005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 006 School-Based Automated External Defibrillator (Aed) Devices and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Programs In Arkansas Public Schools

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 006

GOVERNING SCHOOL-BASED AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) DEVICES AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) PROGRAMS IN ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Effective: May 31, 2022

1.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of these Rules is to establish the requirements and procedures for Governing school-based Automated External Defibrillator (AED) devices and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) programs in Arkansas Public Schools.

2.0 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

These Rules are promulgated pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6Powers and duties6-11-105 6Automated external defibrillators required6-10-122 and 610-123.

3.0 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of these Rules, the following terms mean:

3.01 Arkansas Public Schools includes all public and charter schools;

3.02 AED: Automated External Defibrillator means a device that:3.02.1 Is used to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart; 3.02.2 Has built-in computers within the device to assess the patient's heart rhythm and judge whether defibrillation is needed; 3.02.3 Has audible or visual prompts, or both, to guide the user through the process; 3.02.4 Has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration of its pre-market modification, filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C 21Registration of producers of drugs or devices360(k); 3.02.5 Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of determining without intervention by an operator whether defibrillation should be performed; and 3.02.6 Upon determining if the defibrillation should be performed, the AED either automatically charges and delivers an electrical impulse to an individual's heart or charges and delivers an electrical impulse at the command of the operator.

3.03 CPR/AED Provider: A member or employee of a campus who has completed training in CPR in addition to knowledge and understanding of an AED's operation and use under the requirements set forth in this regulation.

3.04 Cardiac arrest: A condition, often sudden, that is due to abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias. It is generally the result of some underlying form of heart disease.

3.05 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): A combination of rescue breathing, chest compressions, and external cardiac massage used to sustain a person's life until advanced assistance arrives.

3.07 Defibrillation Administering the electrical impulse to an individual's heart in order to stop ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia.

3.08 Department: Arkansas Department of Education

3.09 Emergency Medical Services (EMS): The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured prior to arrival at a medical facility by a licensed emergency medical technician or other health care provider and continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility.

3.10 Extra-curricular event: Any school sponsored program or voluntary activity sponsored by the school, local education agency, or an organization sanctioned by the local education agency where students are competing for the purpose of receiving an award, rating, recognition, or criticism, or qualification for additional...