Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 110.17 - CPR and AED training and instruction

(1) ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED FOR CPR TRAINING. All of the following organizations are approved by the department to provide CPR training:

(a) American Heart Association.

(b) American Red Cross.

(c) American Safety and Health Institute.

(d) American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

(e) Medic First Aid.

(f) EMS Safety Services.

(g) Any other organization identified and approved by the department.

(2) TRAINING CONTENT AND FREQUENCY.

(a) Any person who provides CPR and AED instruction to an emergency medical services practitioner or emergency medical responder shall successfully complete any one of the following courses with a certification period not to exceed 2 years:

1. American Heart Association - Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course or equivalent.

2. American Red Cross - Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course or equivalent.

3. American Safety and Health Institute - Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers and Professional Rescuers course or equivalent.

4. Emergency Care and Safety Institute - Healthcare Provider CPR course or equivalent.

5. Medic First Aid - CarePlus course or equivalent.

6. EMS Safety Services - Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course or equivalent.

7. Any other course identified and approved by the department. Equivalency will be determined by the department.

(b) All of the training courses specified under par. (a) shall be taught by an instructor who is affiliated with, employed by, or under contract with an organization specified under sub. (1), and shall include instruction in all of the following:

1. How to recognize life-threatening cardiac emergencies.

2. How to perform adult, child and infant CPR at the professional level, including the performance of CPR by one person and by 2 persons, and the use of medical devices to help an individual breathe.

3. How to use an automated external defibrillator on persons of any appropriate age.

4. How to clear the airway of a conscious or unconscious person who is choking.

(3) INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS.

(a) An individual who provides CPR or AED instruction to an emergency medical services practitioner, emergency medical responder, or a person who is required as a condition of licensure, certification, or registration to have current proficiency in the use of an AED, shall meet all of the qualifications, including qualifications for frequency of training, that are specified by the approved provider with whom the instructor is affiliated, employed or under contract.

(b) An instructor certification in CPR or AED that is issued to an individual by an approved provider may not be valid for more than 2 years from the date the certification is issued.

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Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 110.17

CR 10-085: cr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11. Amended by, CR 20-028: am. (2) (a), (3) (a) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10/1/2021