N.Y. Education Law Section 804-C
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction

1.

Instructions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be offered for voluntary admission as a part of the health education curriculum in all senior high schools. In addition to the requirement that all teachers of health education shall be certified to teach health, persons instructing pupils in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall possess valid certification by an agency offering such certification in the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in its instruction.

2.

The commissioner may prescribe regulations governing such health education courses which shall include instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Such regulations shall in no event prescribe a course of study in cardiopulmonary resuscitation which sets forth standards for instruction of a lesser quality than the requirements of the programs adopted by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.

3.

School authorities that choose to offer such course shall provide the needed facilities, time and place for the instruction set forth herein and shall provide learning aids and curriculum resource materials to support such course of study.

Source: Section 804-C — Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/804-C (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

801
Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents 801‑A
Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education 802
Instruction relating to the flag 802‑A
Instruction relating to general elections 803
Instruction in physical education and kindred subjects 803‑A
Courses of study in prevention of child abduction 803‑B
Courses of study in prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse 804
Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs, tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers 804‑A
Comprehensive school health education demonstration program 804‑B
Education regarding child development 804‑C
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction 804‑D
Automated external defibrillator instruction 806
Courses of instruction in highway safety and traffic regulation 806‑A
Driver education 807
Fire and emergency drills 807‑A
Fire inspections 807‑B
College fire inspections 807‑C
Transmission of fire alarm to fire department 807‑D
Locating source of fires in schools 808
Instruction in fire and arson prevention 809
Instruction in the humane treatment of animals 809‑A
Instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws 810
Conservation day 811
Procurement, use and possession of hypodermic syringes and needles by school personnel for educational purposes 812
Health training program for secondary school students 813
School lunch period 814
Courses of study in internet safety 815
State seal of biliteracy 816
Local library and school partnerships 817
Expanding access to advanced courses to improve educational equity 817*2
Student government 818
Evidence-based and scientifically based reading instruction
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Accessed:
Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 804-C’s source at nysenate​.gov

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