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

Acceptance in New York

State acceptance in New York

Physicians: NY state does not have CME requirements for physicians. Your hospital may be pleased to know that our ACLS, BLS, and PALS courses are AMA accredited

CME is not required in NY

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

§6827. Mandatory continuing education. During each triennial registration period an applicant for registration shall complete a minimum of forty-five hours of acceptable formal continuing education, as specified in subdivision four of this section, provided that no more than twenty-two hours of such continuing education shall consist of self-study courses.

Who are approved providers? There are three types of approved sponsors (providers): Sponsors approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) or by an equivalent organization that the State Board of Pharmacy determines to have equivalent standards

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EMS workers: Our courses count in NY as acceptable CME

In order to be admitted to the State final practical skills examination all CFR, EMT and/or Advanced EMT students must pass CPR testing based on the criteria published in the American Heart Association’s “Guidelines 2016 for CPR and ECC”. Testing must include adult and infant obstructed airway procedures, adult 1 and 2 rescuer CPR, child and infant CPR. All documentation pertaining to CPR must become apart of the student files. The course sponsor may use CPR educational materials from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, National Safety Council or other equivalent educational material which meets the latest AHA Guidelines 2016.

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Childcare

All child day care programs must have at least one (1) staff person, who holds a valid certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid, on the premises of the child care program during the program’s operating hours.

CPR and first aid certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care.

The staff person(s) who holds the valid certification in CPR and first aid must have their certification on file and available for review during their working hours at the program.

A limited number of training slots in CPR and first aid are available at no cost to child day care staff and caregivers. https://www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu/become-cpr-fa-trainer.aspx

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 NY. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

The Southern Oswego Volunteer Ambulance Corps
8 Gertrude Dr Po Box 209/ Central Square, NY BLS

Frontline Health, LLC
555 8th Avenue Suite 1103/ New York, NY BLS ACLS PALS

Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare EMS Education
14 Foery Dr/ Utica, NY BLS ACLS PALS

Greenwich Fire Department
60 Hill Street/ Greenwich, NY BLS ACLS PALS

HealthSav
176 Rt 304/ Bardonia, NY BLS ACLS PALS

National Safety Awareness
46 D'Alfonso Road/ Newburgh, NY BLS ACLS PALS

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Total 236 training sites in NY. Show all.

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Questions

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Life saving stories

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Accredited, online ACLS training in New York

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 New York

Acceptance in New York

State acceptance in New York

Physicians: NY state does not have CME requirements for physicians. Your hospital may be pleased to know that our ACLS, BLS, and PALS courses are AMA accredited

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

EMS workers: Our courses count in NY as acceptable CME

Childcare

In-person training

Nearby training sites

Questions

How to find CPR near me?

Life saving stories

A player received CPR in ground

Police officers helped to save a one-year-old

Babysitter revived a 6-month-old by CPR

Child care worker saved an infant's life

Husband saves wife who just gave birth

The 4 heroes of Afton

Off duty emergency professional saves life