Indiana § 20-30-5-20 Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated
external defibrillator

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-30-5-20 — Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator

Indiana § 20-30-5-20

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 5Mandatory Curriculum

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Ind. Code § 20-30-5-20 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "charter school" does not include a virtual charter school, as defined in IC 20-24-1-10.

(b)As used in this section, "psychomotor skills" means skills using hands on practice to support cognitive learning.

(c)Except as provided in subsection (f), each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall include in the charter school's, school corporation's, or state accredited nonpublic school's high school health education curriculum instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator for its students. The instruction must incorporate the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator and must include either of the following:

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(a) As used in this section, "charter school"
does not include a virtual charter school, as defined in IC 20-24-1-10.
(b) As used in this section, "psychomotor skills" means skills using
hands on practice to support cognitive learning.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (f), each school corporation,
charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall include in
the charter school's, school corporation's, or state accredited nonpublic
school's high school health education curriculum instruction in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external
defibrillator for its students. The instruction must incorporate the
psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and use an automated external defibrillator and must include either of
the following:
(1) An instructional program developed by the American Heart
Association or the American Red Cross.
(2) An instructional program that is nationally recognized and is
based on the most current national evidence based emergency
cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
(d) A school corporation, a charter school, or a state accredited
nonpublic school may offer the instruction required in subsection (c)
or may arrange for the instruction to be provided by available
community based providers. The instruction is not required to be
provided by a teacher. If instruction is provided by a teacher, the
teacher is not required to be a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
(e) This section shall not be construed to require a student to
become certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an
automated external defibrillator. However, if a school corporation,
charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school chooses to offer a
course that results in certification being earned, the course must be
taught by an instructor authorized to provide the instruction by the
American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar
nationally recognized association.
(f) A school administrator may waive the requirement that a student
receive instruction under subsection (c) if the student has a disability
or is physically unable to perform the psychomotor skill component of
the instruction required under subsection (c).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.222-2015, SEC.10; P.L.85-2017, SEC.80; P.L.228-2017, SEC.5; P.L.159-2019, SEC.19; P.L.92-2020, SEC.59.