New Mexico AED Laws

A person that acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that: A. a trained targeted responder is designated to oversee all aspects of the automated external defibrillator program, including training, emergency medical services coordination, protocol approval and automated external defibrillator deployment strategies, and that the trained targeted responder provides overall quality assurance and reviews each case in which the automated external defibrillator is used by the program; B. the trained targeted responders receive appropriate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an automated external defibrillator by a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary response and automated external defibrillator use approved by the department or other training programs authorized by the department; C. the defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines; D. any person that renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator activates the emergency medical system…

B. is currently competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated electrical defibrillator units; and The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided that the board may issue a license to an applicant who has completed a baccalaureate degree, is currently competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated electrical defibrillator units and demonstrates professional competence by passing an examination.

(ii) maintain a current adult and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.

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These regulations are applicable to all persons or entities operating an automated external defibrillator (AED) program within the state of New Mexico. The regulations also apply to all AED training organizations, trainers, and trained targeted responders affiliated with an AED Program. A. Individuals authorized by physicians: As stated in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act, 24-10C-1 NMSA 1978, nothing precludes a physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice from prescribing an automated external defibrillator to a patient for use by the patient's caregiver on an individual patient, and the use does not require the individual to function in an approved program. C. Military services, other federal entities, and AED programs on tribal land: The United States department of defense, other federal agencies, AED programs on tribal lands, and the New Mexico department of military affairs are exempt from this…

Nothing in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act precludes a physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice from prescribing an automated external defibrillator to a patient for use by the patient's caregiver on an individual patient, and the use does not require the individual to function in an approved program. The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, amended the Cardiac Arrest Response Act provision, relating to prescribing an automated external defibrillator, by including other health care professionals with each reference to "physician"; and in the first sentence, after "physician", added "or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice". The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "AED" to "automated external defibrillator".

A. All licensed coaches employed by school districts shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The department shall promulgate rules regarding the implementation of this section. The certification program shall include training regarding the use of automated external defibrillators.

D. Emergency caregivers may provide care on unforeseen, unforeseeable and rare occasions for up to eight hours per month on behalf of the primary caregiver. Emergency caregivers must comply with background check requirements, and be certified in first - aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a pediatric component. Emergency caregivers may be exempted from all other training requirements. Anyone who provides care repeatedly or in reasonably foreseeable circumstances is a substitute caregiver and must have the required background checks and training. (10) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) awareness with a pediatric component.

(2) lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Students shall be trained to recognize the signs of a heart attack, use an automated external defibrillator and perform the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims. The secretary shall promulgate rules to provide for the:

(2) lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Students shall be trained to recognize the signs of a heart attack, use an automated external defibrillator and perform the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims. The secretary shall promulgate rules to provide for the:

A person may acquire an automated external defibrillator if the person has met all the requirements of Section 24-10C-4 NMSA 1978. Nothing in this section limits the right of a person to practice a health profession that the person is otherwise authorized to practice in accordance with the laws of New Mexico. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "AED" to "automated external defibrillator" and provided that a person may acquire an automated external defibrillator if he has met the requirements of Section 24-10C-4 NMSA 1978.

(13) provide assistance to cardiopulmonary resuscitation teams in response to life-threatening situations.

All persons who perform athletic coaching in grades seven through 12 in public schools shall hold valid licenses in athletic coaching issued by the department and maintain current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Certification shall include in-person, hands-on training. Schools shall verify that their coaches maintain current certification in CPR with AED training. (4) provide verification of current certification in CPR, including the use of an AED. (5) provide verification of current certification in CPR, including the use of an AED.

E. First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): The applicant must have completed four contact course hours of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to include automatic external defibrillator (CPR/AED) and four contact course hours of first aid and must provide proof, with the application, of current certification in basic life support. No on-line courses will be accepted. Courses must be maintained in current standing.

(5) four hours of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to include automatic external defibrillation (CPR/AED).

There Is a Newer Version of the New Mexico Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24: Health and Safety Article 10C: Cardiac Arrest Response, 24-10C-1 through 24-10C-7 Section 24-10C-7: Limited immunity protections. The following persons who render emergency care or treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the provisions of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act shall not be subject to civil liability, provided that they have acted with reasonable care and in compliance with the requirements of that act: A. a physician who provides supervisory services pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act; B. a person who provides training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillation; C. a person who acquires an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act; D. the owner of the property or facility where the automated external defibrillator is located.

K. adoption of rules to establish a cardiac arrest targeted response program pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act [24-10C-1 to 24-10C-7 NMSA 1978], including registration of automated external defibrillator programs, maintenance of equipment, data collection, approval of automated external defibrillator training programs and a schedule of automated external defibrillator program registration fees.

(2) lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Students shall be trained to recognize the signs of a heart attack, use an automated external defibrillator and perform the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims. The secretary shall promulgate rules to provide for the:

There Is a Newer Version of the New Mexico Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24: Health and Safety Article 10C: Cardiac Arrest Response, 24-10C-1 through 24-10C-7 Section 24-10C-3: Definitions. As used in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act: A. "automated external defibrillator" means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that: (2) is capable of recognizing cardiac arrest that will respond to defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining whether defibrillation should be performed; and B. "automated external defibrillator program" means a program of trained targeted responders registered with the department and operating under the supervision of a physician medical director; E. "good Samaritan" means a person who lacks automated external defibrillator training but who has access to an automated external defibrillator and provides emergency automated external defibrillator services to a person in apparent cardiac arrest, provided that the good…

There Is a Newer Version of the New Mexico Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24: Health and Safety Article 10C: Cardiac Arrest Response, 24-10C-1 through 24-10C-7 Section 24-10C-5: Authority. A person may acquire an automated external defibrillator if the person has met all the requirements of Section 24-10C-4 NMSA 1978. Nothing in this section limits the right of a person to practice a health profession that the person is otherwise authorized to practice in accordance with the laws of New Mexico.

B. The board may require proof of continuing education, current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and certification in the use of automated electrical defibrillator units as a requirement for renewal. The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided in Subsection B that the board may require certification in the use of automated electrical defibrillator units; added Subsection C to provide that if a license is not renewed by the expiration date, the license will be considered expired, that a licensee may renew a license within the grace period upon payment of the fees and proof of compliance with renewal requirements and that the failure to receive a renewal notice from the board does not excuse the licensee from the requirements for renewal; and added Subsection D to provide that a license automatically expires if the licensee fails to apply for renewal within thirty days after the renewal deadline.

(1) each year more than three hundred fifty thousand Americans die from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. (2) the American heart association estimates that more than twenty thousand deaths could be prevented each year if early defibrillation were more widely available. In cardiac arrest the first several minutes are the most crucial time in which performing defibrillation can significantly improve chances for survival; B. It is the purpose of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act to encourage greater acquisition, deployment and use of automated external defibrillators in communities across the state.

Section 22-13-31.2 - Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for coaches.

The purpose of these regulations is to outline requirements for the New Mexico cardiac arrest targeted response program including: Establishment of a cardiac arrest targeted response program, AED program registration, medical direction, training, notification of local EMS services and public safety answering points, reporting, fees, and bureau responsibilities.

D. Any device in an EMS agency's treatment guideline/protocol designed and utilized to facilitate successful completion of a skill or other treatment modality, including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) devices, intraosseous placement devices, and positive pressure ventilation devices, must be approved by the service medical director. (d) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to current ECC guidelines. (d) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to ECC guidelines. (xiii) epinephrine (1:10,000) in pulseless cardiac arrest for both adult and pediatric patients; epinephrine may be administered via the endotracheal tube in accordance with most current ACLS and PALS guidelines. (d) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to current ECC guidelines.

(7) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(6) establishing and maintaining the natural airways, insertion and maintenance of artificial airways, bronchopulmonary hygiene and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, along with cardiac and ventilatory life support assessment and evaluation.

B. a copy of a current valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation which includes hands-on demonstration.

(7) Agencies will provide for client health and safety by requiring direct service staff to demonstrate competencies related to the use of emergency safety interventions on a semiannual basis. Direct service staff will demonstrate, on an annual basis, their competency in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The agency will document in the staff personnel records that the training required was successfully completed.

I. At least one adult transporting children, shall be currently certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a pediatric component.

(13) provide assistance to cardiopulmonary resuscitation teams in response to life-threatening situations.

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A. The following persons who render emergency care or treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the provisions of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act shall not be subject to civil liability, provided that they have acted with reasonable care and in compliance with the requirements of that act: (1) a trained targeted responder who provides supervisory services pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act. (2) a person that provides training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillation. (3) a person that acquires, provides or makes available to the public an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act. (4) the owner, manager or operator of the property or facility where the automated external defibrillator is located. (5) a person that authorizes, directs or supervises the installation or placement of an automated external defibrillator; and B. A good Samaritan who renders emergency care…

As used in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act: A. "automated external defibrillator" means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that: (2) is capable of recognizing cardiac arrest that will respond to defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining whether defibrillation should be performed; and B. "automated external defibrillator program" means a program of trained targeted responders registered with the department; E. "good Samaritan" means a person who lacks automated external defibrillator training but who has access to an automated external defibrillator and provides emergency automated external defibrillator services to a person in need of defibrillation, provided that the good Samaritan: G. "trained targeted responder" means a person trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator under emergency cardiac care guidelines. The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, amended certain definitions as used in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act; in Subsection B, after "department",…

There Is a Newer Version of the New Mexico Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24: Health and Safety Article 10C: Cardiac Arrest Response, 24-10C-1 through 24-10C-7 Section 24-10C-4: Protection of public safety. A person who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that: A. a physician medical director oversees all aspects of the automated external defibrillator program, including training, emergency medical services coordination, protocol approval and automated external defibrillator deployment strategies, and that the physician medical director provides overall quality assurance and reviews each case in which the automated external defibrillator is used by the program; B. the trained targeted responder receives appropriate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an automated external defibrillator by a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary response and automated external defibrillator use approved by the department or other training programs authorized by the department; C. the defibrillator…

There Is a Newer Version of the New Mexico Statutes View Our Newest Version Here 2011 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24: Health and Safety Article 10C: Cardiac Arrest Response, 24-10C-1 through 24-10C-7 Section 24-10C-6: Exemption. Nothing in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act precludes a physician from prescribing an automated external defibrillator to a patient for use by the patient's caregiver on an individual patient, and the use does not require the individual to function in an approved program.

(b) lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on, compression only, psychomotor skills (skills that use hands-on practice to support cognitive learning) cardiopulmonary resuscitation training including: (i) use of a course curriculum, which allows for demonstration of competency in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and associated skills. (iv) training on use of an automated external defibrillator; and (c) lifesaving skills training that may use the following instructors if qualified to teach hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: (i) school nurses.

B. Minimum personnel requirements. The exact number and licensure of New Mexico-licensed EMS personnel to be utilized at any event shall be established and approved by the special event EMS agency and the agency's medical director, based on estimated attendance, geography, venue and environmental factors for each event. At a minimum, one medical team consisting of two New Mexico-licensed EMS personnel equipped with a defibrillator shall be provided for every 5,000 participants and spectators. EMS providers assigned to a patient transport unit shall not be included in the staffing levels required at an event. E. Minimum supplies, equipment, medications and kits required. All special event EMS agencies shall have available and utilize supplies and equipment appropriate to the level of service to be provided, per the direction of the EMS agency's service director and medical director. At a minimum, a medical team shall be equipped with a defibrillator and trauma…