Bill Text: CA AB1933 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pupil health: sudden cardiac arrest: athletic activities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB1933 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1933-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 05, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein |
January 15, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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(2)Existing law, when a school district or a county superintendent of schools requires a physical examination as a condition of participation in an interscholastic athletic program, authorizes the physical examination to be performed by a physician and surgeon or physician assistant, as provided.
This bill would additionally authorize a nurse practitioner to perform those physical examinations. The bill would require that a physical examination be performed in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the supervising physician and surgeon and the nurse practitioner or physician assistant, as applicable, and using the most current edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation monograph to document the physical examination. The bill would require a school to make available to a pupil that receives a physical examination the most current edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation monograph.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 33479.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:33479.1.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:SEC. 2.
Section 33479.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:33479.2.
(a) The department shall post on its internet website guidelines, videos, and an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs, and other relevant materials to inform and educate pupils and parents, and to train coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing fainting or seizures during exercise, unexplained shortness of breath, chest pains, dizziness, racing heart rate, or extreme fatigue. The information sheet posted on the department’s internet website pursuant to this subdivision shall additionally include information about ECGs and shall provide notification of the option to request the administration of an ECG, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 33479.5.SEC. 3.
Section 33479.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:33479.3.
(a) (1) Each school year, before a pupil participates in an athletic activity governed by the California Interscholastic Federation, the school shall collect and retain a copy of the sudden cardiac arrest information sheet required by the California Interscholastic Federation for that pupil.SEC. 4.
Section 33479.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:33479.5.
(a) A pupil who passes out or faints while participating in or immediately following an athletic activity, or who is known to have passed out or fainted while participating in or immediately following an athletic activity, shall be removed from participation at that time by the athletic director, coach, athletic trainer, or authorized person.When a school district or a county superintendent of schools requires a physical examination as a condition of participation in an interscholastic athletic program, the physical examination may be performed by a physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant practicing in compliance with Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. The physical examination shall be performed in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the supervising physician and surgeon and the nurse
practitioner or physician assistant, as applicable, and shall use the most current edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation monograph to document the physical examination. A school shall make available to a pupil that receives a physical examination the most current edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation monograph.