2016 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 12 - Junior and Senior High Schools -- Curriculum
§ 49-6-1208. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) program for junior or senior high schools curriculum.
(a) The state board of education may provide for a program of instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques commensurate with the learning expectations within the lifetime wellness curriculum for public junior or senior high schools. All students should participate in this introduction at least once during their attendance in junior or senior high school.
(b) It is not the intention of this section to require full certification in CPR. It is the intention of the section that students will learn the techniques and practice the psychomotor skills associated with performing CPR. For the purposes of this section, "psychomotor skills" means the use of hands-on practice and skills testing to support cognitive learning and shall not include cognitive-only training.
(c) (1) The program of instruction on CPR shall include instruction on the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and location of any AED in the school, if the school has an AED or AEDs. If the school has an AED, the school shall conduct a CPR and AED drill so that the students are aware of the steps that must be taken if an event should occur that requires the use of an AED.
(2) This subsection (c) shall not apply to any school operated by or under contract with the department of children's services.
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