Ohio bill would make CPR a license requirement for teens Parenthood Ideas

Ohio bill would make CPR a license requirement for teens

July 13, 2011 – 4:40 pm

Ohio bill would make CPR a license requirement for teens A proposal at the Ohio Statehouse would require teens to learn CPR before they can get a driver’s license. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposal at the Ohio Statehouse would require teens to learn CPR before they can get a driver’s license.

License applicants under 18 would have to show they passed an approved first-aid and CPR course, under the bill introduced Tuesday by Republican state Rep. Cheryl Grossman of suburban Columbus.

Grossman says in a statement that the training will give the young people a skill for a lifetime that they can use to save lives.

She says her proposal has the support of Ohio fire chiefs, the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.

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