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

Acceptance in South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation https://www.llr.sc.gov/nurse/ for nurses accepts our ANCC COURSES because we satisfy their rules.

South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners https://www.llr.sc.gov/med/ for physicians accepts our AMA COURSES because we satisfy their rules.

South Carolina Board of Dentistry https://www.llr.sc.gov/bod/licensure.aspx for dental professionals accepts our BLS, ADA COURSES because they specifically reviewed and approved our course .

South Carolina Dept. of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education for child care providers accepts our CPR, First Aid because we satisfy their rules.

South Carolina Board of Pharmacy http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/pharmacy/ for pharmacists accepts our ACPE COURSES, AMA COURSES because we satisfy their rules.

for body artists accepts our BBP, CPR because they specifically reviewed and approved our course .

South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners for podiatrists accepts our AMA COURSES because we satisfy their rules.

Sumter for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Lexington for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Lee for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Marion for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Marlboro for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Dillon for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Richland for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Newberry for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Chester for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Lancaster for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Orangeburg for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Barnwell for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Edgefield for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Aiken for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

York for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Hampton for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Williamsburg for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Darlington for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Georgetown for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Colleton for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Chesterfield for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Florence for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Berkeley for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Charleston for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Horry for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Abbeville for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Union for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Saluda for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Spartanburg for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Oconee for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

McCormick for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Jasper for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Calhoun for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Beaufort for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Anderson for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Dorchester for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Greenville for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

Clarendon for those around blood and sharps accepts our because they specifically reviewed and approved our organization[, approval ].

State acceptance in South Carolina

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

What documentation is required to renew my permanent SC license? The continued professional competency of a physician holding a permanent license must be demonstrated in the following manner: (2) For renewal of an active permanent license biennially, documented evidence of at least one of following options during the renewal period is required: (a) forty hours of category I continuing medical education sponsored by the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, or another organization approved by the board as having acceptable standards for courses it sponsors, at least thirty hours of which must be related directly to the licensee’s practice area;

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

Reference: Nurse Practice Act chapter 33 section 40-33-40

(>B) Demonstration of competency for: Renewal of an active license biennially requires documented evidence of at least one of the following requirements during the licensure period:

completion of thirty contact hours from a continuing education provider recognized by the board;

I. Continuing nursing education contact hours

The State Board of Nursing for South Carolina will accept continuing education contact hours approved by the following providers/ organizations: • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) of the American Nurses Association (ANA)

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

Continuing education 2. All dentists shall complete a minimum of fourteen (14) continuing education hours per year or twenty-eight (28) continuing education hours over two (2) years 3. The continuing education hours must be courses related to the procedures approved for each licensee/registrant such as:

(e) CPR, diet and nutrition.

All dentists and dental hygienists must have completed an approved CPR course within three (3) years of licensure or renewal.
Programs that meet the general requirement of section 2. may be developed and/or endorsed by organizations and agencies such as: (a) the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry,

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

Section 40-43-130 (B) Each licensed pharmacist, as a condition of an active status license renewal, shall complete fifteen hours (1.5 CEU’s) of American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) accredited continuing pharmacy education or continuing medical education (CME), category I,

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Childcare

Our licensed child care providers must have at least one person onsite at all times that have CPR and first aid certification. Those providers that are enrolled in the ABC quality program must have all of their child care staff certified in pediatric CPR/first aid. Child care providers are free to choose the company they want to get the certification from. In South Carolina we do have a vendor that was awarded a statewide contract (in Year 2 of that contract) through a competitive bid process to provide that training to child care providers in ABC quality that choose them and have it paid for by CCDF funding.

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 SC. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Code One Training Solutions, LLC
1595 Savannah Highway, Suite 4/ Charleston, SC BLS ACLS PALS

Code One Charleston
4 Carriage Lane/ Charleston, SC BLS ACLS PALS

Mid-Carolina AHEC
PO Box 2049 Attn: Julie Ghent/ Lancaster, SC BLS ACLS PALS

Palmetto Health Simulation Center
3555 Harden St. Ext., 15 Medical Park, Lower Level/ Columbia, SC

Spartanburg Community College
PO Box 4386/ Spartanburg, SC BLS ACLS PALS

Fortis College-Columbia
246 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 101/ Columbia, SC

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Total 31 training sites in SC. Show all.

Pacific Medical Training course acceptance chart.

Questions

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Life saving stories

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Accredited, online ACLS training in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

Acceptance in South Carolina

State acceptance in South Carolina

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

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

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

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

Childcare

In-person training

Nearby training sites

Questions

How to find CPR near me?

Life saving stories

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