence courses and home-study programs are acceptable, if approved. (1) Recognized approval bodies for CE for nurses. (a) National or state recognized nursing organizations. (b) Other state boards of nursing. (c) New Mexico board-approved local monitoring systems.
Dentists: We are accepted by the NM Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP
60 hours of continuing education are required during each triennial renewal cycle, a max of 30 hrs can be online, webinars or self study
Rule pertaining to CPR: 16.5.1 - General provisions (6) Basic life support (BLS) or cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not allowed thru a self-study course, a hands-on course is required.
Pharmacists: We are accepted by the NM Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited
16.19.4.10 Continuing pharmacy education requirements: A. ….. Continuing pharmacy education approved in New Mexico shall be limited to programs and activities offered by the accredidation council for pharmacy education (ACPE), approved provider, programs or courses approved by other state baords of pharmacy and pharmacy law programs offered by the New Mexico board of pharmacy. B. Continuing pharmacy education, certified as completed by an approved provider will be required of a registered pharmacist who applies for renewal of New Mexico registration as follows: 3.0 CEU (30 contact hours) every two years.
Childcare
All educators, staff, and management in direct contact with children must be certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a pediatric component. From the date of hire, staff will have three months to obtain the first aid and CPR certification. All staff must maintain first aid and CPR certification with a pediatric component. Prior to licensure, at a minimum, the director will have first aid and CPR certification. (h) Online first aid and CPR training will not be approved, unless there is a hands-on component included. In-person requirements may be waived in case of an emergency.
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 NM. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.
EMS Aspects LLC
7227 Deer Canyon/ Albuquerque, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Safety llc
2080 Afton Place Suite B/ Farmington, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
EMS Aspects
PO Box 30003/ Albuquerque, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
LIFESAVERS NM CPR
2103 Golf Course St. SE. SUITE D/ RIO RANCHO, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Gila Regional Medical Center
300 E. 16th Street/ Silver City, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
New Mexico Veterans Center
922 S Broadway St/ Truth OR Consequences, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Region 2 EMS
300 S. Water/ Las Cruces, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
San Juan Regional Medcal Center
801 W Maple St/ Farmington, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Miners Colfax Medical Center
200 Hospital Dr/ Raton, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
EMS Region III
2421 E 21st St/ Clovis, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Educational Enterprises of NM
4316 Carlisle NE/ Albuquerque, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
2669 North Scenic Drive/ Alamogordo, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Gallup Indian Medical Center
PO Box 1337/ Gallup, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Ft Bayard Medical Center
P.O. Box 293/ Santa Clara, NM
BLS
ACLS
PALS
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Total 14 training sites in NM. Show all.
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