ATHLETICS PERSONNEL -- CONDUCT OF ATHLETICS PERSONNEL -- FIRST AID, CPR AND AED CERTIFICATION

Status: Adopted Final

Intent: To specify that each head coach and any other coach (including a strength and conditioning coach) who is employed full-time by the institution shall maintain current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use.

Bylaws: Amend 11.1, as follows:

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet (Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports)

Effective Date:August 1, 2014

Proposal Category: Amendment

Topical Area: Athletics Personnel

Rationale: The NCAA Principle of Student-Athlete Well-Being states it is the responsibility of each member institution to protect the health of, and provide a safe environment for, each of its student-athletes. The cardiac sudden death rate in NCAA student-athletes is one in 40,000; however, three in every 1,000 student-athletes may have an underlying heart condition. The typical emergency response time is eight to 10 minutes, and survival rates decrease 10 percent every minute. First aid, CPR, and AED training is paramount for rendering first response emergency care. This certification requirement is intended to provide initial care until more skilled responders arrive to an emergency situation and is not intended to replace appropriate medical care and coverage. Mandatory CPR certification of coaches for every practice, conditioning session, and event is the key preliminary step toward activating medical care response for student-athletes. The growth of practice opportunities that include year-round exposures and extensive out-of-season sessions has greatly increased the likelihood that coaches will be the first to respond to a collapsed student-athlete.

Estimated Budget Impact: Will vary and may be minimal, as certification is generally available through institutional resources and typically costs $0-$40 per person.

Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.

Position Statement(s):

Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet

The cabinet supports the proposal.

History

Jun 1, 2012:	Submit; Submitted for consideration.
Jun 14, 2012:	Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, Recommends Approval as Emergency or Noncontroversial Legislation
Jun 20, 2012:	Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, Sponsored
Jun 20, 2012:	Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, Recommends Approval as Emergency or Noncontroversial Legislation
Jan 16, 2013:	Leg Council Init Review, Not Supported as Emergency or Noncontroversial Legislation; Proposal will be considered as part of the 2013-14 legislative cycle.
Sep 16, 2013:	Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet, Recommends Approval
Jan 15, 2014:	Leg Council Init Review; Defeated an amendment to specify that an institutional staff member with current certification must be present at a physical countable athletically related activity.
Jan 15, 2014:	Leg Council Init Review; Defeated an amendment to establish a 14-day grace period for certification and require that an institutional staff member with current certification be present at a physical countable athletically related activity during the grace period.
Jan 15, 2014:	Leg Council Init Review, Forwarded for Membership Comment
Jan 19, 2014:	Comment Period; Start of Comment Period
Mar 19, 2014:	Comment Period; End of Comment Period (Official Comment Totals: Support = 5, Oppose = 2, Abstain = 0)
Apr 15, 2014:	Leg Council Final Review, Adopted; Pending Possible Board of Directors Review; Adopted as amended by Proposal No. 2013-17-1.
Apr 24, 2014:	Adopted, Override Period; No Action Taken by the Board of Directors
Apr 25, 2014:	Adopted, Override Period; Start of Override Period
Jun 23, 2014:	Adopted, Override Period; End of Override Period
Jun 23, 2014:	Adopted; Adopted - Final

Legislative References

Division	Number	Title
I	11.1	Conduct of Athletics Personnel.