District Of Columbia law: DC ST § 38-824.02
Statute: DC ST § 38-824.02
Law Type: Training Requirement
Status: Enacted
Enacted on: 2016-09-01
Law type: Other
Summary:
(b-1) Public schools and public charter schools shall provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students in Grades 9 through 12 as follows:
(1) Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be included in at least one health class necessary for graduation.
(2) The instruction required by this subsection shall:
(A) Be an instructional program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or be nationally recognized and based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(B) Include appropriate use of an automated external defibrillator, which may be taught by video; and
(C) Incorporate hands-on practice in addition to cognitive learning.
(3) The instruction required by this section may be provided by the public school or charter school directly or the public school or charter school may arrange for the instruction to be provided by available community-based providers.
(4) The instruction required by this subsection is not required to be provided by a teacher.
(5) A teacher providing the instruction under this subsection is not required to be a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(6) A student is not required to earn certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to successfully complete the instruction for the purposes of this subsection.
(7) The instruction offered by the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department pursuant to section 1(b-1) of An Act To classify the officers and members of the fire department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved June 20, 1906 (34 Stat. 314; D.C. Official Code § 5-401), shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this subsection.
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