HB232--CARDIACEMERGENCYRESPONSEPLANS
SPONSOR: Gallick
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
HealthandMentalHealthbyavoteof11to0.
Beginningwiththe2026-27schoolyear,andallsubsequentschool
years,thisbillrequireseverypublicschooltodevelopand
implementacardiacemergencyresponseplanthataddressesthe
appropriateuseofschoolpersonneltorespondtoincidents
involvinganindividualexperiencingsuddencardiacarrestora
similarlife-threateningemergencywhileonaschoolcampus.A
publicschoolwithanathleticdepartmentororganizedathletic
programmustdevelopandimplementaplanspecifictolife-
threateningemergenciesthatmayoccuratanextracurricular event
orschool-sponsoredeventoncampus.
Membersofeachpublicschool'sadministration willcoordinatewith
localemergencyservicesproviderstointegratethepublicschool's
cardiacemergencyresponseplanintothelocalemergencyservices
providers'protocols. Acardiacemergencyresponseplanmust
integrateevidence-basedcoreelements,suchasthoserecommended
bytheAmericanHeartAssociationguidelines,ProjectADAM,or
anothersetofnationallyrecognized,evidence-basedstandardor
coreelements.
Thebillspecifiescertainguidelinesthatacardiacemergency
responseplanmustintegrate,includingtheestablishmentofa
cardiacemergencyresponseteamandtheplacementofautomated
externaldefibrillators (AEDs)throughouttheschoolcampus.
AppropriateAEDplacementwillbedictatedbythecardiacemergency
responseplanandinaccordancewithguidelinessetbytheAmerican
HeartAssociationoranothersetofnationallyrecognized
guidelines.
Appropriateschoolpersonnelwillbetrainedinfirstaid,CPR,and
AEDusefollowingevidence-basedguidelinessetforthbythe
AmericanHeartAssociationornationallyrecognizedguidelines.
Theschoolpersonnelrequiredtobetrainedwillbedeterminedby
thecardiacemergencyresponseplanandinclude,butnotbelimited
to,athleticscoaches,schoolnurses,andathletictrainers.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1991andSB1032(2024).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisisacomprehensivewayto
ensureschoolshavenecessaryemergencyequipmentaswellasto
ensureschoolscanenacttheirownplans. TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Gallick;
AmericanHeartAssociation;MissouriStateMedicalAssociation;
MissouriNursesAssociation;MissouriNEA;KidsWinMissouri;Bjc-
St.LouisChildren'sHospital;MissouriChapterofTheAmerican
AcademyofPediatrics;MissouriCollegeofEmergencyPhysicians;
AmericanHeartAssociation;ArnieDienoff;KennethA.Edmonds,
NationalFootballLeague;MissouriAmbulanceAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.