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28+HOUSE BILL 54
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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35+OF
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39+MEXICO
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42+ FIRST SESSION
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45+2025
46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Pamelya Herndon
48+FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
2849 AN ACT
29-RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP
30-CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS; REQUIRING EVERY SCHOOL TO
31-INSTALL AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
50+RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING EVERY HIGH SCHOOL TO
51+INSTALL AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; REQUIRING ALL HIGH
52+SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE TRAINED IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
53+DEFIBRILLATORS.
3254 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
33-SECTION 1. Section 22-33-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2014,
34-Chapter 50, Section 1) is amended to read:
35-"22-33-1. SHORT TITLE.--Chapter 22, Article 33 NMSA
36-1978 may be cited as the "Emergency Medication in Schools
37-Act"."
38-SECTION 2. Section 22-33-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2014,
55+SECTION 1. Section 22-33-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2014,
3956 Chapter 50, Section 2) is amended to read:
4057 "22-33-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Emergency
4158 Medication in Schools Act:
4259 A. "albuterol" includes albuterol or another
4360 inhaled bronchodilator, as recommended by the department of
4461 health, for the treatment of respiratory distress;
4562 B. "albuterol aerosol canister" means a portable
4663 drug delivery device packaged with multiple premeasured doses
47-of albuterol;
48-C. "anaphylaxis" or "anaphylactic reaction" means
49-a sudden, severe and potentially life-threatening whole-body
50-allergic reaction;
51-D. "automated external defibrillator" means a HEC/HB 54/a
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91+of albuterol;
92+C. "anaphylaxis" or "anaphylactic reaction" means a
93+sudden, severe and potentially life-threatening whole-body
94+allergic reaction;
95+D. "automated external defibrillator" means a
7896 medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:
7997 (1) has received approval of its premarket
8098 modification filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 360(k), from the
8199 United States food and drug administration;
82100 (2) is capable of recognizing cardiac arrest
83101 that will respond to defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation
84-or rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of
85-determining whether defibrillation should be performed; and
102+or rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of determining
103+whether defibrillation should be performed; and
86104 (3) upon determining that defibrillation
87105 should be performed, automatically charges and is capable of
88106 delivering an electrical impulse to an individual's heart;
89-E. "emergency medication" means albuterol or
107+[D.] E. "emergency medication" means albuterol or
90108 epinephrine;
91-F. "epinephrine" includes epinephrine or another
92-medication, as recommended by the department of health, used
93-to treat anaphylaxis until the immediate arrival of emergency
94-medical system responders;
95-G. "epinephrine auto-injector" means a portable,
96-disposable drug delivery device that contains a premeasured
97-single dose of epinephrine;
98-H. "governing body" includes a governing body of a
99-private school;
100-I. "health care practitioner" means a person
101-authorized by the state to prescribe emergency medication;
102-J. "respiratory distress" includes impaired HEC/HB 54/a
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109+[E.] F. "epinephrine" includes epinephrine or
110+another medication, as recommended by the department of health,
111+used to treat anaphylaxis until the immediate arrival of
112+emergency medical system responders;
113+[F.] G. "epinephrine auto-injector" means a
114+portable, disposable drug delivery device that contains a
115+premeasured single dose of epinephrine;
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144+[G.] H. "governing body" includes a governing body
145+of a private school;
146+[H.] I. "health care practitioner" means a person
147+authorized by the state to prescribe emergency medication;
148+[I.] J. "respiratory distress" includes impaired
129149 oxygenation of the blood or impaired ventilation of the
130150 respiratory system;
131-K. "school" means a public school, charter school
132-or private school;
133-L. "spacer" means a holding chamber that is used
134-to optimize the delivery of albuterol to a person's lungs;
135-M. "stock supply" means an appropriate quantity of
136-emergency medication, as recommended by the department of
137-health; and
138-N. "trained personnel" means a school employee,
139-agent or volunteer who has completed epinephrine
140-administration training documented by the school nurse,
141-school principal or school leader and approved by the
142-department of health and who has been designated by the
143-school principal or school leader to administer epinephrine
144-on a voluntary basis outside of the scope of employment."
145-SECTION 3. A new section of the Emergency Medication in
151+[J.] K. "school" means a public school, charter
152+school or private school;
153+[K.] L. "spacer" means a holding chamber that is
154+used to optimize the delivery of albuterol to a person's lungs;
155+[L.] M. "stock supply" means an appropriate
156+quantity of emergency medication, as recommended by the
157+department of health; and
158+[M.] N. "trained personnel" means a school
159+employee, agent or volunteer who has completed epinephrine
160+administration training documented by the school nurse, school
161+principal or school leader and approved by the department of
162+health and who has been designated by the school principal or
163+school leader to administer epinephrine on a voluntary basis
164+outside of the scope of employment."
165+SECTION 2. A new section of the Emergency Medication in
146166 Schools Act is enacted to read:
147-"CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN--AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
148-DEFIBRILLATOR.--
149-A. Each school shall develop and implement a
150-cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the
151-appropriate use of school personnel who are to respond to
152-incidents involving a person experiencing a sudden cardiac
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167+"[NEW MATERIAL] AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR REQUIRED
168+IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS.--
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180-school grounds. Each cardiac emergency response plan shall:
181-(1) be developed and implemented using core
182-elements that are nationally recognized and evidence-based;
183-(2) identify specific school personnel who
184-will take action when a person experiences a sudden cardiac
185-arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency;
186-(3) establish protocols for school personnel
187-identified by the cardiac emergency response plan to follow
188-when a person experiences a sudden cardiac arrest or a
189-similar life-threatening emergency;
190-(4) determine an appropriate location for an
191-automated external defibrillator to be installed;
192- (5) provide for routine maintenance of the
193-automated external defibrillator; and
194-(6) be updated when necessary to be
195-consistent with evidence-based guidelines.
196-B. Every school in the state shall install an
197-automated external defibrillator. Installed automated
198-external defibrillators shall be maintained and tested
199-according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines.
200-C. No later than January 1, 2026, the department
201-shall adopt and promulgate rules for the training of school
202-employees on the use of automated external defibrillators in
203-a manner consistent with standards adopted by the American
204-heart association. HEC/HB 54/a
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231-D. The requirements of Subsections A and B of this
232-section shall be fulfilled by all:
233-(1) public non-charter high schools no later
234-than the 2026-2027 school year; and
235-(2) elementary schools, middle schools,
236-charter schools and private schools no later than the 2027-
237-2028 school year."
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197+A. No later than January 1, 2026, every high school
198+in the state shall install an automated external defibrillator.
199+Installed automated external defibrillators shall be maintained
200+and tested according to the manufacturer's operational
201+guidelines.
202+B. No later than January 1, 2026, the department
203+shall adopt and promulgate rules for the training of high
204+school employees on the use of automated external
205+defibrillators. Each governing body, school district and
206+superintendent shall ensure that an automated external
207+defibrillator training is provided annually to all high school
208+employees. The training course shall be consistent with
209+standards adopted by the American heart association."
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