§ 54-4. Training required.

(a) In general.

Before acting as a coach for a youth sports program, an individual must have successfully completed within the last 24 months training approved in advance by the Department in:

(1) concussion risk and management;

(2) heat exhaustion risk and management;

(3) heat stroke risk and management;

(4) operation of an automated external defibrillator;

(5) sudden cardiac arrest risk and management; and

(6) identification and reporting of abuse and neglect.

(b) Permits for facility use.

The Department may not issue a permit to any youth sports program for the use of any Department facility unless the applicant has submitted adequate documentation that all coaches associated with the program have complied with this section.

(c) Department to maintain a list.

In consultation and collaboration with the Baltimore City Department of Health, the Department must maintain a list of training courses or programs that would satisfy the requirements of this section.

(d) Department training program.

The Department may collaborate with the Baltimore City Department of Health to develop its own training program to satisfy the requirements of this section.

(e) Other training programs.

For the purposes of conducting tournaments or other similar sporting events, the Department must accept training substantially equivalent to the training required by this section from any regional, local, state, or national youth sports organization using a Department facility under a permit issued to another youth sports program.