Massachusetts AED Laws

(p) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements.

Section 12V Exemption of certain individuals rendering emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation from civil liability

Section 54C. (a) Each school district, vocational district, charter school, approved private day or residential school and collaborative school shall provide and maintain at least 1 automated external defibrillator, AED, on site at each school facility where instruction is provided. Each school shall have on staff a person who is an AED provider having current certification in a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an AED in accordance with the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American National Red Cross. The school administration shall ensure that an AED and AED provider is readily available at any school-sponsored athletic event. (c) An AED provider on staff by a school subject to this section who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation, and does so without compensation, shall not be liable for acts or omissions, other than gross negligence…

''AED'', a semi-automatic or automatic external defibrillator. ''AED agency'', a person that (i) possesses an AED that is maintained and tested in accordance with its manufacturer's guidelines, (ii) permits an AED provider to use an AED in its possession, (iii) requires that each AED provider, in each instance of responding to a request for emergency care or treatment, contacts the police or emergency medical services in the city or town in which they are located and provides a report to its AED medical director, (iv) prior to implementation of its public access defibrillation program, notifies the local police and the emergency medical services provider of the number, type and location of the AED in its possession, and (v) contracts with an AED medical director, who shall be responsible for ensuring that the AED agency complies with AED maintenance, AED provider training and notice requirements. ''AED medical director'', a physician practicing…

(b) Automated or manual external defibrillator. (e) Equipment suitable for proper positioning of the patient for administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including a back board.

Any person who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation, and does so without compensation, shall not be liable for acts or omissions, other than gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from the attempt to render such emergency care.

Section 201. Members of police and fire departments, members of the state police participating in highway patrol, persons appointed permanent or temporary lifeguards by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, and members of emergency reserve units of a volunteer fire department or fire protection district shall be trained to administer first aid, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation by July first, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight, including those appointed on or after January first, nineteen hundred and seventy-six and may be trained in automatic or semi-automatic cardiac defibrillation. The training shall meet the standards for first aid training prescribed by the department and shall not be less than the standards established by the Committee on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care of the American Heart Association, and shall be satisfactorily completed by them as soon as practical, but in no event more than one year after the date…

(3) Successful completion of a course provided by a nationally recognized organization and reflecting current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care resuscitation science and treatment recommendations issued by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)'s International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) or successor body, as documented by a current training certificate, renewed biennially, in Advanced Cardiac Life Support CPR. ACLS training must be obtained through an instructor-led program or blended learning experience with an in-person hands-on skills evaluation, and must include a cognitive examination.

(D) Personnel designated to administer prescription medications shall be provided with the names and locations of school personnel who have documented certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Schools should make every effort to have a minimum of two school staff members with documented certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation present in each school building throughout the day.

Section 78A Health clubs to have AED and AED provider on premises Section 86 Actions for damages or other relief; actions involving use or non-use of defibrillator

(j) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements.

3. The Registrar may issue an intrastate waiver for a cardiovascular condition if the applicant does not have an implanted cardiac defibrillator and does not have Class III or Class IV heart disease according to the American Heart Association functional guidelines for classifying heart disease.

A health club shall have on the premises at least 1 AED, as defined in section 12V1/2 of chapter 112, and shall have in attendance during staffed business hours at least 1 employee or authorized volunteer as an AED provider, as defined in said section 12V1/2 of said chapter 112.

There Is a Newer Version of the Massachusetts General Laws View Our Newest Version Here 2012 Massachusetts General Laws PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT(Chapters 1 through 182) TITLE XV REGULATION OF TRADE CHAPTER 93 REGULATION OF TRADE AND CERTAIN ENTERPRISES Section 78A Health clubs to have AED and AED provider on premises Section 78A. A health club shall have on the premises at least 1 AED, as defined in section 12V1/2 of chapter 112, and shall have in attendance during staffed business hours at least 1 employee or authorized volunteer as an AED provider, as defined in said section 12V1/2 of said chapter 112.

Section 54c - Automated External Defibrillators Required at School Facilities; Certified Aed Providers; Hardship Waivers; Personal Liability; Regulations

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillation (CPR/AED) Certification. Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillation for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers obtained through a course that follows the guidelines of the American Red Cross for CPR/AED.

(b) Automated External Defribillator (AED).

(6) Documentation of current BLS certification or CPR/AED certification, except an applicant applying for an individual anesthesia permit shall provide documentation that complies with 234 CMR 6.00: Administration of Anesthesia and Sedation.

(9) Documentation of current BLS certification or CPR/AED certification.

(6) Documentation of current BLS certification or CPR/AED certification.

(7) a method of providing access to training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid for teachers, athletic coaches, trainers and other school staff, which may include training high school students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and (8) the location of any automated external defibrillator device the school possesses, whether its location is fixed or portable and those personnel who are trained in its use.

Absent a showing of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, no cause of action against a health club or its employees may arise in connection with the use or non-use of a defibrillator.

(a) Any individual who has an implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD) as the result of a sudden death event is not eligible for a learner's permit, license, or renewal until six months has elapsed after such device has been implanted and submission of the certification described in 540 CMR 24.06(3)(c). Such individuals shall voluntarily surrender their license or the Registry shall suspend or revoke the license. 2. status of the implantable cardiac defibrillator including whether the device has triggered and if so, the exact date of the last trigger.

(c) Automated or manual external defibrillator. (k) Equipment suitable for proper positioning of the patient for administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including a back board.

Section 12v - Exemption of Certain Individuals Rendering Emergency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation From Liability Section 12v1/2 - Exemption of Automatic External Defibrillator Providers From Liability

(b) Automated or manual external defibrillator, except that the manual defibrillator shall only be operated by an individual certified in ACLS or PALS.

2. Automated or manual external defibrillator, except that the manual defibrillator shall only be operated by an individual certified in ACLS or PALS.

''AED'', a semi-automatic or automatic external defibrillator. ''AED agency'', a person that (i) possesses an AED that is maintained and tested in accordance with its manufacturer's guidelines, (ii) permits an AED provider to use an AED in its possession, (iii) requires that each AED provider, in each instance of responding to a request for emergency care or treatment, contacts the police or emergency medical services in the city or town in which they are located and provides a report to its AED medical director, (iv) prior to implementation of its public access defibrillation program, notifies the local police and the emergency medical services provider of the number, type and location of the AED in its possession, and (v) contracts with an AED medical director, who shall be responsible for ensuring that the AED agency complies with AED maintenance, AED provider training and notice requirements. ''AED medical director'', a physician practicing…

No EMS personnel certified, accredited or otherwise approved under this chapter, and no additional personnel certified or authorized under section 9, who in the performance of their duties and in good faith, render emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, transportation or other EMS to an injured person, a person incapacitated by illness or an injured police dog under section 9A shall be personally liable as a result of rendering such aid or services or, in the case of an emergency medical technician or additional personnel, as a result of transporting such person to a hospital or such police dog to a veterinary care facility, nor shall they be liable to a hospital or veterinary care facility for its expenses if, under emergency conditions, they cause the admission of such person or such police dog to the hospital or the veterinary care facility.

Section 201 - First Aid Training of Emergency Personnel, Including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Standards; Refresher Course; Coordination by Department; Personnel Excepted

Instruction in health education shall include, but shall not be limited to, consumer health, ecology, community health, body structure and function safety, nutrition, fitness and body dynamics, dental health, emotional and character development, promotion of self-esteem skills, AIDS/HIV prevention education in accordance with policies or regulations of the board, and training in the administration of first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including treatment of anaphylaxis: four hours.

2. The officer's current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 201,.

(b) Be currently certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 201,.

(g) basic first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency procedures including the Heimlich maneuver.

Section 201 First aid training of emergency personnel, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation; standards; refresher course; coordination by department; personnel excepted

Relativerelativerelative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for athletic coaches” (Senate, No. 1918).