Senate Bill sb1436

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1436

    By Senator Geller





    31-114C-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to automated external

  3         defibrillators; amending s. 401.2915, F.S.;

  4         authorizing state and local law enforcement

  5         vehicles to carry an automated external

  6         defibrillator; authorizing local governments to

  7         use forfeiture funds for purchasing automated

  8         external defibrillators; providing an effective

  9         date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 401.2915, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         401.2915  Automated external defibrillators.--It is the

16  intent of the Legislature that an automated external

17  defibrillator may be used by any person for the purpose of

18  saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest.  In order

19  to ensure public health and safety:

20         (1)  All persons who use an automated external

21  defibrillator must obtain appropriate training, to include

22  completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or

23  successful completion of a basic first aid course that

24  includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and

25  demonstrated proficiency in the use of an automated external

26  defibrillator.;

27         (2)  Any person or entity in possession of an automated

28  external defibrillator is encouraged to register with the

29  local emergency medical services medical director the

30  existence and location of the automated external

31  defibrillator.; and

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1436
    31-114C-05




 1         (3)  Any person who uses an automated external

 2  defibrillator shall is required to activate the emergency

 3  medical services system as soon as possible upon use of the

 4  automated external defibrillator.

 5         (4)  Each local and state law enforcement vehicle may

 6  carry an automated external defibrillator. A local government

 7  may use funds from forfeitures to purchase automated external

 8  defibrillators for its law enforcement vehicles.

 9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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