§ 16-30D-3 — Adoption of Guidelines; Cardiac Arrest Symptoms and Warning Signs Information Sheet

(a) The board shall adopt guidelines to inform and educate student athletes, parents, and coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to participate in or practice an athletic activity after experiencing symptoms, as outlined by the required training.
(b) The board shall develop a cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs information sheet to be provided to each student athlete participating in an athletic activity. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, before any student athlete may participate in any athletic activity, the student athlete and his or her parent or guardian shall sign and return to the student athlete’s school an acknowledgement form acknowledging their receipt and review of the information sheet. The acknowledgment form shall be developed by the AHSAA for its member schools and the AISA for its member schools. As part of the student athlete’s eligibility requirements, a new acknowledgment form shall be signed and returned to the applicable school at the beginning of each school year in which the student athlete intends to participate in an athletic activity. Each acknowledgment form shall be kept in the school’s online eligibility software program.
(c) In developing guidelines and materials, the board may use educational materials created by Simon’s Heart for the purpose of educating student athletes, parents, and coaches about sudden cardiac arrest.
(d) The board, the AHSAA, and the AISA shall post any guidelines or materials developed pursuant to this article on the publicly accessible website of the entity.

Legislative History

(Act 2023-235, §3.)