Florida AED Laws

(c) Emergency care: When care is needed beyond onsite first aid, staff shall refer the youth to outside medical services. Signs and symptoms of the need for emergent, off-site care include, but are not limited to, tremors, severe sweating, injury, physical illness, distress, difficulty moving, intoxication, fainting or unresponsiveness. All staff shall have immediate access to contact Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by calling "911" under any circumstances that require immediate medical attention or evaluation. Drills shall be conducted as follows to ensure access to emergency care: 1. Emergency drills, both announced and unannounced, shall be conducted for each shift, on at least a quarterly basis. The drills shall simulate an episodic care event calling for immediate first aid or the administration of CPR techniques, and the initiation of emergency procedures to follow when a life-threatening emergency occurs. CPR and AED techniques shall be demonstrated at least annually. All staff from…

There Is a Newer Version of the Florida Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 Florida Statutes TITLE XLVIII — K-20 EDUCATION CODE Chapter 1006 — SUPPORT FOR LEARNING PART I — PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND STUDENT SERVICES D. — Student ExtracurricularActivities and Athletics 1006.165 — Automated external defibrillator; user training. 1006.165 Automated external defibrillator; user training.— (1) Each public school that is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association must have an operational automated external defibrillator on the school grounds. Public and private partnerships are encouraged to cover the cost associated with the purchase and placement of the defibrillator and training in the use of the defibrillator. (2) Each school must ensure that all employees or volunteers who are reasonably expected to use the device obtain appropriate training, including completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a basic first aid course that includes…

768.1325 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; immunity from civil liability. 1768.1325 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; immunity from civil liability.-- (1) This section may be cited as the "Cardiac Arrest Survival Act." (b) "Automated external defibrillator device" means a defibrillator device that: (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (4), any person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency, without objection of the victim of the perceived medical emergency, is immune from civil liability for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device. In addition, any person who acquired the device, including, but not limited to, a community association organized under chapter 617, chapter 718, chapter 719, chapter 720, chapter 721, or chapter 723, is immune from such liability, if the harm was not due to the…

(a) Before providing services to an eligible relative, a home health aide for medically fragile children must complete an agency-approved training program. The employing home health agency must provide validation of competency by a registered nurse, and maintain documentation of training completion and competency validation. The employing home health agency must provide additional training and competency validation as the medically fragile child’s care needs change, consistent with any changes to the plan of care. The employing home health agency must provide training on HIV infections and AIDS and must ensure that each home health aide for medically fragile children holds and maintains a certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 5. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, evidenced by obtaining and maintaining a current certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(b) Follow-up Care. Following pediatric a open heart surgery operation, patients shall be cared for in an intensive care unit that provides 24 hour nursing coverage with at least one registered nurse for every two patients during the first hours of post-operative care. There shall be at least one board certified or board eligible pediatric cardiac surgeon on the staff of a hospital with a pediatric open heart surgery program. A clinical cardiologist must be available for consultation to the surgical team and responsible for the medical management of patients as well as the selection of suitable candidates for surgery along with the cardiovascular surgical team. Backup personnel in cardiology, anesthesiology, pathology, thoracic surgery and radiology shall be on call in case of an emergency. Twenty-four hour per day coverage must be arranged for the operation of the cardiopulmonary bypass pump. All members of the team caring for cardiovascular surgical…

(4) School districts are encouraged to provide basic training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students, beginning in grade 6 and every 2 years thereafter. Private and public partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are encouraged.

36-420. Health care institutions; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; first aid; immunity; falls; definition 1. Shall initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with its certification training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation before the arrival of emergency medical services, to a resident who is nonresponsive or has a cessation of normal respiration. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be in accordance with that resident's advance directives, if known. Staff who are certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be available at all times. 3. May not have, establish or implement policies that prevent employees from providing appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid. C. A health care institution that renders cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid as described in subsection B of this section is not liable for any civil damages as the result of any act or omission by the person rendering such care. This liability exclusion applies only if the cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid is rendered in good faith and…

(a) In the event a resident experiences cardiac or pulmonary arrest, staff trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or a health care provider present in the facility, may withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation (artificial ventilation, cardiac compression, endotracheal intubation and defibrillation).

(b) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Choke Relief. All nurses and direct service staff shall be trained to practice basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choke relief technique at employment or within 6 months of employment and have a refresher course at least every 2 years. There shall be one person on the premises at all times who is CPR certified and proficient in choke relief techniques. Training shall be documented in the personnel record of the employee. Consent for referral and the disclosure of vital information is not required in life-threatening situations.

4. Proof of successful course completion in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid.

(3) The department shall adopt rules providing for the implementation of orders not to resuscitate. The provider may withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation if presented with an order not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45. The provider shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability, nor be considered to have engaged in negligent or unprofessional conduct, for withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation pursuant to such an order and rules adopted by the department.

b. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); and c. Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

g. Defibrillator with defibrillator pads or defibrillator gel, or an Automated External Defibrillator unit (AED). e. Cardiac Arrest,

(c) Successful completion of all written, web-based, and practical requirements for CPR/First Aid/AED training.

(1) Each state park is encouraged to have on the premises at all times a functioning automated external defibrillator. (3) The location of each automated external defibrillator shall be registered with a local emergency medical services medical director.

There Is a Newer Version of the Florida Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2016 Florida Statutes TITLE XLVIII - K-20 EDUCATION CODE Chapter 1006 - SUPPORT FOR LEARNING Part I - PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND STUDENTSERVICES (ss. 1006.025-1006.42) Subpart D - Student ExtracurricularActivities and Athletics 1006.165 - Automated external defibrillator; user training. Universal Citation: FL Stat § 1006.165 (2016) Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation. 1006.165 Automated external defibrillator; user training.— (1) Each public school that is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association must have an operational automated external defibrillator on the school grounds. Public and private partnerships are encouraged to cover the cost associated with the purchase and placement of the defibrillator and training in the use of the defibrillator. (2) Each school must…

(3)(a) Each multiservice senior center is encouraged to have on the premises at all times a functioning automated external defibrillator. (c) The location of each automated external defibrillator shall be registered with a local emergency medical services medical director.

(3) School districts must provide basic training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, once in middle school in a physical education or health class and once in high school in a physical education or health class. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must: (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and (b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator.

(5) “Practice of a certified nursing assistant” means providing care and assisting persons with tasks relating to the activities of daily living. Such tasks are those associated with personal care, maintaining mobility, nutrition and hydration, toileting and elimination, assistive devices, safety and cleanliness, data gathering, reporting abnormal signs and symptoms, postmortem care, patient socialization and reality orientation, end-of-life care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care, residents’ or patients’ rights, documentation of nursing-assistant services, and other tasks that a certified nurse assistant may perform after training beyond that required for initial certification and upon validation of competence in that skill by a registered nurse. This subsection does not restrict the ability of any person who is otherwise trained and educated from performing such tasks.

c. Cardiac defibrillator with synchronization capability.

768.1325 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; immunity from civil liability.— (1) This section may be cited as the “Cardiac Arrest Survival Act.” (b) “Automated external defibrillator device” means a lifesaving defibrillator device that: (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (4), any person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency, without objection of the victim of the perceived medical emergency, is immune from civil liability for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (4), any person who acquired the device and makes it available for use, including, but not limited to, a community association organized under chapter 617, chapter 718, chapter 719, chapter 720, chapter 721, or chapter…

401.2915 Automated external defibrillators.—It is the intent of the Legislature that an automated external defibrillator may be used by any person for the purpose of saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest. In order to achieve that goal, the Legislature intends to encourage training in lifesaving first aid and set standards for and encourage the use of automated external defibrillators. (a) “Automated external defibrillator” means a device as defined in s. 768.1325(2)(b). (a) All persons who use an automated external defibrillator are encouraged to obtain appropriate training, to include completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or successful completion of a basic first aid course that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and demonstrated proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator. (b) Any person or entity in possession of an automated external defibrillator is encouraged to notify the local emergency medical services medical director or the local public…

(e) “Telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training” means specific training, including continuous education, that is evidence-based and contains nationally accepted guidelines for high-quality telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest over the telephone and the delivery of telephonic instructions for treating cardiac arrest and performing compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (3) TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.— (a) In addition to the certification and recertification requirements in this section, 911 public safety telecommunicators who answer telephone calls and provide dispatch functions for emergency medical conditions must complete telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training every 2 years. (b)1. A public safety agency or any agency that receives or dispatches telephone calls for emergency medical conditions may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another public safety agency or agency that receives or dispatches such telephone calls, a dedicated phone line, or a call center to provide telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if the applicable agency, dedicated phone…

(g) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, advanced cardiac life support, neonatal resuscitation, and pediatric advanced life support, or equivalent functions.

(8) The hospice care team may withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation if presented with an order not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45. The agency shall adopt rules providing for the implementation of such orders. Hospice staff shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability, nor be considered to have engaged in negligent or unprofessional conduct, for withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation pursuant to such an order and applicable rules. The absence of an order to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45 does not preclude a physician from withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as otherwise permitted by law.

(c) The department, in consultation with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall develop a standardized do-not-resuscitate identification system with devices that signify, when carried or worn, that the possessor is a patient for whom a physician or physician assistant has issued an order not to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The department may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of producing and distributing such identification devices. Use of such devices shall be voluntary.

(1) Any person working as a swimming instructor or lifeguard at a public swimming pool must be certified by the American Red Cross, the Y.M.C.A., or other nationally recognized aquatic training programs. Swimming instructors must be currently certified in swimming instruction, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Lifeguards must be currently certified in lifeguarding, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(6) The PPEC center must have an emergency kit available to provide basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

3. The operator and attendant shall be provided certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid training along with other required pre-service training prior to transporting students, and shall receive CPR and first aid refresher in-service training at least biennially; however, the operator and attendant shall not give medicine and shall limit his or her assistance to that which may normally be expected of a reasonable, prudent person or as specified in the student's Individual Educational Plan or Individualized Seizure Action Plan.

(9) CNAs and home health aides referred by nurse registries must maintain a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification from an instructor or training provider that is approved to provide training by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or the Health and Safety Institute, and that provides CPR training in which the student is required to demonstrate, in person, that he or she is able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(18) “Home health aide for medically fragile children” means a family caregiver who meets the qualifications specified in this part and who performs tasks delegated to him or her under chapter 464 while caring for an eligible relative, and provides care relating to activities of daily living, including those associated with personal care; maintaining mobility; nutrition and hydration; toileting and elimination; assistive devices; safety and cleanliness; data gathering; reporting abnormal signs and symptoms; postmortem care; patient socialization and reality orientation; end-of-life care; cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care; residents’ or patients’ rights; documentation of services performed; infection control; safety and emergency procedures; hygiene, grooming, skin care, and pressure sore prevention; wound care; oxygen use and safety and other respiratory procedures; tracheostomy care; enteral care and therapy; intravenous assistive activities and alternative feeding methods; and any other tasks delegated to the family caregiver under chapter 464.

(4) A dentist or dental hygienist who administers or employs the use of any form of anesthesia must possess a certification in either basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation for health professionals or advanced cardiac life support approved by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or an equivalent agency-sponsored course with recertification every 2 years. Each dental office which uses any form of anesthesia must have immediately available and in good working order such resuscitative equipment, oxygen, and other resuscitative drugs as are specified by rule of the board in order to manage possible adverse reactions.

(2) The board may, by rule, prescribe continuing education requirements, not to exceed 24 hours biennially. The criteria for continuing education shall be approved by the board and must include a current certification in both cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator as set forth in the continuing education requirements as determined by the board.

(a) Minimum standards must include requirements for sanitary and safety conditions, first aid treatment, emergency procedures, and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The minimum standards must require that at least one staff person trained in person in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as evidenced by current documentation of course completion, be present at all times that children are present.

Requires licensed assisted living facilities with 17 beds or more to possess functioning automated external defibrillator; encourages location registration; provides immunity from liability under Good Samaritan Act & Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; auth...

Revises provisions relating to automated external defibrillators on school grounds, training related to CPR & defibrillators, FHSAA student athlete safety policies, & specified medical evaluations.

Revises requirements for athletic coaches to include certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, & use of automatic external defibrillators.

Requires certain 911 public safety telecommunicators to complete biennial telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; authorizes certain agencies to enter into reciprocal agreements to provide telephonic assistance in administering cardi...