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

Acceptance in Pennsylvania

Free courses for PA residents

If you are an employer in Pennsylvania, the courses you take with us may be reimbursable under state funding. Contact us if interested.

State acceptance in Pennsylvania

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

In order to renew a license, completion of 100 credit hours of continuing medical education in the preceding biennial period, which runs from January 1 of the odd year through December 31 of the next even year, will be required for medical doctors. • Twenty (20) of the 100 credit hours must be completed in AMA PRA category 1 activities.

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Nurses: We are accepted by the PA Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited

Section 12.1. Continuing nursing education. (b) Beginning with the license period designated by regulation, licensees shall be required to attend and complete thirty (30) hours of mandatory continuing education during each two-year license period. Nationally certified education courses shall be considered as creditable, in addition to any other courses the board deems creditable toward meeting the requirements for continuing education.

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Dentists: We are accepted by the PA Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP

33.401. Credit-hour requirements (1) Dentists—30 hours 33.403. Program sponsors (a) The Board has approved the following as program sponsors: (3) The American Dental Association Continuing Education Review Program, the American Dental Association’s specialty associations, the American Dental Hygienists Association and the American Dental Assistants Association (5) The American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Medical Association and the American Nursing Association

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

Only Board approved or ACPE approved programs may be used for credit toward the required 15 hours of annual continuing education.

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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 PA. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Crozer Health RQI Lead
1 Medical Center Blvd. 1st Floor East, Simulation Center/ Upland, PA BLS ACLS PALS

Masonic Village Training Center at Elizabethtown
1 Masonic Dr/ Elizabethtown, PA BLS ACLS PALS

UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus
1201 Grampian Blvd/ Williamsport, PA BLS ACLS PALS

Geisinger Medical Center
100 N Academy Ave/ Danville, PA BLS ACLS PALS

BUCKS COUNTY CPR & FIRST AID
555 Evergreen Ave/ Warminster, PA BLS ACLS PALS

Tri-State Training & Consulting
228 Ridley Ave./ Folsom, PA BLS ACLS PALS

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Total 229 training sites in PA. Show all.

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Accredited, online ACLS training in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

Acceptance in Pennsylvania

Free courses for PA residents

State acceptance in Pennsylvania

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

Nurses: We are accepted by the PA Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited

Dentists: We are accepted by the PA Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP

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

In-person training

Nearby training sites

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