Oklahoma § 70-1210.199 - Short title - Dustin Rhodes and Lindsay Steed CPR

§ 70-1210.199. Short title - Dustin Rhodes and Lindsay Steed CPR

Training Act.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dustin

Rhodes and Lindsay Steed CPR Training Act".

B. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, all students

enrolled in the public schools of this state shall receive

instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and awareness of the

purpose of an automated external defibrillator, in accordance with

subsection C of this section, at least once between ninth grade and

graduation from high school. The instruction may be provided as a

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part of any course. A school administrator may waive the curriculum

requirement required by this subsection for an eligible student who

has a disability. A student shall not be required to meet the

requirement of this subsection if a parent or guardian of the

student objects in writing. All students enrolled in a virtual

charter school in grades nine through twelve shall not be subject to

the requirements of this section. All students enrolled in physical

education classes in grades nine through twelve may receive

instruction in the techniques of the Heimlich maneuver.

C. The State Board of Education shall establish a procedure for

monitoring the requirements set forth in subsection B of this

section. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall

incorporate psychomotor skills training and shall be based upon an

instructional program which is nationally recognized and is based

upon the most current national evidence-based Emergency

Cardiovascular Care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and

the use of an automated external defibrillator.

D. Each public school district board of education shall ensure

that a minimum of one certified teacher and one noncertified staff

member at each school site receives training in cardiopulmonary

resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver each year.

E. School districts may use state funds allocated to the school

district for professional development to pay for or to reimburse

teachers and support personnel for training in the administration of

first aid and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the

Heimlich maneuver.

F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose

liability on any school district or school district employee for

injury or death of any student, teacher, or other person resulting

from any cardiopulmonary or choking incident or to absolve any

school district or school employee of liability that might otherwise

exist under The Governmental Tort Claims Act.

G. For purposes of this section, "psychomotor skills" means the

use of hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.

H. A school district may use emergency medical technicians,

paramedics, police officers, firefighters, teachers, other school

employees or other similarly qualified individuals or organizations

to provide the instruction prescribed by this section. Two or more

school districts may enter into an interlocal or multidistrict

cooperative agreement for the purpose of jointly and comparatively

fulfilling the requirements of this section. Instruction provided

pursuant to this section is not required to result in certification

in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If instruction is intended to

result in certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the course

instructor shall be authorized by an instructional program which is

nationally recognized and is based upon the most current national

evidence-based Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines for

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external

defibrillator or a similar nationally recognized association to

provide the instruction.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 210, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws

1982, c. 326, § 7; Laws 1999, c. 398, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

2005, c. 422, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2014, c. 302, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2014.