Oklahoma AED Laws

§76-5A. Emergency use of automated defibrillator - Immunity from civil liability.

B. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, all students enrolled in the public schools of this state shall receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and awareness of the purpose of an automated external defibrillator, in accordance with subsection C of this section, at least once between ninth grade and graduation from high school. The instruction may be provided as a part of any course. A school administrator may waive the curriculum requirement required by this subsection for an eligible student who has a disability. A student shall not be required to meet the requirement of this subsection if a parent or guardian of the student objects in writing. All students enrolled in a virtual charter school in grades nine through twelve shall not be subject to the requirements of this section. All students enrolled in physical education classes in grades nine through twelve may receive instruction in the techniques of the…

§76-5A. Medical care or treatment by use of automated external defibrillator - Immunity from civil liability. A. 1. Any person who is qualified pursuant to this subsection and who, in good faith and without expectation of compensation, renders emergency care or treatment outside of a medical facility by the use of an automated external defibrillator shall be immune from civil liability for personal injury which results from the use of the device, except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct in the use of such device. 2. A person is qualified pursuant to this subsection upon successful completion of appropriate training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Appropriate training shall consist of a course in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Such courses shall be approved pursuant to rules promulgated by the State Board of Health and shall be subject…

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act, a person's right to receive and a health care provider's responsibility to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall not be impaired. Nothing in the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act shall impair or supersede a person's right to choose to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation withheld or provided or a health care provider's responsibility to withhold or provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation as provided by law. In this respect, the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act are cumulative. B. In the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, a patient's attending physician or other health care provider must comply with such patient's request for cardiopulmonary resuscitation whether requested by such patient or such patient's representative, or required by such patient's advance directive.

A. Every person shall be presumed to consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, unless one or more of the following conditions, of which the health care provider has actual knowledge, apply: 1. The person has notified such person's attending physician that the person does not consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest and that notification has been entered in the patient's medical records; 2. The parent or guardian of a minor child, after consultation with the minor child's attending physician, has notified the minor child's attending physician that the parent or guardian does not consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of the minor child's cardiac or respiratory arrest, and that the minor child, if capable of doing so and possessing sufficient understanding and appreciation of the nature and consequences…

(This form is to be used by an attending physician only to certify that an incapacitated person without a representative would not have consented to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. An attending physician of an incapacitated person without a representative must know by clear and convincing evidence that the incapacitated person, when competent, decided on the basis of information sufficient to constitute informed consent that such person would not have consented to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. Clear and convincing evidence for this purpose shall include oral, written, or other acts of communication between the patient, when competent, and family members, health care providers, or others close to the patient with knowledge of the patient's desires.) would not have consented to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.…

a.a live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class approved by the Board, b.an ethics class approved by the Board, c.for a dentist, two (2) hours of opioid and scheduled drug prescribing classes, and d.any combination of the following: (1)completion of classes at a university, college or technology center school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or college courses related to dentistry, which shall count equal to credit hours received on a transcript, (2)teaching one or more classes at a school or program accredited by CODA, for which the dentist or dental hygienist shall receive credit for the semester credit hours and one (1) hour of credit per eighteen (18) hours of clinical instruction, (3)publishing papers, presenting clinics and lecturing, for which the dentist or dental hygienist shall receive six (6) credit hours for each hour of the original presentation and hour-for-hour credit for a subsequent presentation of the same material.…

(d) Passenger attendants are limited to first aid, BLS CPR, and AED interventions, and the continuation of oxygen. (3) provide appropriate first aid, BLS CPR, and AED interventions.

(3) inoperable AED or defibrillator.

(f) The stretcher van service is limited to the transportation of stable passengers that can only be transported in a reclining position. As such, the medical interventions the staff members can provide are that of first aid, BLS CPR, and AED interventions. Agency supplied medications are prohibited for this license type.

A. 1. Any person who, in good faith and without expectation of compensation, renders emergency care or treatment outside of a medical facility by the use of an automated external defibrillator shall be immune from civil liability for personal injury which results from the use of the device, except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct in the use of such device. 2. Course directors and trainers who have completed the training required by the State Department of Health for teaching courses in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be immune from civil liability for personal injury which results from the use of the device, except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct in the teaching of such training courses. B. A prescribing physician who, in good faith and without expectation of compensation, writes a prescription for the use of…

4. Include a list of medical equipment available and location of the nearest automated external defibrillator, if available.

"BLS" means Basic Life Support, and includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and utilization of Semi-Automated Advisory Defibrillator (SAAD). "Semi-Automated Advisory Defibrillator" or "SAAD" means a defibrillator that is part of the Basic Life Support curriculum and is also known as Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Semi-Automated External Defibrillator (SAED).

(5) a cardiac monitor, defibrillator and external pacemaker shall be secured and positioned so that displays are visible. Two (2) extra batteries or a power source shall be available for cardiac monitor / defibrillator or external pacemaker (adult and pediatric).

(a) Every dentist who utilizes general anesthesia or deep sedation shall be responsible for all aspects of the procedure as outlined in Part I, Section V in the American Dental Association Guidelines for the Use of Conscious Sedation, Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia for dentists and/or the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon's "Office Anesthesia Evaluation Manual." This shall include careful patient evaluation and informed consent prior to the start of any anesthetic procedure. Continuous monitoring of oxygenation, ventilation, and circulation with documentation of all procedures, drugs, and agents on an appropriate time-oriented anesthesia record shall be completed for each patient. A device capable of measuring body temperature should be readily available, if needed, during the administration of deep sedation/general anesthesia. When agents implicated in precipitating malignant hyperthermia are utilized, continual monitoring of body temperature must be performed. The dentist performing the anesthesia is required to be in the…

(6) Each site providing residential level of care services and/or subject to Chapter 23 of this Title shall have staff during all hours of operation who maintain current certification in basic first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

(b) Persons, companies and governmental entities that respond to requests for service off private or governmental property or premises are required to be certified or licensed by the Department. Entities that limit the interventions and activities of their staff members to first aid, CPR, and the use of an AED are not required to be a certified Emergency Medical Response Agency. (D) cardiac arrest interventions,

2. "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation" means those measures used to restore or support cardiac or respiratory function in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest; 4. "Do-not-resuscitate order" means an order issued by a licensed physician that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be administered to a particular person.

D. The legal services developer from the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services, no later than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall develop and implement a statewide educational effort to inform the public of their right to accept or refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to request their physician to write a do-not-resuscitate order for them, and to urge health care agencies within this state to utilize a do-not-resuscitate form which complies with Section 5 of this act.

B. The administration of a public school may authorize one or more persons employed by the school to receive training offered by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law enforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of an opioid overdose and administering an emergency opioid antagonist. Persons designated to receive this training may include, but are not limited to, the certified and noncertified staff members required to receive annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of this title. If in-person training is not readily available in the area, the person or persons designated under this provision may access emergency opioid antagonist training materials available online through the State Department of Health or another entity. Such training shall include information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration of an…

1. Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic first aid including contact information for training programs.

2. All required training including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, health and safety training, and minimum education requirements pursuant to licensing requirements have been completed for any person left alone with children.

The withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a person in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act shall not, for any purpose, constitute suicide or homicide. The withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a person in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act, however, shall not relieve any individual of responsibility for any civil or criminal acts that may have caused the person's condition. Nothing in the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act shall be construed to legalize, condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or assisted suicide.

3. In Section A of the form, the left block shall contain, in bold font, "A. Check One", and the right block shall be headed, in bold font, "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Person has no pulse and is not breathing." below which there shall be a checkbox followed by "Attempt Resuscitation (CPR)", then a checkbox followed by "Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNR/ no CPR)", and below which shall be the words, "When not in cardiopulmonary arrest, follow orders in B, C and D below."

2. In no case shall the Department consent to a child’s abortion, sterilization, termination of life support or a “Do Not Resuscitate” order. The court may authorize the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment or the denial of the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on behalf of a child in the Department’s custody upon the written recommendation of a licensed physician, after notice to the parties and a hearing.

(c) Emergency first aid that can be provided includes: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, administration of oxygen, fracture support, hemostasis, bandaging, eye irrigation and treatment for anaphylactic shock. Resuscitative measures shall be limited to non-invasive procedures. Invasive procedures may be performed by a Staff Physician, if present, or Trained Emergency Medical Technicians upon their arrival.

B. No health care provider, health care agency, individual employed by, acting as agent of, or under contract with any such health care provider, health care agency or individual or other individual who witnesses a cardiac or respiratory arrest shall be subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person for whom a do-not-resuscitate consent or order has been issued; provided, that such individual:

7. That a licensed health-care professional trained in the management of the recovery room and capable of providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation actively monitors patients in the recovery room.

(c) A pharmacy technician must maintain current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

(c) The administrator of the RCF shall receive CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and first aid provided by certified instructors.

(III) The ALC must provide staff orientation and ongoing training to develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills. All direct care and activity staff receive at least eight (8) hours of orientation and initial training within the first month of employment and at least four (4) hours annually thereafter. Staff providing direct care on a dementia unit must receive four (4) additional hours of dementia specific training. Annual first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification do not count toward the four (4) hours of annual training.

(I) Therapeutic behavioral services (TBS). Services are goal-directed activities for each client to restore, retain and improve the self-help, socialization, communication, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings. It also includes problem identification and goal setting, medication support, restoring function, and providing support and redirection when needed. TBS activities are behavioral interventions to complement more intensive behavioral health services and may include the following components: basic living and self-help skills; social skills; communication skills; organization and time management; and transitional living skills. This service must be provided by a behavioral health school aide (BHSA) who has a high school diploma or equivalent and has successfully completed training approved by the SDE, and in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services(ODMHSAS), along with corresponding continuing education. BHSA must be supervised by a bachelor's level individual with a special education certification. BHSA…

Schools; Dustin Rhodes and Lindsay Steed CPR Training Act; effective date.