| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Hawkins of the 27 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Greene of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Cooper of the 45 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Annotated, relating to health, so as to require automated external defibrillators in all schools;2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of emergency action plans to3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | address a person in cardiac arrest; to provide for internal response teams; to provide for4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | practice drills; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | purposes.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1.8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | relating to health, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-775, relating to automated10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | external defibrillators required in high schools, requirements, and funding, as follows:11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | "20-2-775.12 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) As used in this Code section, the term: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) 'Automated 'automated external defibrillator' means a defibrillator which:14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1)(A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;15 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2)(B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after16 |
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| 37 | 37 | | electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (3)(C) Is capable of continuously recording cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use.19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) 'Emergency action plan' means the plan established pursuant to paragraph (5) of20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | subsection (c) of this Code section to provide for an emergency response to a person in21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | cardiac arrest.22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (3) 'Internal response team' means the team of school personnel established pursuant to23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | paragraph (7) of subsection (c) of this Code section responsible for oversight of an24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | emergency response to a person in cardiac arrest and implementation of the emergency25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | action plan.26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (4) 'School' means a public school in this state which provides K-12 education.27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (b) No later than July 1, 2008 2025, each public high school in this state which has an28 |
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| 49 | 49 | | interscholastic athletics program shall have at least one functional automated external29 |
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| 50 | 50 | | defibrillator on site at such school at all times and easily accessible during all school hours30 |
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| 51 | 51 | | and during any school related function, including athletic practices, athletic competitions,31 |
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| 52 | 52 | | and other occasions where students and others will be present, for use during emergencies.32 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (c) Each high school possessing and maintaining an automated external defibrillator shall:33 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (1) Ensure that each member of the internal response team and any other expected users34 |
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| 55 | 55 | | of the automated external defibrillator receive American Heart Association or American35 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Red Cross training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator36 |
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| 57 | 57 | | use or complete an equivalent nationally recognized course;37 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (2) Notify the appropriate emergency medical services system of the existence and38 |
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| 59 | 59 | | location of the each automated external defibrillator prior to said automated external39 |
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| 60 | 60 | | defibrillator being placed in use;40 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (3) Ensure that the automated external defibrillator is maintained and tested according41 |
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| 62 | 62 | | to the manufacturer's operational guidelines;42 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (4) Ensure that there is involvement of a licensed physician or other person authorized |
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| 66 | 66 | | 43 |
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| 67 | 67 | | by the Georgia Composite Medical Board in the site's automated external defibrillator44 |
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| 68 | 68 | | program to ensure compliance with requirements for training, notification, and45 |
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| 69 | 69 | | maintenance; and |
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| 71 | 71 | | (5) Establish a written emergency action plan that adheres to nationally recognized47 |
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| 72 | 72 | | standards and that establishes specific steps to take during a cardiac emergency in a48 |
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| 73 | 73 | | school setting. Such plan shall be designed to provide for an effective system for49 |
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| 74 | 74 | | communication between members of the internal response team and other school50 |
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| 75 | 75 | | officials, ensuring Ensure that the internal response team or other designated personnel51 |
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| 76 | 76 | | activate the emergency medical services system as soon as reasonably possible after any52 |
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| 77 | 77 | | person renders emergency care or treatment to a person in cardiac arrest by using an53 |
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| 78 | 78 | | automated external defibrillator and reports report any clinical use of the automated54 |
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| 79 | 79 | | external defibrillator to the licensed physician or other person authorized by the Georgia55 |
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| 80 | 80 | | Composite Medical Board who is supervising the program., and ensuring that emergency56 |
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| 81 | 81 | | medical services personnel are led directly to the exact location of the person in cardiac57 |
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| 82 | 82 | | arrest;58 |
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| 83 | 83 | | (6) Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter, conduct a59 |
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| 84 | 84 | | minimum of two emergency action plan practice drills per school year, with at least one60 |
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| 85 | 85 | | per semester. One such practice drill may be a tabletop drill to walk through a61 |
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| 86 | 86 | | hypothetical scenario and the courses of action a school will need to take before, during,62 |
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| 87 | 87 | | and after a cardiac emergency. The emergency action plan practice drills shall include63 |
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| 88 | 88 | | various locations on school grounds and responses to different hypothetical situations;64 |
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| 89 | 89 | | (7) Establish a designated internal response team composed of:65 |
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| 90 | 90 | | (A) At least five school staff members;66 |
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| 91 | 91 | | (B) One or more designated team leads trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and67 |
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| 92 | 92 | | automated external defibrillator use and responsible for oversight of an emergency68 |
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| 93 | 93 | | response;69 |
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| 96 | 96 | | (C) One or more designated cardiopulmonary resuscitation leads trained in70 |
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| 97 | 97 | | cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use;71 |
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| 98 | 98 | | (D) One or more designated automated external defibrillator leads, responsible for72 |
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| 99 | 99 | | knowing the location of automated external defibrillators, retrieving automated external73 |
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| 100 | 100 | | defibrillators, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators; and74 |
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| 101 | 101 | | (E) One or more designated communication leads responsible for activating the75 |
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| 102 | 102 | | emergency medical services system, facilitating directions to the person in cardiac76 |
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| 103 | 103 | | arrest for emergency medical services personnel upon arrival at the school, and77 |
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| 104 | 104 | | coordinating communications with the designated team lead or leads; and78 |
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| 105 | 105 | | (8) Apprise all school personnel of the location of automated external defibrillators and79 |
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| 106 | 106 | | the members of the internal response team.80 |
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| 107 | 107 | | (d) Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the Department of Education shall81 |
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| 108 | 108 | | provide funds to local school systems to assist in the purchase of automated external82 |
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| 109 | 109 | | defibrillators pursuant to this Code section.83 |
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| 110 | 110 | | (e) The department and local school systems shall use diligent efforts to identify private84 |
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| 111 | 111 | | sources of funding or donation of funding and equipment to meet the requirements of this85 |
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| 112 | 112 | | Code section."86 |
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| 113 | 113 | | SECTION 2.87 |
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| 114 | 114 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.88 |
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