AED Laws
Legislation: Federal Laws
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Legal Expert Advocates Revamping AED and 9-1-1 Laws Model
Legislation: Federal Laws
Following are links to federal laws addressing the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
US CODE: TITLE 42,238Q. LIABILITY REGARDING EMERGENCY USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS/Part B - Miscellaneous Provisions
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS/Part B - Miscellaneous Provisions
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER II - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES/Part D - Primary Health Care/subpart i - health centers
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS/Part B - Miscellaneous Provisions
US CODE: TITLE 42,245. PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER II - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES/Part B - Federal-State Cooperation
US CODE: TITLE 42,244. PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION PROGRAMS
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE/CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/SUBCHAPTER II - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES/Part B - Federal-State Cooperation
Legislation: State Laws & Bills
To view state CPR and AED laws enacted between 2002 and 2006, click here.
To see CPR and AED bills, click here.
This information is continuously updated.
Links to State Legislatures
Legal Expert Advocates Revamping AED and 9-1-1 Laws Model Legislation Proposed
Current AED laws impede the deployment of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and do not protect all AED program participants from liability, according to Richard A. Lazar, Esq., a leading expert in AED program design and operations, risk management, law and public policy. According to Lazar, who serves as a member of the SCA Foundation Board of Directors, many state AED laws discourage bystander action and increase liability risks--despite the intentions of their authors.
To address the “complex quagmire” of current state laws, Lazar proposes model AED and 9-1-1 legislation. The “AED Good Samaritan Immunity Modernization Act” would provide easy-to-understand immunity to all AED program participants and remove burdensome and complex immunity conditions. “The Lifesaving AED Location Emergency Communications Act” would require AED acquirers to report the location of devices to 9-1-1 dispatch agencies and would require 9-1-1 dispatch agencies to receive AED location information and make it immediately available to 9-1-1 callers.
To download Lazar’s proposal, Legislative Strategies for Modernizing U.S. AED Laws, click here.
For more information, see www.AEDRiskInsights.com or contact Lazar at rlazar@AEDRiskInsights.com.
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