NYS Children’s Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities
Life Saver Training not only provides high quality CPR and First Aid training but we also take pride in making sure that our NYS camp clients get the correct certifications required by the New York State Department of Health.
Contact us today to get your camp staff ready for 2020. We can come to your camp or any other location to host an onsite training class 7 days a week at any time.
For your convenience, we a provided a PDF link (campfactsheetsstaffcert2020) for the 2020 Department of Health CPR and First Aid New York state Children’s Camp requirements. We also provided some information below. Although we try our best to keep this information updated, please go to www.health.ny.gov to view the most current certification list and information.
- CAMP AQUATICS DIRECTOR – for NYS Children’s Camp Bathing Facilities
- be at least 21 years of age
- have a minimum of:
- one season of previous experience as a camp aquatics director at a New York State children’s
camp; or - two seasons of previous experience consisting of at least 12 weeks as a children’s camp
lifeguard which had more than one lifeguard supervising it at a time; or - 18 weeks of previous experience as a lifeguard at a swimming pool or bathing beach, which
had more than one lifeguard supervising it at a time. - hold an accepted and current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate as listed on the
Fact Sheet entitled “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification for NYS Children’s
Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities”. Fact sheet: campfactsheetsstaffcert2020 - annually review and document the review of the camp’s safety plan for swimming
- possess current certification in a training course for lifeguard supervision and management as
described in this document: campfactsheetsstaffcert2020
- one season of previous experience as a camp aquatics director at a New York State children’s
- CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) CERTIFICATION – for NYS Children’s Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities
- The New York State Sanitary Code (SSC) requires certain staff to possess a valid two-rescuer CPR certification in a course accepted by the Department as providing an adequate level of training as follows:
- Children’s Camps (Subpart 7-2 of the SSC) – CPR certification is required for the health director and other staff specified in sections 7-2.8 and 7-2.11(a)(5), aquatics director, lifeguards, and certain trip and activity leaders
- Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches (Part 6 of the SSC) – CPR certification is required for all
lifeguards (Supervision Levels I, IIa, IIb).
- The New York State Sanitary Code (SSC) requires certain staff to possess a valid two-rescuer CPR certification in a course accepted by the Department as providing an adequate level of training as follows:
- Level III and IV Aquatic Supervision Staff CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) CERTIFICATIONS For NYS Bathing Facilities
- Level III and IV Aquatic Supervisory Staff are required to possess an American Red
Cross (ARC) CPR or equivalent (except when staff is employed at bathing facilities that
are part of a temporary residence or campground). As a result of changes in ARC’s
curriculum, the code standard “Community CPR” is no longer taught. Acceptable
certification equivalents are listed at campfactsheetsstaffcert2020 (page 4).
- Level III and IV Aquatic Supervisory Staff are required to possess an American Red
- FIRST AID CERTIFICATIONS
- Subpart 7-2 of the State Sanitary Code requires the health director, other staff specified in section 7-2.8, and certain camp trip and activity leaders to possess valid certification in first aid. The courses listed on page 12 on document: campfactsheetsstaffcert2020 have been accepted by the Department as being equivalent to or exceeding first aid course standards specified in Section 7-2.2(m). Some medical personnel may possess training and experience that is equivalent to or exceeds this certification requirement. Documentation demonstrating training should be submitted to the local permit-issuing official for evaluation.
*** PER NYS DOH: CPR CERTIFICATIONS ARE VALID FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF CERTIFICATION, REGARDLESS OF EXPIRATION DATE ON CARD!***