HB5021 H HHR AM #1
CR 3338
The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page 1, by striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the follow:
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(a) The following terms are defined:
"Cardiac Emergency Response Plan" or "the plan" means a written document that establishes the specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest,
"Automated External Defibrillator" means a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart.
"Sudden Cardiac Arrest" means when the heart malfunctions and stops beating unexpectedly.
(b) A school shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds.
(c) Prior to the start of each athletic season, a school subject to this section shall hold an informational meeting for students, parents, guardians, or other persons having care or charge of a student regarding the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest for children of all ages.
(d) No student may participate in an athletic activity until the student has submitted to a designated school official, a form signed by the student and the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student stating that the student and the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student have received and reviewed a copy of the information developed by the departments of health and education and posted on their respective webpages. A completed form shall be submitted each school year in which the student participates in an athletic activity.
(e) No individual may coach an athletic activity unless the individual has completed, on an annual basis, the sudden cardiac arrest training course approved by the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Resources.
(f) A student shall not be allowed to participate in an athletic activity if either of the following is the case:
(1) The student is known to have exhibited syncope or fainting at any time prior to or following an athletic activity and has not been evaluated and cleared for return after exhibiting syncope or fainting; or
(2) The student experiences syncope or fainting while participating in, or immediately following, an athletic activity.
(g) If a student is not allowed to participate in or is removed from participation in an athletic activity under subsection (f) of this section, the student shall not be allowed to return to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared for return in writing by a licensed health care professional.
(h) A school with an athletic department or organized athletic program shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event while on school grounds.
(i) School officials shall work directly with local emergency service providers to integrate the plan into the community’s EMS responder protocols.
(j) The plan shall integrate, at a minimum, the following guidelines:
(1) Establishing a cardiac emergency response team;
(2) Activating the team in response to a sudden cardiac arrest;
(3) Implementing automated external deliberator placement and routine maintenance within the school;
(4) Disseminating the plan throughout the school campus;
(5) Maintaining ongoing staff training in CPR/AED use;
(6) Practicing;
(7) Integrating local EMS with the plan;
(8) Ongoing and annual review and evaluation of the plan.
(k) Appropriate automated external deliberator placement shall be prescribed by the plan.
(l) Appropriate school staff shall be trained in first-aid, CPR, and automated external deliberator use that follow evidence-based guidelines. Trained staff shall be determined by the plan, including but not limited to licensed coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers.
(m) The State Department of Education may establish a procedure for monitoring adherence to this section by school boards.
(n) A local board of education may accept gifts, grants, and donations, including in-kind donations designated for the purchase of an automatic external defibrillator that meets the standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration and for the costs incurred to inspect and maintain such device and train staff in the use of such device.
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