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1999 SESSION

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HB 2027 Automatic external defibrillators.

Introduced by: George W. Grayson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Automatic external defibrillators. Requires registration of automatic external defibrillators by any owner, other than an emergency medical services agency. This bills establishes that an automatic external defibrillator may be used to save or attempt to save the life of a person who is in cardiac arrest upon compliance with the registration requirements. The requirements for registration must include (i) training of all users in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of the automatic external defibrillator; (ii) maintenance and testing of the equipment in compliance with the manufacturer’s operational guidelines and any Board regulations; (iii) supervision of the program by a licensed physician; (iv) payment of a registration fee, not to exceed $25; (v) disciplinary actions for noncompliance; (vi) four-year registration period; (vii) notification of the use of the equipment on any person to the local EMS agency and physicians; and (viii) notification of the availability, location, and type of the automatic external defibrillator and any changes. Persons using the defibrillators are provided immunity from liability, unless the injury was the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. “Automatic external defibrillator” is defined as a medical device which combines a heart monitor and defibrillator and (i) has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, (ii) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, (iii) is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed, and (iv) automatically charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual’s heart, upon determining that defibrillation should be performed. Technical amendments are provided to the Good Samaritan Law for more logical grouping of the various persons who are immune from liability while rendering emergency care, assistance or treatment.


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