AED Legal Analysis for New York

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Provider must notify regional council of AED location, initiate medical oversight program in compliance with a collaborative agreement with physician or hospital and assume responsibility for maintenance and testing according to manufacturer’s operational guidelines. Anticipated AED users must be trained by provider or operator in CPR/AED. Good Samaritan protection available to AED user. Provider and operator liable only for own negligence. AED’s and CPR/AED trained personnel required at ferry terminals, large ferry boats, nursing homes, senior centers, golf courses, stadia, arenas and health clubs and at certain public parks and public buildings. Every school must have AEDs and CPR/AED trained personnel in such numbers “to ensure ready and appropriate access”. AEDs must be present at all school sponsored activities and athletic contests at any location. Effective 1/1/12 every dental facility must have an AED and someone trained in CPR/AED.
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Number		 Effective Date Sponsor Abstract
 SB 2923 Amd S6611, Ed L Requires dental facilities to possess automatic external defibrillators.
 AB 3798 Amd S627-a, Gen Bus L Requires health clubs to provide automated external defibrillators during business hours when they are staffed.
 SR 827 Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to encourage schools to provide sufficient staff trained in CPR and AED.
 AB 8779 Add S917, Ed L Requires certain public school facilities to retain on premises at least one cardiac automated external defibrillator (AED) and to provide staff trained in its proper operation and use.
 AB 236 Add S804-d, Ed L Requires that the correct use of automated external defibrillators be taught in health class at senior high schools.
 AB 2988 Amd S225, Pub Health L Requires certain public and private swimming facilities to retain a defibrillator and lifeguard staff trained in its use.
 AB 4421 Amd S140, Pub Bldg L Makes it a duty of the superintendent or chief executive officer of a public building or public institution to equip such public building or public institution with an automated external defibrillator.
 SB 6803 Amd S621, add S627-a, Gen Bus L Requires health clubs with more than 500 persons to have at least one automated external defibrillator and requires employees to be certified in the operation of such equipment; further requires health club employees to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
 AB 11388 Amd S2, Chap of 2002 (as proposed in S. 6122 and A. 8779-A) Exempts certain school entities from having to comply with the automated external defibrillator provisions until December 1, 2002.
 SB 2027 Amd S140, Pub Bldg L Makes it a duty of the superintendent or chief executive officer of a public building or public institution to equip such public building or public institution with an automated external defibrillator.
 AB 11765 Amd S3 Chap 2004 ( as proposed in S6803 and A5084-A) Provides the health club industry a period of one year to purchase an automated external defibrillator rather than the 180 day period that was initially established.
 SB 7001 Amd S225, Pub Health L Requires places of public assembly to maintain an automated external defibrillator and to have at least one employee who is trained in its use.
 SB 7691 Amd S3 Chap 2004 ( as proposed in S6803 and A5084-A) Provides the health club industry a period of one year to purchase an automated external defibrillator rather than the 180 day period that was initially established.
 AB 5084 Amd S621, add S627-a, Gen Bus L Requires health clubs with more than 500 persons to have at least one automated external defibrillator and requires employees to be certified in the operation of such equipment; further requires health club employees to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
 AB 10577 2002-09-01 Amd S917, Ed L; amd S2, Chap of 2002 (as proposed in A8779-A) Relates to requiring school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and charter schools to retain on premises at least one functional cardiac automated external defibrillator (AED); further provides that where a school-sponsored competitive athletic event is held at a site other than a public school facility, the public school officials shall ensure that an AED is provided on-site.
 AB 2106 2003-05-15 Amd Various Laws, generally Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the budgets for the 2003-2004 state fiscal year; allows the division of correctional industries to purchase inmate made goods, wares, and merchandise from correctional industry programs; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to set the fee for license plates; expands the allowable purposes for which unappropriated state lands may be transferred to municipalities; increases the fee paid by nuclear power generator plant operators in support of state and local radiological emergency preparedness requirements; raises certain fines for vehicle and traffic law violations;...
 AB 1044 2007-11-15 Amd S3000-b, Pub Health L Requires a building or facility to indicate at the building`s entrance, the location of an automated external defibrillator.
 AB 8741 2010-07-30 Amd SS3000-a & 3000-b, Pub Health L Relates to causes of action against certain businesses arising in connection with the AED; provides that gross negligence by a business or employee must be shown; provides that a provider of an AED shall assure that anticipated users of AEDs are trained using a nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines course.

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