Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification for NYS Children's Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification for NYS Children's Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 43KB, 2pg.)
Fact Sheet - June 2011
Cardiopulumonary Resuscitation Certification is Valid for One Year from the Date of Certification, Regardless of Expiration Date on Card
The New York State Sanitary Code requires certain staff to possess a valid two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification in the code standard or a course accepted by the Department as being equivalent to or exceeding the standard as follows:
Children's Camps--CPR certification is required for the health director and other staff specified in Subpart 7-2, Sections 7-2.8 and 7-2.11(a)(5) of the State Sanitary Code, aquatics director, lifeguards and certain trip and activity leaders1.
Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches--CPR certification is required for all lifeguards (Supervision Levels I, IIa, IIb), Part 6 of the State Sanitary Code.
| Provider | Certification Title |
|---|---|
| Code Standard | |
| American Red Cross2 | CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer2 |
| Accepted Courses | |
| American Red Cross2 | CPR/AED for Lifeguards (new 2009)2 |
| American Heart Association | BLS Instructor BLS for Health Care Providers3,4 |
| American Lifeguard Association | Professional Rescuer CPR Instructor-led Course5 |
| American Safety & Health Institute | American Safety and Health CPR for Professional Rescuers |
| (Canadian) St. John Ambulance | Level C (Basic Rescuer) CPR |
| Emergency Care and Safety Institute (formerly AAOS) | Professional Rescuer CPR Health Care Provider CPR |
| Emergency Care Systems | Basic Cardiac Life Support - C |
| EMS Safety Services, Inc. | CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada | Level C - Basic Rescuer CPR |
| National Safety Council | BLS Healthcare and Professional Rescuers |
| New York City Department of Parks & Recreation | Municipal CPR: Basic Life Support |
| Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City | BCLS for Health Care Providers Course |
| Workplace CPR | Professional Rescuer CPR |
- 1 A trip leader of a camp trip that includes an activity where emergency medical care is not readily available or an activity such as wilderness hiking, rock climbing, camping, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming and/or boating shall possess or be accompanied by staff who possess certification in ARC CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer or one of the additional acceptable courses. An activity leader of an activity on the camp property where other CPR certified staff is not readily available shall possess or be accompanied by staff who possess certification in ARC CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer or one of the additional acceptable courses.
- 2 As of 1/1/2009, the ARC CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer course has a two-year certification period. Although the certification is issued for two years, annual CPR re-certification is required, regardless of the expiration date on the card. CPR/AED for Lifeguards, which has identical curriculum to CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, has a one-year certification period.
- 3 Training may be instructor-led, online, or CD/DVD-based. When training is obtained online or by CD/DVD, the course is entitled BLS for Health Care Providers Online, Part 1. Each candidate's skills are practiced and tested in person with an AHA instructor prior to certification issuance.
- 4 Certifications listing "Laerdal Medical" as the "TC address contact Info" and "Course Location" are not acceptable. This information is located on the backside of the card.
- 5 Certificate must include the words "Instructor-led Course" in the title.
