Georgia AED Laws

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Automated external defibrillator" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 31-11-53.1. (2) "Courthouse" means a building occupied by judicial courts and containing rooms in which judicial proceedings are held, provided that such building contains an automated external defibrillator. (3) "Government entity" means any state board, commission, agency, or department, or the governing authority of any county, municipality, or consolidated government, but such term shall not include local school systems, public schools, charter schools, or university buildings. (4) "Opioid antagonist" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 26-4-116.2. (5) "Opioid related overdose" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 26-4-116.2. (6) "Qualified government building" means a building in which a government entity is housed or meets in its official capacity, including the portion occupied by a government entity of…

(a) It shall be lawful for the attending physician to issue an order not to resuscitate pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. Any written order issued by the attending physician using the term "do not resuscitate," "DNR," "order not to resuscitate," "do not attempt resuscitation," "DNAR," "no code," "allow natural death," "AND," "order to allow natural death," or substantially similar language in the patient's chart shall constitute a legally sufficient order and shall authorize a physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, or emergency medical technician to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Such an order shall remain effective, whether or not the patient is receiving treatment from or is a resident of a health care facility, until the order is canceled as provided in Code Section 31-39-5 or until consent for such order is revoked as provided in Code Section 31-39-6, whichever occurs earlier. An attending physician who…

(a) Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following: (1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services. (2) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician and as recommended by the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and approved by the department: (A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a hemodynamically unstable patient. (B) Administer approved intravenous solutions. (C) Administer parenteral injections of antiarrhythmic agents, vagolytic agents, chronotropic agents, alkalizing agents, analgesic agents, and vasopressor agents or administer opioid antagonists. (D) Perform pulmonary ventilation by esophageal airway and endotracheal intubation; and (E) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician during a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 31-12-1.1, administer vaccines. (b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, cardiac technician trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician or a registered…

(3) "Low-income" shall have the same meaning as in Code Section 31-8-192. (4) "Unrestricted" means that no restrictions have been placed on the applicant's license by any state dental board, no sanctions or disciplinary actions have been imposed by any state dental board on the applicant, and the applicant is not under probation or suspension by any state dental board. (b) The board may issue in its discretion a temporary, limited license to allow a qualifying, non-Georgia licensed dentist or dental hygienist to engage in the lawful practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in Georgia on a volunteer basis under the direct supervision of a Georgia licensed dentist, provided that such treatment is rendered at charitable dental events. (c) In issuing such licenses, the board shall observe the following criteria: (1) Dentists and dental hygienists practicing under this license shall only treat low-income patients. (2) Dentists and dental hygienists practicing…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term "lay rescuer" means a person trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to use an automated external defibrillator, as defined in Code Section 31-11-53.1, and who is participating in a physician or medically authorized automated external defibrillator program. (b) The following guidelines shall be applicable to the use of automated external defibrillators by lay rescuers: (1) Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that: (A) Expected users of the automated external defibrillator receive American Heart Association or American Red Cross training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use or complete an equivalent nationally recognized course. (B) The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines. (C) There is involvement of a licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board in the site's automated external defibrillator program to ensure compliance with requirements…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term "lay rescuer" means a person trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to use an automated external defibrillator, as defined in Code Section 31-11-53.1, and who is participating in a physician or medically authorized automated external defibrillator program. (1) Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that: (A) Expected users of the automated external defibrillator receive American Heart Association or American Red Cross training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use or complete an equivalent nationally recognized course. (B) The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines. (C) There is involvement of a licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board in the site's automated external defibrillator program to ensure compliance with requirements for training, notification, and maintenance; and (D) Any person who renders emergency care or treatment to a…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term "communications officer" means and includes any person employed by the state or a local governmental agency to receive, process, or transmit public safety information and dispatch law enforcement officers, firefighters, medical personnel, or emergency management personnel. (b) Any person employed on or after July 1, 1995, as a communications officer shall satisfactorily complete a basic training course approved by the council. Persons who are employed on July 1, 1994, shall register with the council and may be certified by voluntarily complying with the certification process. Any person who fails to comply with the registration or certification process of the council shall not perform any duties of a communications officer and may have his or her certificate sanctioned or revoked. (c) The council shall conduct administrative compliance reviews with respect to the requirements of this Code section. The council, in coordination with…

The General Assembly finds that although cardiopulmonary resuscitation has proved invaluable in the reversal of sudden, unexpected death, it is appropriate for an attending physician, in certain circumstances, to issue an order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient where appropriate consent or authorization has been obtained. The General Assembly further finds that there is a need to establish and clarify the rights and obligations of patients, their families or representatives, and health care providers regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the issuance of orders not to resuscitate. The General Assembly further finds that, in the interest of protecting individual autonomy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in some circumstances may cause loss of patient dignity and unnecessary pain and suffering. In recognition of the considerable uncertainty in the medical and legal professions as to the legality of implementing orders not to resuscitate, in recognition of the request of the Supreme Court of Georgia for…

(a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dentistry shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the board and shall pay to the executive director a registration fee which shall be set by the board. The board shall provide for penalty fees for late registration. (b) The failure to renew a license by the end of an established penalty period shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement only in the discretion of the board. The board may restore and reissue a license to practice dentistry pursuant to this chapter under any terms or conditions that it may deem appropriate. (c) After 1988, as a prerequisite for license renewal, dentists shall furnish satisfactory evidence of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation as may be defined by rule or regulation of the board.

(k) (1) Any licensed dental hygienist performing dental hygiene services under general supervision pursuant to this Code section shall have at least two years of experience in the practice of dental hygiene, shall be in compliance with continuing education requirements pursuant to Code Section 43-11-73.1 and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements contained in Code Section 43-11-73, and shall be licensed in good standing. (2) Licensed dental hygienists practicing under general supervision shall maintain professional liability insurance in accordance with board rules and regulations. (l) (1) No licensed dentist shall be required to authorize a licensed dental hygienist or dental hygienists to perform dental hygiene duties pursuant to subsection (g), (h), or (i) of this Code section. (2) It shall be in the sole discretion of the authorizing licensed dentist as to whether or not to require an initial examination of the patient prior to the performance by a licensed dental hygienist…

A RESOLUTION recognizing the success of lay person CPR training in increasing the survival rate of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the need of such training; and for other purposes.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Automated external defibrillator" means a defibrillator which: (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis. (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and (C) Is capable of continuously recording cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use. (2) "Emergency action plan" means the plan established pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of this Code section to provide for an emergency response to a person in cardiac arrest. (3) "Internal response team" means the team of school personnel established pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (c) of this Code section responsible for oversight of an emergency response to a person in cardiac arrest and implementation of the emergency action plan. (4) "School" means a…

Section 20-2-149.1 - Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillator; requirements

There Is a Newer Version of this Title View Our Newest Version Here 2020 Georgia Code Title 31 - Health Previous Next Chapter 1 - General Provisions [31-1-1 through 31-1-40] Chapter 2 - Department of Community Health [31-2-1 through 31-2-20] Chapter 2A - Department of Public Health [31-2A-1 through 31-2A-57] Chapter 3 - County Boards of Health [31-3-1 through 31-3-16] Chapter 4 - Council on Maternal and Infant Health [31-4-1 through 31-4-3.] [Repealed] Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement [31-5-1 through 31-5-24] Chapter 5A - Department of Community Health [31-5A-1 through 31-5A-8.] [Redesignated] Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development [31-6-1 through 31-6-95] Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities [31-7-1 through 31-7-412] Chapter 8 - Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients [31-8-1 through 31-8-304] Chapter 9 - Consent for Surgical or Medical Treatment [31-9-1 through 31-9-7] Chapter 9A - Woman's…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Automated external defibrillator" means a defibrillator which: (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis. (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and (C) Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use. (2) "Defibrillation" means to terminate ventricular fibrillation. (3) "First responder" means any person or agency who provides on-site care until the arrival of a duly licensed ambulance service. This shall include, but not be limited to, persons who routinely respond to calls for assistance through an affiliation with law enforcement agencies, fire suppression agencies, rescue agencies, and others. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that an automated external defibrillator may be used…

(a) The persons described in this Code section shall be immune from civil liability for any act or omission to act related to the provision of emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator, as described in Code Sections 31-11-53.1 and 31-11-53.2, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton misconduct and shall not apply to a person acting within the scope of a licensed profession if such person acts with gross negligence. The immunity provided for in this Code section shall extend to: (1) Any person who gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator without objection of the person to whom care or treatment is rendered. (2) The owner or operator of any premises or conveyance who installs or provides automated external…

(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the "Cory Joseph Wilson Act." (b) As used in this Code section, the term "psychomotor skills" means skills using hands-on practice to support cognitive learning. (c) Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, each local board of education which operates a school with grades nine through 12 shall provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator to its students as a requirement within existing health or physical education courses. Such training shall include either of the following and shall incorporate into the instruction the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator: (1) An instructional program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; or (2) An instructional program which is nationally recognized and is based on the most current national evidence based emergency cardiovascular care…

Section 31-11-53.1 - Automated external defibrillator program; establishment; regulations; liability

Section 20-2-775 - Automated external defibrillator required in high schools; requirements; funding

CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Article 1 State Board of Education. 20-2-1. Board created; appointment of members; powers. 20-2-2. Terms of office of members. 20-2-3. Vacancies on board. 20-2-4. Qualifications and disqualifications of members. 20-2-5. Oaths of members; board meetings. 20-2-5.1. Annual public hearings in congressional district from which each State Board of Education member is appointed. 20-2-5.2. Chairperson and other officers; election; term and duties of chairperson. 20-2-6. Inspection committees. 20-2-7. Where committee meetings may be held. 20-2-8. Travel by members within or outside state. 20-2-9. Per diem allowances and expenses of members. 20-2-10. Gifts or compensation to members, appointees, or their families from publishers prohibited; reporting offers; penalty. 20-2-11. Budgets; supervision of Department of Education; funds for state office. 20-2-12. Educational television programs [Repealed]. 20-2-13. Educational research; preparation and publication of instructional material. 20-2-14. Acceptance of donations, grants, and federal aid for vocational or other educational purposes;…

CHAPTER 11 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Article 1 General Provisions. 31-11-1. Findings; declaration of policy. 31-11-2. (See Editor's notes.) Definitions. 31-11-3. Recommendations by local coordinating entity as to administration of EMSC Program; hearing and appeal. 31-11-4. Supervision and modifications of EMSC Program. 31-11-5. Rules and regulations. 31-11-6. Records. 31-11-7. Exercise of emergency vehicle privileges by ambulance drivers. 31-11-8. Liability of persons rendering emergency care; liability of physicians advising ambulance service pursuant to Code Section 31-11-50; limitation to gratuitous services. 31-11-9. Enforcement; inspections. 31-11-10. Establishment of fees and regulations by municipalities. 31-11-11. Applicability of chapter. 31-11-12. Contracts between emergency service providers and pharmacies for furnishing dangerous drugs and controlled substances. Article 2 Licenses. 31-11-30. License requirement. 31-11-31. Application for license. 31-11-31.1. License fee. 31-11-32. Duties of license officer. 31-11-33. Insurance coverage as condition of licensing. 31-11-34. Standards for ambulances. 31-11-35. Renewal of license; change of ownership of ambulance service. 31-11-36. Suspension or…

Art center had no duty to provide on-site ambulance or automatic external defibrillator device. - Trial court did not err in entering summary judgment in favor of an arts center in a widow's wrongful death action because the center had no duty as a matter of law to provide an on-site ambulance or an automatic external defibrillator device at the concert the widow and her husband attended; the widow did not adduce any evidence that the traffic on the night her husband suffered a cardiac arrest was hazardous or that the ambulance that answered the 911 call was delayed by the concert crowd or traffic. Boller v. Robert W. Woodruff Arts Ctr., Inc., 311 Ga. App. 693, 716 S.E.2d 713 (2011).

(a) There shall be established the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health. The office shall administer the designation process provided for in this article, including, but not limited to, data collection, analysis and reporting, and site visits. (b) The office shall designate hospitals that meet the criteria set forth in this article as emergency cardiac care centers. Each emergency cardiac care center shall be further designated as Level I, Level II, or Level III by the office. The criteria for each level designation shall be established by the office and shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Level I shall have: (A) Cardiac catheterization and angioplasty facilities available 24 hours, seven days per week, 365 days per year. (B) On-site cardiothoracic surgery capability available 24 hours, seven days per week, 365 days per year. (C) Established protocols for therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.…

(a) No physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care facility, other licensed facility, emergency medical technician, or person employed by, acting as the agent of, or under contract with any of the foregoing shall be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for carrying out in good faith a decision regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation authorized by this chapter by or on behalf of a patient or for those actions taken in compliance with the standards and procedures set forth in this chapter. (b) No physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care facility, other licensed facility, emergency medical technician, or person employed by, acting as the agent of, or under contract with any of the foregoing shall be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for providing cardiopulmonary…

3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid training programs offered by certified or licensed health care professionals or trainers and approved by the Department, which include emergency care for infants and children.

(a) Every patient shall be presumed to consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, unless there is consent or authorization for the issuance of an order not to resuscitate. Such presumption of consent does not presume that every patient shall be administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but rather that every patient agrees to its administration unless it is medically futile. (b) Every adult shall be presumed to have the capacity to make a decision regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation unless determined otherwise in writing in the patient's medical record pursuant to this Code section or pursuant to a court order. When an order not to resuscitate is requested by an adult with decision-making capacity, such order shall be presumed, unless revoked pursuant to Code Section 31-39-6, to be the direction of such person regarding resuscitation. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall require a health care facility,…

Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) Section 31-39-3 - Patient presumed to consent to administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation; patient's order not to resuscitate; health care facilities not required to expand to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation Section 31-39-7 - Liability of persons carrying out in good faith decisions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation; notification of next of kin or authorized person of patient by physician refusing to comply with order not to resuscitate

(1) "Adult" means any person who is 18 years of age or older, is the parent of a child, or has married. (2) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by or assigned to a patient to have primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. Where more than one physician share such responsibility, any such physician may act as the attending physician pursuant to this chapter. (3) "Authorized person" means any one person from the following list in the order of priority as listed below: (A) Any agent under a durable power of attorney for health care or health care agent under an advance directive for health care appointed pursuant to Chapter 32 of this title. (B) A spouse. (C) A guardian over the person appointed pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 29-4-1. (D) A son or daughter 18 years of age or older. (E) A parent;…

__________________ (Initials) If my heart or pulse has stopped, I want to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) used.

(d) Each staff member shall have current certification in basic cardiac life support (BCLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, T. 31, C. 39.

CHAPTER 11 DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS Article 1 General Provisions. 43-11-1. Definitions. 43-11-2. Creation of and composition of board; qualifications and voting rights of members; terms of office; vacancies; enjoining violations. 43-11-2.1. Administrative transfer of board to Department of Community Health; appointment of executive director; powers, duties, and functions of executive director; location of meetings and hearings; hiring of investigators; general provisions. 43-11-3. Election of officers. 43-11-4. Meetings. 43-11-5. Duty of members to notify executive director of address. 43-11-6. Expense and mileage allowances; other reimbursements. 43-11-7. Powers and duties of board. 43-11-8. Board to examine applicants, issue licenses, make bylaws and rules; seal; books and records [Repealed]. 43-11-9. Rules and regulations affecting dental hygienists, dental assistants, or other persons. 43-11-10. Dental specialties. 43-11-11. Gathering of census data on practicing dentists and dental hygienists; standard form. 43-11-12. Public inspection of board records; nondisclosure of confidential records. 43-11-13. Service of…

(a) Any interested person, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian. Such petition shall be filed in the court of the county in which: (1) The proposed ward is domiciled. (2) The proposed ward is found; provided, however, that if the court of the county where the proposed ward is found determines that the proposed ward was removed to such county solely for the purposes of filing a petition for the appointment of a guardian and that such court acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian because of unjustifiable conduct, such court may take any action authorized by Code Section 29-11-16; or (3) Jurisdiction is otherwise proper under Code Section 29-11-12. (b) The petition for appointment of a guardian shall set forth: (1) A statement of the facts upon which the court's jurisdiction is based. (2) The name, address, and county of domicile of…

(3) Where a patient does not have a do-not-resuscitate order, the hospice must ensure that all persons providing hands-on care directly to that patient on behalf of the licensed hospice have current certification in basic cardiac life support (BCLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

§ 43-11-46. Renewal of Registration; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Qualification

(6) A dental hygienist performing dental hygiene services under general supervision shall have at least two (2) years of experience in the practice of dental hygiene, shall be in compliance with the continuing education requirements under O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73.1 and the cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements under O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73, shall be licensed in good standing, and shall maintain coverage under a professional liability occurrence or claims insurance policy with a policy limit minimum of $1,000,000.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require automated external defibrillators in all schools; to provide for definitions; to provi...

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require schools to provide training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

A RESOLUTION recognizing the success of lay person CPR training in increasing the survival rate of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the need of such training; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the success of lay person CPR training in increasing the survival rate of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the need of such training; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 39 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, so as to clarify the health care providers authorized to effectuate an order not to resuscitate; to pro...

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 39 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, so as to clarify provisions relating to a candidate for nonresuscitation and authorization for an order...