H.R. 4989 — Access to AEDs Act

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Access to AEDs Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools.

Specifically, such access shall be achieved in such schools by

developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish defibrillation programs,
providing support for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training programs,
fostering new and existing community partnerships to promote the importance of defibrillation,
establishing a clearinghouse database to gather information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population, and
providing assistance to secondary school athletic departments for screening student athletes for risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

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2019-11-05
Introduced in House
2019-11-05
Introduced in House
2019-11-05
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-11-05
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-11-06
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Access to AEDs Act

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