Revision: May 25, 2021, 1:26 p.m.
Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10
May 19, 2021
2021-1585h
06/04
Amendment to SB 148-FN
Amend the bill by replacing Part III with the following:
PART III
Requiring emergency action plans for sports related injuries.
1 New Section; Health Services; Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries. Amend RSA 200 by inserting after section 40-b the following new section:
200:40-c Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries.
I. The local board of each school district or the governing body of each nonpublic school that includes any of the grades 4 through 12, shall establish an emergency action plan for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports related injuries. In this section “sports” shall include school sponsored intrascholastic or interscholastic physical activity. Each school plan shall:
(a) Document the proper procedures to be followed when a student sustains a serious injury or illness while participating in school sponsored sports or other athletic activity.
(b) Identify the employees, team coaches, and licensed athletic trainers in each school who are trained in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(c) Identify the employees, team coaches, or licensed athletic trainers responsible for carrying out the emergency action plan.
(d) Identify the activity location, address, or venue for the purpose of directing emergency personnel.
(e) Identify the equipment and supplies and location thereof needed to respond to the emergency.
(f) Identify the location of any automated external defibrillators and personnel trained in the use of the automated external defibrillator.
(g) Document policies related to cooling for an exertional heat stroke victim consistent with guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
II. The plan shall be posted within each school and disseminated to, and coordinated with emergency medical services, fire department, and law enforcement. In addition, each school district shall adopt procedures for obtaining accurate disclosure of student-participant medical information using the American Academy of Pediatrics Pre-Participation Exam and communicating relevant student-participant medical information to employees, team coaches, or licensed athletic trainers responsible for carrying out the emergency action plan. Access, filing, and confidentiality of student-participant medical information shall be managed in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); policies related to hydration, heat acclimatization and wet bulb globe temperature guidelines as established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association; and procedures for students to return to play after a positive Covid-19 diagnosis, which shall be kept on file by each school district and made available to the department of education and public upon request. Each plan shall be added to the school's emergency response plan and adopted procedures shall be reviewed annually and updated as necessary.
III. The plans shall be implemented by the beginning of the first full school year after the effective date of this section.
2 Effective Date. Part III of this act shall take effect September 1, 2022.