Kansas AED Laws

65-1635a. Administration of vaccines by certain pharmacy professionals; education and reporting requirements; exceptions; delegation of authority prohibited; "pharmacist" defined. (a) A pharmacist, or a pharmacy student, intern or pharmacy technician who is 18 years of age or older and working under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist, may administer influenza vaccine to a person six years of age or older and may administer vaccine, other than influenza vaccine, to a person 12 years of age or older pursuant to a vaccination protocol if the pharmacist, pharmacy student, intern or pharmacy technician has successfully completed a course of study and training, approved by the accreditation council for pharmacy or the board, in vaccination storage, protocols, injection technique, emergency procedures and recordkeeping and has taken a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has a current CPR certificate when administering vaccine. A pharmacist, pharmacy student, intern or pharmacy technician who successfully…

65-6149a. Automated external defibrillator; use and possession, immunity from liability; notice of acquisition of unit; placement of units in state facilities. (a) (1) Any person who in good faith renders emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such care or treatment or as a result of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment where the person acts as an ordinary reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances. (2) No person or entity which owns, leases, possesses or otherwise controls an automated external defibrillator and provides such automated external defibrillator to others for use shall be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such use where the person or entity which owns, leases, possesses or otherwise…

65-6123. Emergency medical technician-defibrillator; authorized activities; transition course. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician-defibrillator may: (b) An individual who holds a valid certificate as an emergency medical technician-defibrillator once successfully completing an emergency medical technician-intermediate, initial course of instruction and the board prescribed transition course, and validation of cognitive and psychomotor competency as determined by rules and regulations of the board, may apply to transition to become an advanced emergency medical technician. Alternatively, upon application for renewal, such individual shall be deemed to hold a certificate as an advanced emergency medical technician under this act, provided such individual has completed all continuing education hour requirements inclusive of successful completion of a transition course, and such individual shall not be required to file an original application for certification as an advanced emergency medical technician. (d) Emergency medical technician-defibrillator attendants who fail to meet…

65-6120. Emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, authorized activities; emergency medical technician-intermediate/defibrillator, transition course. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician-intermediate may: (g) An individual who holds a valid certificate as both an emergency medical technician-intermediate and as an emergency medical technician-defibrillator once successfully completing the board prescribed transition course, and validation of cognitive and psychomotor competency as determined by rules and regulations of the board, may apply to transition to an advanced emergency medical technician. Alternatively, upon application for renewal, such individual shall be deemed to hold a certificate as an advanced emergency medical technician under this act, provided such individual has completed all continuing education hour requirements inclusive of successful completion of a transition course, and such individual shall not be required to file an original application for certification as an advanced emergency medical technician under this act. (h) "Renewal"…

65-6149a Automated external defibrillator; use and possession, immunity from liability; notice of acquisition of unit; placement of units in state facilities.

(4) cardiac arrest management through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

(c) The board shall not require any ground vehicle providing interfacility transfers from any county with a population of 30,000 or less to operate with more than one person who satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) if the driver of such vehicle is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(3) documentation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification, if applicable.

(C) any qualified medical technician, including, but not limited to, an emergency medical technician-intermediate, mobile intensive care technician, an emergency medical technician-intermediate/defibrillator, an advanced emergency medical technician or a paramedic, as those terms are defined in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, authorized by medical protocol.

C. Appropriate drugs, supplies and equipment shall be immediately available to the area, including a fully stocked crash cart with defibrillator and oxygen tank.

(4) establishing procedures, including the roles and responsibilities of school district personnel when responding to incidents involving an individual experiencing a suspected sudden cardiac arrest while attending school or at the site of any school-sponsored athletic practice or competition or other school-sponsored activity located in this state whether such site is located on the grounds of the school district or at another location, including, but not limited to: (A) Responding to individuals experiencing a suspected sudden cardiac arrest. (6) designating school district personnel for training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during a cardiac emergency.

(d) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management: (2) performing any of the following: (A) Manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation for an adult, child, or infant, using one or two attendants. (B) cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a mechanical device. (C) postresuscitative care to a cardiac arrest patient.

In the event of an acute cardiac or respiratory arrest, no cardiopulmonary resuscitation will be initiated.

65-4944. Same; immunity from liability. No health care provider who in good faith causes or participates in the withholding or withdrawing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation pursuant to a "do not resuscitate" order or directive or the presence of a DNR identifier shall be subject to any civil liability nor shall such health care provider be guilty of a crime or an act of unprofessional conduct.

(5) The emergency nursing service shall be directed and supervised by a registered nurse with training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At least one registered nurse with this training shall be available at all times. (6) The emergency service area shall be located near an outside entrance to the hospital and shall be easily accessible from within the hospital. Suction and oxygen equipment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation units shall be available and ready for use. This equipment shall include equipment used for tracheal intubation, tracheotomy, ventilating bronchoscopy, intra-pleural decompression and intravenous fluid administration. Standard drugs, parental fluids, plasma substitutes and surgical supplies shall be on hand for immediate use in treating life-threatening conditions.

(4) At least one staff member who is counted in the ratio of direct care staff members to residents and who has current certification in first aid and current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be at the facility at all times.

(2) Leadership. Leadership shall include any presentation at one of the types of meetings described in paragraphs (f)(1)(A) through (D). The number of credits granted for leadership shall be the following: (A) Six credits for instructor or instructor-trainer at a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course provided by the American red cross, American heart association, or American safety and health institute.

(1) Ensure that at least two additional staff persons with a current certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for health care providers are present in addition to the treating dentist.

(c) Pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certifications. Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit, each licensee, and each provider shall obtain certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR as specified in this subsection.

A. Except as provided in section 36-2264, a person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator shall: 1. Enter into an agreement with a physician who shall oversee all aspects of public access to defibrillation, including training, emergency medical services coordination, protocol approval, standing orders, communications, protocols and automated external defibrillator deployment strategies. 2. Limit the use of an automated external defibrillator to trained responders. 3. Require each trained responder who uses an automated external defibrillator on a person in cardiac arrest to: 1. Establish quality assurance guidelines that include a review of each use of the automated external defibrillator to evaluate performance. 2. Be proficient in emergency medical services protocols, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators. 3. Ensure that each trained responder receives training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an automated external defibrillator by completing the heart saver automated external defibrillator course…