IN HB1202

Requires all school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) instruction in high school health education curriculum.

Instruction must incorporate hands-on psychomotor skills and follow either American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or nationally recognized evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.

Schools may provide instruction directly or arrange for community-based providers to deliver it; teachers providing instruction do not need to be certified CPR trainers unless the course results in official certification.

School administrators may waive the requirement for students with disabilities or those physically unable to perform the psychomotor skill component.

Students must receive instruction at least once before graduation; certification is not required but if schools offer certification courses, instructors must be authorized by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or similar nationally recognized association.

Effective date: July 1, 2014.