SF3715

Purpose

Clarifies and strengthens the requirements for pediatric CPR training for people who work at child care centers. The goal is to ensure staff can respond effectively in emergencies involving infants and children, reducing risk to kids in care.

Main Provisions

• Who must be trained: directors, staff, substitutes, and unsupervised volunteers at child care centers.
• Timing of training: if the required training hasn’t been completed within the previous two years, the person must complete pediatric CPR training before having unsupervised direct contact with a child, but no later than the first 90 days of employment.
• Qualified instructors: training must be provided by an individual approved to teach pediatric CPR.
• Training content:
  • CPR techniques for infants and children
  • Treatment of obstructed airways
  • Back blows for infants
  • Abdominal thrusts for children
• Hands-on components: training must include hands-on practice and an in-person observed skills assessment conducted under the direct supervision of a CPR instructor.
• Recognized sources: the training program must be developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another organization that uses nationally recognized evidence-based CPR guidelines.
• Recurrence: pediatric CPR training must be repeated at least every two calendar years.
• In-service training exclusion: this CPR training may not be used to meet general in-service training requirements under subdivision 9.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a clear, mandatory biennial refresh requirement for pediatric CPR training for all relevant child care center staff.
• Ties training content and delivery to nationally recognized standards (AHA, Red Cross, or equivalent).
• Adds explicit hands-on practice and an observed skills assessment with direct supervision.
• Creates a specific timing rule tying completion to the first 90 days of employment (if not already current within two years).
• Specifies that CPR training cannot count toward general in-service training requirements.

Implementation and Compliance Considerations

• Child care centers will need to track staff CPR training dates and ensure coverage for coverage gaps.
• Centers must coordinate with approved CPR instructors and recognized organizations to provide hands-on, observed assessments.
• Scheduling and funding for initial and refresher training may be needed to meet the two-year cadence.

Potential Impacts

• Improved readiness to handle emergencies involving infants and children.
• Potential costs and administrative needs for centers to maintain up-to-date training records.

Related Terms to Note

• child care center staff
• pediatric CPR training
• infants
• children
• airway obstruction
• back blows
• abdominal thrusts
• hands-on practice
• in-person observed skills assessment
• direct supervision
• CPR instructor
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• evidence-based guidelines
• unsupervised direct contact with a child
• first 90 days of employment
• every two calendar years
• Minnesota Statutes section 142B.65 subdivision 5
• subdivision 9 (in-service training)

Relevant Terms pediatric CPR training infants children airway obstruction back blows abdominal thrusts hands-on practice in-person observed skills assessment direct supervision CPR instructor American Heart Association American Red Cross evidence-based guidelines unsupervised direct contact with a child first 90 days of employment biennial / every two calendar years child care center staff Minnesota Statutes section 142B.65 subdivision 5 subdivision 9