MO HB903

Each school district operating a high school and each charter school containing grades 9-12 must provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use, which may be embedded in any health education course.

Instruction must include hands-on practice and skills testing based on programs from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other nationally recognized evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care programs.

Teachers are not required to be certified CPR/AED trainers unless the instruction is designed to result in student certification; if certification is intended, instruction must be taught by an authorized trainer.

Schools may partner with local first responder organizations to provide required hands-on practice and skills testing.

CPR and AED instruction becomes a requirement for high school graduation beginning with students graduating in the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter.