HCSHB1722--BLEEDINGCONTROLKITS
SPONSOR: Shields
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGeneralLawsbyavoteof15to0.
Thisbillcreatesthe"StoptheBleedAct",defines"bleeding
controlkits"andrequirestheDepartmentofElementaryand
SecondaryEducation(DESE)todevelopatraumaticbloodloss
protocolforschoolpersonalbyJanuary1,2023.
Thebilloutlinesthespecificrequirementsforthebloodloss
protocolwhichshallincludeableedingcontrolkitbeplacedin
areaswherethereislikelytobehightrafficorcongregation,and
areaswhereriskofinjurymaybeelevated. Additionally,each
districtmustdesignateaschoolnurseorschoolhealthcare
provider,orifnoschoolnurseorschoolhealthcareprovideris
available,aschoolpersonnelmembertoreceiveannualtrainingon
theuseofabloodcontrolkit.
ThebillrequiresDESEandeachschooldistrictandcharterschool
tomaintaininformationregardingthetraumaticbloodlossprotocol
andtheStoptheBleednationalawarenesscampaignontheir
respectivewebsites.
ThisbillissimilartoHB150(2021)andHB1991(2020).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillenableslife-saving
trainingbeconductedinschoolsthroughoutthestatethatwill
resultintheincreasedsafetyofstudents. Whilesomeschools
havedevelopedtraumaandbloodlossprotocoltraining,thisbill
willmandateandstandardizetrainingacrossthestate.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Shields;BillAnderson,
MissouriHospitalAssociation;DouglasSchuerer,MoACSCot,
WashingtonUniversity,BJH;KimberlyElias;SusanMyers;ArnieC.
AcDienoff;MissouriCharterPublicSchoolAssociation;BJC
Healthcare;JeffreyCoughenour,MD,MitchellTraumaCenterat
UniversityofMissouri.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee. OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsubmittedwrittentestimony,
whichcanbefoundonline.
TestifyingonthebillwasSusanGibson.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.