An authorized provider (AP) is an agency that teaches American Red Cross courses. By becoming an authorized provider, you can build your own training team to teach American Red Cross courses whenever you want. As an authorized provider, you are leveraging more than 90 years of lifesaving expertise and a brand that is trusted and recognized as the premier health and safety training organization in the United States. Red Cross courses incorporate the most current standards of care that meet OSHA Guidelines for First Aid and the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines. Because Red Cross training is standardized and recognized by national, state and local authorities, proof and validity of training can easily be provided to regulatory agencies.

As your training partner, we will assist you in purchasing or renting supplies, maintaining your course records, providing you with training updates, and can help you promote courses to your community.


Become an Authorized Provider

Before becoming an Authorized Provider, you must designate a currently authorized American Red Cross instructor to teach your courses. Please click here to learn more about becoming an instructor. Once you have designated a currently authorized American Red Cross instructor, fill out and submit the Authorized Provider Agreement. After the chapter has approved the agreement, you will receive a welcome package in the mail and be authorized to teach Red Cross courses in the following counties: .