FL H0275

State Surgeon General must adopt guidelines by January 1, 2021 for placement of bleeding control kits in state buildings, with guidelines considering employee/visitor numbers, security needs, and other relevant factors.

District school boards must provide at least one bleeding control kit in every school containing a tourniquet, trauma dressings, gauze, two pairs of nitrile gloves, trauma shears, and instructions.

All students must receive instruction in first aid for severe bleeding at least once before high school graduation as part of physical education or another required curriculum, with instruction based on American Red Cross or nationally recognized programs using current evidence-based guidelines.

Department of Education must develop a list of approved first aid for severe bleeding instructional programs for teachers by July 1, 2021, and incorporate this training into existing continuing education requirements beginning in the 2021-2022 school year without adding additional hours.

Students with disabilities as defined in statute are exempt from the first aid instruction requirements.