Note to ACA Accredited Camps

According to California Code of Regulations Title 17 Subchapter 6. Organized Camps section: 30750(c) There shall be a full-time adult Health Supervisor charged with health supervision at the camp when campers are present.

• A physician
• A registered nurse
• A licensed vocational nurse who is licensed pursuant to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
• or a person who is trained in accordance with section 1596.866 of the Health and Safety Code.

CA Health and Safety Code 1596.866 states that this person:
shall have at least 15 hours of health and safety training that shall include:
(A) Pediatric first aid.
(B) Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
(C) A preventative health practices course or courses that include instruction in the recognition, management, and prevention of infectious diseases, including immunizations, and prevention of childhood injuries.

To meet 1596.866(C) the American Red Cross has designed the CA Child Care Course. This is a 15 hour course and successful participants will receive the following certifications:

• Preventative Health & Safety: No Expiration
• CPR-Adult, Child & Infant: 1 year
• Pediatric First Aid:  2 years

Course delivery may vary between ARC Chapters, some offer one 15-hour 2-day course and others may offer the course in 2 modules (1.CPR-Adult, Child, & Infant and Pediatric First Aid - 8 hours; 2. Preventative Health & Safety - 7 hours). In order to meet the CA requirement, you must receive training that totals 15 hours and contains both Module I & II.

NOTE: Some American Red Cross Chapters offer the “California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety” Course as one,
two-day course, totaling 15 hours. Others will offer Module I, Preventative Health and Safety (totaling 7 hours) and Module II, Community CPR and Pediatric First Aid (totaling 8 hours) as individual courses.

Preventative Health & Safety Courses
Course taught by ACA Camps

Northern CA American Red Cross Chapters
Three Rivers Chapter, Yuba City
Carmel Area
Del Norte County Chapter, Crescent City
Fresno-Madera Counties Chapter, Fresno
Humboldt County Chapter, Eureka
Kern Chapter, Bakersfield
Merced - Mariposa Counties Chapter, Merced
Monterey-San Benito Counties Chapter, Salinas
Palo Alto Area, Palo Alto
American Red Cross, Sonoma & Mendocino Counties, Santa Rosa
Sacramento Sierra Chapter, Sacramento
San Joaquin County Chapter, Stockton
San Luis Obispo County Chapter, San Luis Obispo
Santa Clara Valley Chapter, San Jose
Santa Cruz County Chapter, Santa Cruz
Shasta Area Chapter, Redding
Silverado - Napa Chapter, Napa
Stanislaus County Chapter, Modesto
Tulare-Kings Chapter, Visalia
Yolo County Chapter, Woodland
American Red Cross Bay Area, San Francisco

All CA American Red Cross Chapters

Alternative to ARC CA Child Care Health & Safety Course

Other options are available to the ARC course, but be sure the course will meet the CA requirements. The following are some resources to guide you:

Child Care Training Program Alerts - http://www.emsa.ca.gov/personnel/child_care/alerts.asp

How to choose a provider - http://www.emsa.ca.gov/personnel/child_care/provider.asp

Approved First Aid and Child CPR training providers (other than ARC, AHA) - http://www.emsa.ca.gov/personnel/child_care/provider.asp

Approved Preventative Health & Safety training providers (other than ARC) - http://www.emsa.ca.gov/personnel/files/ccphs.pdf

QUESTIONS? Contact the CA Emergency Medical Services Authorty (EMSA) Child Care Division- www.emsa.ca.gov/personnel/child_care/provider.asp