HB 0369 2004
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; classifying an automated external
6	defibrillator as a lifesaving device; defining a related
7	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	device that:
23	1. Is approved for premarket modification by the United
24	States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 U.S.C. s.
25	360(k);
26	2. Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of
27	ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia and is
28	capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, if
29	defibrillation should be performed; and
30	3. Automatically charges and delivers an electrical
31	impulse to a person's heart when it determines that
32	defibrillation should be performed.
33	(b) "Defibrillation" means the administration of a
34	controlled electrical charge to the heart to restore a viable
35	cardiac rhythm.
36	(2)In order to ensure public health and safety:
37	(a)(1)All persons who use an automated external
38	defibrillator must obtain appropriate training, to include
39	completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or
40	successful completion of a basic first aid course that includes
41	cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and demonstrated
42	proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator;
43	(b)(2)Any person or entity in possession of an automated
44	external defibrillator is encouraged to register with the local
45	emergency medical services medical director the existence and
46	location of the automated external defibrillator; and
47	(c)(3)Any person who uses an automated external
48	defibrillator shall is required toactivate the emergency
49	medical services system as soon as possible upon use of the
50	automated external defibrillator.
51	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.