Bill Text: MN SF381 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed


Bill Title: Hannah's Law

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-09 - HF substituted on General Orders HF235 [SF381 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF381-Engrossed.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to human services; enacting Hannah's Law by modifying
1.3cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements for child care center staff;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 245A.40, subdivision 4.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. HANNAH'S LAW.
1.7This act may be cited as "Hannah's Law."

1.8    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 245A.40, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.9    Subd. 4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (a) When children are present All
1.10teachers and assistant teachers in a child care center governed by Minnesota Rules, parts
1.119503.0005 to 9503.0170, and at least one staff person must be present in the center
1.12who has been trained during field trips and when transporting children in care, must
1.13satisfactorily complete training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and in the
1.14treatment of obstructed airways that includes CPR techniques for infants and children. The
1.15CPR training must be completed within 90 days of the start of work, unless the training
1.16has been completed within the previous three years. The CPR training must have been
1.17provided by an individual approved to provide CPR instruction, must be repeated at least
1.18once every three years, and must be documented in the staff person's records.
1.19    (b) CPR training may be provided for less than four hours.
1.20    (c) Persons qualified to provide CPR training shall include individuals approved as
1.21CPR instructors. Persons providing CPR training must use CPR training that has been
1.22developed:
2.1(1) by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross and incorporates
2.2psychomotor skills to support the instruction; or
2.3(2) using nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for CPR and incorporates
2.4psychomotor skills to support the instruction.
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