Bill > HF4655

This bill modifies existing requirements for child care center staff training in Minnesota, specifically concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for infants and children. The key change is to explicitly include instruction on how to perform back blows for infants and abdominal thrusts for children within the required pediatric CPR training, ensuring staff are equipped to handle choking emergencies. This training must be completed before staff have unsupervised contact with children, and it needs to be repeated at least every two years, with the training itself needing to be provided by an approved instructor and include hands-on practice and an observed skills assessment. This updated training requirement is separate from other in-service training mandates for child care staff.