Iowa AED Laws

b. First aid and CPR. (1) The individual shall hold a current course completion card in CPR, AED and foreign body airway obstruction for adults according to national standards defined by the ILCOR and recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy. a. Administrators and supervisors of holding facilities shall complete five hours of in-service training, not to include hours spent in maintaining required certification or proficiency in first aid, CPR/AED/airway obstruction (adult), chemical agents, or handling of firearms.

233.1A Required training and certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid — adoption service provider employees. An adoption service provider shall require and verify that all employees of the adoption service provider responding to the relinquishment of physical custody of a newborn infant in accordance with section 233.2 are trained and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid for infants and adults.

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…

Section 135.26 - Automated external defibrillator grant program.

a. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and cardiac arrest management, including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

The person or entity maintaining the AED shall: (1) Ensure that the AED is maintained and inspected in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines. (2) Maintain records of all maintenance and inspections of the AED for the usable life of the device. (3) Ensure that the AED is programmed to conform to nationally accepted guidelines for treatment of cardiac arrest patients.

h. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), AED and foreign body airway obstruction for all age groups. (Standards defined by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation)

147A.15 Automated external defibrillator equipment — penalty. Any person who damages, wrongfully takes or withholds, or removes any component of automated external defibrillator equipment located in a public or privately owned location, including batteries installed to operate the equipment, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

135.26 Automated external defibrillator grant program.

There Is a Newer Version of this Section View Our Newest Version Here 2017 Iowa Code Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Section 135.26 - Automated external defibrillator grant program. Universal Citation: IA Code § 135.26 (2017) 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. Previous Next

There Is a Newer Version of the Iowa Code View Our Newest Version Here 2016 Iowa Code Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH Chapter 147A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE — TRAUMA CARE Section 147A.15 - Automated external defibrillator equipment — penalty. Universal Citation: IA Code § 147A.15 (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. Automated external defibrillator equipment — penalty. Any person who damages, wrongfully takes or withholds, or removes any component of automated external defibrillator equipment located in a public or privately owned location, including batteries installed to operate the equipment, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

Section 147A.15 - Automated external defibrillator equipment — penalty.

f. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Section 233.1A - Required training and certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid — adoption service provider employees.

* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Cardiac Compression (Chest Compressions).

(2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support classes.