MS HB400

Requires all Mississippi public high schools, state institutions of higher learning, and state buildings to maintain fully equipped and operational medical emergency crash carts on each floor/wing in easily accessible designated areas as a condition of school accreditation.

Mandates crash carts contain specific medical equipment per Red Cross standards including airway equipment, IV access supplies, cardiac medications (epinephrine, amiodarone), defibrillators/AEDs, allergy treatment medications, intubation equipment, naloxone, and first aid supplies.

Requires regularly scheduled inspections of crash carts to ensure they remain fully equipped, operational, and present in sufficient numbers at all covered facilities.

Directs the State Board of Education, Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, and Department of Finance and Administration to jointly develop a webpage with instructions on proper use of crash cart equipment, linked on the official state website and individual agency websites.

Takes effect March 26, 2017.