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1999 SESSION

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HB 2097 Automatic external defibrillators.

Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Automated external defibrillators. Requires registration of automated external defibrillators by any owner, other than an emergency medical services agency, certain licensed health care facilities, and certain health professionals, who are regulated by a health regulatory board and whose scope of practice encompasses such services. This bill establishes that an automated 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 in the use of the automated external defibrillator in a course approved by the Board of Health; (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 automated 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. “Automated 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. This bill incorporates HB 2027.


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