§ 72-6288 — Cardiac emergency response plans

(a) The secretary of health and environment shall develop statewide standards for cardiac emergency response plans. Such standards shall be developed in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines for implementation of cardiac emergency response plans as promulgated by organizations focused on emergency cardiovascular care.
(b) The board of education of each school district shall adopt a comprehensive cardiac emergency response plan, including policies and procedures for cardiac emergency responses for each attendance center operated by the school district, based on the statewide standards developed by the secretary under subsection (a). The board may utilize any materials, documentation, video recordings, training modules and certifications published by organizations focused on emergency cardiovascular care. The cardiac emergency response plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Establishing of a cardiac emergency response team;
(2) identifying and implementing the placement of automated external defibrillators;
(3) identifying roles and responsibilities of school district personnel, local law enforcement agencies and local emergency medical services in implementing the cardiac emergency response plan;
(4) establishing procedures, including the roles and responsibilities of school district personnel when responding to incidents involving an individual experiencing a suspected sudden cardiac arrest while attending school or at the site of any school-sponsored athletic practice or competition or other school-sponsored activity located in this state whether such site is located on the grounds of the school district or at another location, including, but not limited to:
(A) Responding to individuals experiencing a suspected sudden cardiac arrest;
(B) summoning emergency medical services;
(C) assisting emergency medical service providers; and
(D) documenting actions taken during such incident;
(5) conducting routine maintenance of automated external defibrillators, including appropriate placement in accordance with the statewide standards;
(6) designating school district personnel for training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during a cardiac emergency;
(7) rehearsing cardiac emergency response plans, by simulation, by all athletic directors, coaches, assistant coaches, athletic trainers, school nurses and any other school district personnel designated pursuant to paragraph (6) either prior to the beginning of each athletic season or prior to the beginning of each school year;
(8) establishing communication systems with local emergency medical services operating within the school district; and
(9) developing a cardiac emergency action plan for school-sponsored events held at a location that is not on school district property.
(c) Each board of education shall annually review the cardiac emergency response plan and adopt any changes to such plan as necessary.
(d) Each school district shall submit a copy of the adopted cardiac emergency response plan to the secretary of health and environment. If the board of education of such district adopts any changes to such plan, a copy of the amended plan shall be submitted to the secretary.

Legislative History

L. 2024, ch. 77, § 7; July 1.