Approved BLS/CPR and ACLS Education for EMS Provider Certification November 2013 The Colorado EMTS section has evaluated BLS/CPR and ACLS education programs for satisfaction of Colorado EMS provider certification/recertification requirements. The Colorado EMTS section does not accept on-line only courses or courses without a hands-on skills evaluation. The following organizations courses are the ONLY programs that will be recognized by the department as satisfying the requirements as stated in Colorado Board of Health Rules 6-CCR-1015-3, Chapter 1- EMS Rules. Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Organization Acceptable Courses American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS Instructor BLS Training Center Faculty CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer American Red Cross (ARC) Lifeguard Challenge CPR and AED American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) BLS for Healthcare Providers and First Responders CPR Pro for Healthcare Providers and First Responders CPR Pro for the Professional Rescuer BLS Instructor American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Department of Defense Fire & EMS Certification Emergency University EMS Safety Services National Safety Council Military Training Network (MTN) ProTrainings, LLC (effective 12/10/11) Organization American Heart Association (AHA) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) Military Training Network (MTN) Professional Rescuer CPR Instructor Healthcare Provider CPR BLS Healthcare Provider CPR (Skills Evaluation required) CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Emergency Response Instructor for Professional Rescuer CPR/AED BLS Healthcare and Professional Rescuer Instructor - PR designation Healthcare Provider Healthcare Provider-Instructor BLS Instructor BLS Training Site Faculty ProCPR (Skills Evaluation required) ProCPR Instructor ProFirstAid Advanced (Skills Evaluation required) ProFirstAid Advanced Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Acceptable Courses ACLS Provider ACLS Instructor ACLS Experienced Provider ACLS EP Instructor ACLS Regional Faculty eacls Provider (* renewal only) eacls Instructor (* renewal only) ASHI ACLS ACLS Instructor ACLS Provider ACLS Instructor ACLS Training Site Faculty
American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS Instructor BLS Training Center Faculty ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS Military Training Network (MTN) Healthcare Provider Healthcare Provider-Instructor BLS Instructor BLS Training Site Faculty
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS American Red Cross (ARC) CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
ACCETABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers and First Responders (no copy available) CPR Pro for Health Care Providers and First Responders (no copy available) CPR Pro for the Professional Rescuer BLS Instructor May also include the St. John seal
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Professional Rescuer CPR Instructor
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS National Safety Council BLS Healthcare and Professional Rescuers Instructor must have PR designation
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS EMS Safety Systems - CPR/AED For the Professional Rescuer - Emergency Response Instructor for Professional Rescuer CPR/AED
ACCEPTABLE CPR CERTIFICATIONS ProTrainings, LLC (effective 12/ 10/ 2011) ProCPR (Requires Skill Evaluation) ProCPR Instructor ProFirstAid Advanced (Requires Skill Evaluation) ProFirstAid Advanced Instructor
Emergency University (Requires Skills Evaluation)(effective 12/ 22/ 2013) ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS American Heart Association ACLS Provider ACLS Instructor ACLS Experienced Provider ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS
American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS EP Instructor ACLS Regional Faculty ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS
Military Training Network (MTN) ACLS Provider ACLS Instructor ACLS Training Site Faculty ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS
ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) eacls Provider (*renewal only) eacls Instructor (*renewal only)
ACCEPTABLE ACLS CERTIFICATIONS American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) ASHI ACLS ASHI ACLS Instructor May also include the St. John seal
Examples of Unacceptable CPR and ACLS CERTIFICATIONS The following CPR and ACLS certifications are examples of programs which may not be used to fulfill requirements for EMS provider certification. American Heart Association CPR or BLS Course Coordinator ACLS Course Coordinator American AED/CPR Association Healthcare Provider CPR Course Heart Smart, Inc. Not Approved CPR Colorado ACLS Certification Board Incorporated Not Approved Not Approved