It seems like a good practice and most places do it by choice, but it isn’t always mandatory.
In this week’s Map Monday, we discuss which states require their athletic coaches to be certified in CPR.
Georgia is one of the states that has no requirement.
Known states where it is currently mandatory:
- Alabama – CPR | Sports First Aid – Association Required
- Alaska – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Arizona – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Arkansas – First Aid – Association Required
- California – CPR | First Aid – State and Association Required
- Colorado – CPR – State Required
- Connecticut – CPR – State Required
- Delaware – CPR – State Required
- District of Columbia – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Florida – CPR – Association Required
- Idaho – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Indiana – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Iowa – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Kentucky – CPR – State Required
- Maine – CPR | Sports First Aid – Association Required
- Maryland – CPR – Association Required
- Massachusetts – CPR Required
- Michigan – CPR – Association Required
- Mississippi – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Missouri – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- New Hampshire – CPR | First Aid
- New Jersey – CPR | First Aid
- New York – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- North Carolina – CPR
- North Dakota – CPR | First Aid
- Ohio – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Rhode Island – CPR | First Aid
- South Carolina – Sports First Aid
- Texas – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Utah – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Vermont – CPR | First Aid
- Washington – CPR | First Aid
- Wisconsin – CPR | First Aid
Optional
- Oregon – CPR
Not Required
- Georgia*
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska*
- Nevada*
- New Mexico*
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota*
- Tennessee*
- Virginia
- West Virginia*
- Wyoming
