Availability of automated external defibrillator
Arkansas Code § 6-10-122; Arkansas Code § 6-10-123; Arkansas Code § 6-11-105
- (a) Each school shall designate appropriate personnel to be responsible for ensuring the availability of the automated external defibrillator (AED).
(b) The location of AEDs shall be based on the following:
- (1) Size and physical layout of the buildings;
- (2) Number and ages of individuals in the building;
- (3) Types and locations of curricular, extracurricular, and school-sponsored events;
- (4) Design features that might be unique to the building; and
(5) Each school shall report, in a format approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education:
- (A) Maintenance records; and
- (B) Any use of an AED.
(c)
- (1) During school hours, the AED will be placed at designated locations.
(2) These locations shall be specific to each school but should allow the device to be:
- (A) Easily seen; and
- (B) Accessed by staff.
- (3) The locations should allow staff members to retrieve the device outside of normal school hours.
- (d) AEDs shall not be located or stored in a locked office or room.
- (e) Each school-sponsored sporting event for grades seven through twelve (7-12) shall have an automated external defibrillator at the school-sponsored sporting event.