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GA HR1564
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
David Clark
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AI Summary
- Encourages local boards of education, nonpublic schools, and charter schools in Georgia to adopt a sudden cardiac arrest and return-to-play policy for youth athletes
- Schools should provide parents and guardians an information sheet before each athletic season detailing the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including fainting, seizures during exercise, shortness of breath, chest pains, dizziness, racing heart rate, and extreme fatigue
- Students exhibiting symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest during athletic activity should be immediately removed and evaluated by a health care provider, and may not return to play until cleared by a health care provider
- Encourages the Department of Public Health to endorse one or more sudden cardiac arrest prevention education courses, with at least one available online, using free CDC training materials or substantially similar resources
- Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute the resolution to the Department of Education, Department of Public Health, and Georgia High School Association
Legislative Description
Public Health, Department of; sudden cardiac arrest prevention education courses; encourage
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
3/22/2016
Full Bill Text
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