Alabama schools must now develop a cardiac event plan
Governor signs new bill into law
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) – All Alabama schools are now required to come up with a cadiac emergency response plan for students.
Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law this week mandating it.
It directs local boards to work with local E-M-S on protocols by next school year.
The John Wesley Foster Act is in tribute to a 9 year old boy from Gadsden who died from cardiac arrest almost 20 years ago.
His mother, who is a nurse, believes it’s important for everyone to learn CPR.
The new Alabama law requires AED’S at every school, training for school staff on how to use them, plus creating a cardiac emergency response team.
They would need to cover athletic activities at the school.
