Education: other; recommended model core academic curriculum content standards for health education and certain guidelines for health education; modify. Amends sec. 1170a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1170a).
What changed between versions
Added mandatory instruction on CPR for grades 7-12, requiring psychomotor skills training for students who can physically participate, based on American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines.
Added mandatory instruction on automated external defibrillator (AED) use for grades 7-12 students.
Added mandatory instruction on first aid response kits developed by Stop the Bleed program or American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, including hands-on training for physically capable students.
Added specific requirements for first aid response kit contents including tourniquet, bleeding control dressings, compression bandages, latex-free protective gloves, trauma shears, marker, and instruction manual.
Added requirements that CPR instruction resulting in certification must be taught by an authorized CPR/AED instructor, while instruction not leading to certification may be facilitated by certificated teachers.
Added definitions for 'Authorized CPR/AED instructor' and 'CPR certification card or status' to clarify certification requirements.
Modified eligibility requirements by adding an exemption for schools providing 100% online instruction from psychomotor skills training requirements.