CPR Graduation Requirement for New Mexico High Schools

Requirement Breakdown

• This law will go into effect on December 31st, 2016.
• This training will be part of each school’s health education program and will be taught in high school in grades 9th-12th.
• Students will be trained in AED and CPR usage including a hands-on portion of training.

Excerpts from Bill

“. . .lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Students shall be trained to recognize the signs of a heart attack, use an automated external defibrillator and perform the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims.”

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Excerpts from State Board of Education

“The House Health Committee Substitute for House Bill 104 (HB104/HHCS) amends Section 22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978 requiring:

• Lifesaving skills training that follow nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training (CPR)  
• training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• the training be included as a required component in the health education graduation requirement for high school students”

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Student CPR Programs that Meet This Requirement

These programs will qualify for New Mexico's CPR Training Graduation Requirement:  

Supplies Needed	Adult Manikin	Adult & Infant Manikin, AED Trainer
Initial Evaluator Training Time	20-30 minutes	4-5 hours
Online Course Time	1 hour training, 20 minute test	1 hour training, 20 minute test
Hands-On Time (per group)	5-10 minutes	20-25 minutes
Certification Level	No certification	2-year Community CPR Certification
Cost for Students & Evaluators	FREE	FREE