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HB 847 Original 2020 Regular Session Cormier
Abstract: Requires certain public postsecondary institutions to have mechanical cardiopulmonary
resuscitation compression devices on campus and to bring them to athletic events.
Proposed law requires that certain college campuses have a physical presence of a mechanical
compression device for the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for persons
suffering from cardiac arrest. Requires that athletic staff bring the device to athletic events on
campus.
(Adds R.S. 17:3991)