Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 41 - OFFERING INSTRUCTION RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IN MAINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 071-41-3 - Requirements and timeline
Universal Citation: 05 ME Code Rules ยง 071-41-3
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
1. Public schools including charter schools shall offer training to students in middle or high school on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use automated external defibrillators. Age-appropriate instruction prior to middle school is recommended but is not required.
2. Examples of how the training may be delivered in schools include:
A. A licensed
teacher or designee can show a CPR/AED training video and lead the instruction
for students to practice compressions on CPR dummies or a simulation on a
deflated ball.
B. Instruction is
part of the middle or high school health education curriculum taught by:
i. a certified health education teacher
ii. a certified school nurse
iii. a qualified community or
agency volunteer such as an EMT, health care professional, or instructor in the
American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or another program that is
nationally recognized.
C. Instruction is offered during an
extracurricular activity time before, during or afterschool by a qualified
instructor (as defined in Section 3.3.B above)
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