SF 2015: Relating to establishing standards for the prevention of a sudden cardiac arrest in student athletes

What it does

This bill relates to the establishment of standards for the prevention of a sudden cardiac arrest in student athletes. The bill includes definitions used in the bill including “sudden cardiac arrest” which means a life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the sudden cessation of cardiac activity causing circulatory failure throughout the body and “student” which means a student enrolled in a public school or nonpublic school. The bill requires the department of public health (DPH), the Iowa high school athletic association, and the Iowa girls high school athletic union to collaborate to develop and distribute guidelines and other pertinent information materials to inform and educate coaches, students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity, and the parents and guardians of such students about the nature and warning signs of a sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to participate in or practice an athletic activity after experiencing the symptoms of a sudden cardiac arrest.

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2020

• Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
• Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Board of Medicine

In plain words

1. January 14, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 15, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Johnson, Cournoyer and Wahls