HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 774        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 492

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Haddad

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/17/2023

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/30/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/2/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/5/2023

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/6/2023

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/10/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

2/8/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/13/2023

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/15/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2023

Adam Scanlon

14th Bristol

6/5/2023

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

6/7/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

6/8/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

6/22/2023

Kristin E. Kassner

2nd Essex

6/15/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 774        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 492

By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 492) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 610 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The second paragraph of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 30, after the word  “resuscitation” the following−

and the use of automatic external defibrillators. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators must be the most current national evidence−based Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines and incorporate psychomotor skills development into the instruction. “Psychomotor skills” is defined as the use of hands-on practicing and skills testing to support cognitive learning. A licensed teacher shall not be required to be a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to facilitate, provide or oversee such instruction for non-certification. Courses which result in a certification being earned are required to be taught by an authorized CPR/AED instructor.