Md. Code, Educ. § 7-451

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session from Chs. 2 through 1049, effective on or before 6/1/2024
Section 7-451 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Emergency action plan for athletic facilities
(a)
(1) Each middle school and high school shall develop a venue-specific emergency action plan for all athletic facilities.
(2) A venue-specific emergency action plan includes:
(i) The operation and use of automatic external defibrillators in accordance with § 7-425 of this subtitle;
(ii) Heat acclimatization in accordance with § 7-434 of this subtitle; and
(iii) Coordination of care for other emergent injuries, including cervical spinal injury, concussion and closed head injury, major orthopedic injuries, and severe weather for outdoor facilities.
(b) A venue-specific emergency action plan developed under this section shall be:
(1) Posted at each athletic facility at the school;
(2) Available on the school's website for viewing by a student athlete's parent or guardian at the beginning of each school year;
(3) Distributed to each member of the coaching staff; and
(4) Rehearsed in person and interactively by all of the coaching staff of each sport before each of their respective seasons.
(c) The provisions of a venue-specific emergency action plan for the operation and use of automatic external defibrillators shall ensure that:
(1) An automated external defibrillator is provided on-site and is located at or within a brief walk from an athletic practice or event on school property;
(2) An automated external defibrillator is freely accessible during all school functions;
(3) All members of the coaching staff are trained in the operation and use of an automated external defibrillator; and
(4) A trained member of the coaching staff is present at all athletic practices and events on school property.
(d) The provisions of a venue-specific emergency action plan for heat acclimatization shall:
(1) Include guidelines for student athletes consistent with the Model Policy for Preseason-Practice Heat Acclimatization Guidelines for Student Athletes established under § 7-434 of this subtitle;
(2) Ensure that each school is properly prepared and equipped to initiate cold water immersion for the treatment of exertional heat stroke;
(3) Ensure that the cooling modality is readily available to student athletes at all athletic practices and events on school property;
(4) Ensure that all members of the coaching staff are trained in cold water immersion; and
(5) Ensure that a trained member of the coaching staff is present at all athletic practices and events on school property.

Md. Code, ED § 7-451

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.