Colorado § 22-1-129.5 - Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators - guidelines and content standards - definition.
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§ 22-1-129.5. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators - guidelines and content standards - definition.
(1) Each public school in the state is strongly encouraged to adopt curriculum for instruction to students in grades nine through twelve on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator. The curriculum must include a training and education program included on the list maintained by the office of cardiac arrest management pursuant to section 25-53-202, and the instruction must:
(a) Incorporate the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(b) Use an automated external defibrillator.
(2) As used in this section, "psychomotor skills" means skills using hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.
Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (SB 23-023), ch. 25, p. 88, § 1, effective August 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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