49-6-1208 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) program for junior or senior high schools curriculum. - Tennessee Statutes

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 to authorize instruction in the techniques and skills associated with performing CPR.

[Acts 2002, ch. 765, § 1.]