HB 0211

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to automated external defibrillators;
3	amending s. 401.2915, F.S.; revising legislative intent
4	with respect to the use of an automated external
5	defibrillator; defining an automated external
6	defibrillator as a lifesaving defibrillation device;
7	defining a related term; providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  Section 401.2915, Florida Statutes, is amended
12	to read:
13	401.2915  Automated external defibrillators.--It is the
14	intent of the Legislature that an automated external
15	defibrillator may be used by any person for the purpose of
16	saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest. In order to
17	achieve that goal, the Legislature intends to encourage training
18	in lifesaving first aid, set standards for the use of automated
19	external defibrillators, and encourage their use.
20	(1)  As used in this section, the term:
21	(a)  "Automated external defibrillator" means a lifesaving
22	defibrillation device that:
23	1.  Is commercially distributed as a defibrillation device
24	in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
25	2.  Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of
26	ventricular fibrillation and is capable of determining, without
27	intervention by the user of the device, if defibrillation should
28	be performed; and
29	3.  Is capable of delivering an electrical shock to an
30	individual, upon determining that defibrillation should be
31	performed.
32	(b)  "Defibrillation" means the administration of a
33	controlled electrical charge to the heart to restore a viable
34	cardiac rhythm.
35	(2)  In order to ensure public health and safety:
36	(a)(1)  All persons who use an automated external
37	defibrillator must obtain appropriate training, to include
38	completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or
39	successful completion of a basic first aid course that includes
40	cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and demonstrated
41	proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator;
42	(b)(2)  Any person or entity in possession of an automated
43	external defibrillator is encouraged to register with the local
44	emergency medical services medical director the existence and
45	location of the automated external defibrillator; and
46	(c)(3)  Any person who uses an automated external
47	defibrillator shall is required to activate the emergency
48	medical services system as soon as possible upon use of the
49	automated external defibrillator.
50	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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