ARTICLE 13.5. The Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act

Article 13.5 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.

§§ 33479–33479.9 · 10 sections

• § 33479 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.
• § 33479.1 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Athletic activity” includes all of the following: (1) Interscholastic athletics. (2) An…
• § 33479.2 (a) The department shall post on its Internet Web site guidelines, videos, and an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs, and…
• § 33479.3 Each school year, before a pupil participates in an athletic activity governed by the California Interscholastic Federation, the school shall collect and…
• § 33479.4 A school may hold an informational meeting before the start of each athletic season for all ages of competitors regarding the symptoms and warning signs of…
• § 33479.5 (a) A pupil who passes out or faints while participating in or immediately following an athletic activity, or who is known to have passed out or fainted while…
• § 33479.6 (a) A coach of an athletic activity shall complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course specified in Section 33479.2 and shall retake the training course…
• § 33479.7 On and after July 1, 2019, a coach who violates Section 33479.6 shall be subject to suspension from coaching any athletic activity until completion of the…
• § 33479.8 The sponsors of youth athletic activities are encouraged to follow the guidelines specified in this article.
• § 33479.9 This article is operative on July 1, 2017.