1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
3 HOUSE BILL 1775 By: Conley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 141, O.S.L. 2020 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
8 27-104), which relates to emergency medical services
at athletic events or activities; changing act name
9 to Riley's Rule; requiring development of an
Emergency Action Plan; specifying contents of plan;
10 providing for annual rehearsal of plan; requiring
review of plan prior to certain athletic events;
11 providing for certain filing of plan; and providing
an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 141, O.S.L.
16 2020 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 27-104), is amended to read as
17 follows:
18 Section 27-104. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as
19 the "Riley Boatwright Act" "Riley's Rule".
20 B. Prior to the beginning of the 2020-2021 2021-2022 school
21 year, each school district board of education shall coordinate with
22 the emergency medical services provider providers that serves serve
23 the area in which the school district is located to develop a plan
24 an Emergency Action Plan for the provision of emergency medical
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1 services at each facility and athletic practices, events or
2 activities held at school district facilities.
3 C. The plan developed pursuant to subsection B of this section
4 Emergency Action Plan shall:
5 1. Include maps and directions with appropriate contact
6 information for emergency medical services;
7 2. Assign a medical administrator;
8 3. Define responsibilities and personnel onsite, both medical
9 and school officials;
10 4. Include a list of medical equipment available and location
11 of the nearest automated external defibrillator;
12 5. Be posted in each facility;
13 6. Be distributed to all school officials involved in athletic
14 practices, events or activities held at school district facilities;
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16 7. Specify documentation actions after any emergency to
17 evaluate for debriefing purposes and to determine if there are
18 necessary changes to the Emergency Action Plan.
19 D. The Emergency Action Plan shall be reviewed and, updated and
20 rehearsed annually as appropriate, prior to the start of season
21 practices, with school officials and local emergency medical
22 services providers, and placed on file with the school district and
23 the emergency medical services provider and included as part of the
24 school's accreditation file.
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1 E. Prior to each athletic event or activity where there are
2 athletes participating from visiting schools, the Emergency Action
3 Plan shall be reviewed in a medical time out, including, but not
4 limited to, reviewing the procedures for school officials, game
5 officials and medical personnel present at the event.
6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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