Act No. 7

(H.34)

Automated external defibrillators

This act provides Good Samaritan limited immunity to any person, except a health care provider or emergency medical provider acting in the normal course of his or her duties, who provides emergency care by the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), owns a premises on which an AED is located, or provides a training course in the operation of an AED. Current law provides such immunity only if the person has complied with certain education and training requirements related to AEDs. The act also removes the prohibition in current law on using an AED before the education and training requirements are completed, and removes the requirement that any person who owns or leases an AED maintain a relationship with a physician to provide technical assistance and consultation regarding its use.

Date Signed by the Governor: May 1, 2009

Effective Date: On passage (May 1, 2009, the date on which the governor signed the bill)