2021 Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 34. Student Health and Safety Measures
Chapter 8. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest
20-34-8-9. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training Requirements; Immunity From Damages
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:
(1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic activity;
(2) a marching band leader; or
(3) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined by the department in consultation with an organization that specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.
(b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by the department in a manner specified by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1. An individual described in subsection (a) may not coach or lead the athletic activity until the individual completes the training course required under this subsection. The provider shall provide the school with a certificate of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school for each individual who completes a course under this subsection.
(c) Each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded under subsection (b) for each individual described in subsection (a).
(d) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in an athletic activity for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching band leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching or leadership services, except for an act or omission by the individual described in subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.56-2021, SEC.9.
