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District introduces new cardiac emergency response plan required by state; board to consider approval next month
Summary
District staff read a proposed Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (SERP) required by the Kansas Legislature and KDHE, outlining AED maintenance, monthly checks, designated response teams and training; the board was told the plan will be on the consent agenda for approval at the next meeting.
District staff introduced a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (SERP) the board must adopt under a new Kansas law and KDHE requirements; no approval was taken at the meeting and staff said the plan will be placed on the consent agenda for the next meeting.
The plan — which staff credited to District Head Nurse Lacey Clevenger — designates at least three people per building to serve on a cardiac emergency response team, outlines CPR and AED training expectations, and documents monthly AED maintenance and device mapping. Staff said much of the AED maintenance and inventory was already in place, but the new law requires formal adoption and annual review.
“We have all these AEDs, but a lot of people don't know how to use them...we don't want people to panic and not be able to use it,” the presenting staff member said while introducing the plan. Board members confirmed there would be no action that evening and asked that the plan be returned on the consent agenda at the next meeting for formal approval.
Staff said the plan will require annual review and resubmission to KDHE if changes are made. The board did not take a vote on the plan at this meeting.
