S. 2124 (112th): Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2012

Introduced:
Feb 17, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 254 on Feb 07, 2013. See S. 254 for current action on this subject.

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This bill was introduced on February 17, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Feb 17, 2012
Referred to Committee Feb 17, 2012
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4D) (show)
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families.

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Last updated Feb 17, 2012.
8 pages

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2/17/2012--Introduced.
Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and provide for dissemination to school administrators, educators, school health professionals, coaches, and families, as well as to state and local health departments, pediatricians, hospitals, and other health professionals, of public education and awareness materials and resources that include:
(1) background information to increase education and awareness of cardiomyopathy and other related causes of sudden cardiac death;
(2) a cardiomyopathy risk assessment worksheet for use by parents, guardians, or other caregivers;
(3) guidelines regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in schools and child care centers;
(4) training information on defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(5) recommendations for how schools and child care centers can develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan.
Encourages the Secretary, in support of such effort, to:
(1) establish an advisory panel, and
(2) engage in a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit advocacy organization expert in all forms of cardiomyopathy.

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