Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§244d Promoting student access to AEDs and CPR

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part Part B— - Federal-State Cooperation › § 244d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants to local school agencies so public elementary and secondary schools can get AEDs and CPR training for students and staff. Grant money can be used to make program materials, run CPR and AED training for students, staff, and sports volunteers, create a school cardiac emergency plan, buy AEDs that are approved or cleared under 21 U.S.C. sections 360e, 360(k), or 360c(f)(2), buy needed batteries and do AED maintenance as the device label says, and replace old AED or CPR equipment and teaching materials. To get a grant, an applicant must be a local educational agency (including charter schools that are LEAs) working with a qualified health care entity and must apply to the Secretary as requested. “Elementary school,” “secondary school,” and “local educational agency” have the meanings in 20 U.S.C. 7801. A “qualified health care entity” is a public body or a tax‑exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)/501(a) that can develop, train, implement, and give technical help on AED and CPR programs.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §244d

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to automated external defibrillators (in this section referred to as “AEDs”) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (in this section referred to as “CPR”) in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

(b)An eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) may use funds received through such grant to carry out any of the following activities:

(1)Developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish AED and CPR programs in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

(2)Providing support for CPR and AED training programs in such schools for students, staff, and related sports volunteers.

(3)Providing support for developing a cardiac emergency response plan within such schools.

(4)Purchasing AEDs that have been approved under section 360e of title 21, cleared under section 360(k) of such title, or classified under section 360c(f)(2) of such title.

(5)Purchasing necessary AED batteries and performing necessary AED maintenance (such as by replacing AED pads) in accordance with the labeling of the AED involved.

(6)Replacing old and outdated AED and CPR equipment, machinery, and educational materials.

(c)To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall—

(1)be a local educational agency (including a public charter school operating as a local educational agency under State law), in consultation with a qualified health care entity; and

(2)submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

(d)In this section:

(1)The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 7801 of title 20.

(2)The term “qualified health care entity” means a health care entity that—

(A)is—

(i)a public entity; or

(ii)an organization that is described in section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title;

(B)demonstrates an ability to develop, train, and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in public elementary and secondary schools; and

(C)is qualified in providing technical assistance in AED and CPR training.

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42 U.S.C. § 244d

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73