Rhode Island AED Laws

(a) Every health club registered with the department of attorney general pursuant to this chapter shall have at least one automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises. The AED will at all times be deployed in a manner in which best provides accessibility to staff, members, and guests. At least one employee per shift must be properly trained by the American Heart Association or comparable state-recognized agency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED, and must be on duty during hours of operation. (c) A cause of action against a health club or its employees, in connection with the use or nonuse of an AED, shall not exist except in cases where the health club has failed to purchase an AED as required under this act and in cases of willful or wanton negligence.

(1) Approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand (325,000) Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest (“SCA”) each year and more than ninety-five percent (95%) of them die before reaching the hospital. (2) In the population of Rhode Island, an estimated one thousand (1,000) residents will die of cardiac arrest every year. (b) All high schools and middle schools, whether they are public or privately run, shall provide and maintain on-site functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in quantities and types, deemed by the commissioner of education, in consultation with the director of health, to be adequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use during emergencies. Whenever school facilities are used for school-sponsored or school-approved curricular or extracurricular activities, and whenever a school-sponsored athletic contest is held at any location, the school officials and administrators responsible for such school facility or athletic contest shall ensure the presence of at least one person who is…

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B. Such surgical instruments, accessory and operating/procedure room lights, and resuscitation equipment as are appropriate for the types of surgery and surgical risks that may be encountered in a physician ambulatory surgery center/ podiatry ambulatory surgery center shall be provided and maintained in clean, safe, and sterile condition. 1. An adequately-stocked cardiopulmonary resuscitative cart shall be available for emergencies and shall include, at a minimum, an Ambu Bag, a laryngoscope, airway management equipment, and a medication kit. The medication kit shall include appropriate medications for the treatment of anaphylaxis, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and malignant hyperthermia. D. In those physician ambulatory surgery centers/ podiatry ambulatory surgery centers administering general anesthesia, the following monitoring equipment shall be present in the facility: blood pressure apparatus, EKG oscilloscope, defibrillator, pulse oximeter with alarm, oxygen analyzer with alarm, and CO2 monitor.

(a) The 911 system shall be capable of transmitting requests for law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical and ambulance services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requested service at the place where the call originates. In response to requests for emergency medical or ambulance services, the 911 system dispatchers shall also provide for the communication of instructions to callers during the period before the arrival of emergency responders. By September 1, 2022, the 911 system shall include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“T-CPR”), provided by certified emergency medical dispatchers (EMD) who have satisfactorily completed a training course that meets the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD); National Standard Curriculum, as from time to time amended, and any other requirements pursuant to § 23-4.1-3(c). The 911 system may also provide for transmittal of requests for other emergency services, such…

§ 23-6.1-2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program established. (a) The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program for public high schools in the state. This program shall be conducted for a one-year pilot period and shall be coordinated by the department of elementary and secondary education.

§ 23-28.15-22. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. All day care centers shall require that at least fifty percent (50%) of their personnel have current certifications in the life-saving technique, including the children and infant technique, known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), in accordance with the criteria submitted by the American Heart Association, Rhode Island Affiliate, Inc., or the American Red Cross Greater Rhode Island Chapter, such as has been submitted to the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to the provisions of § 23-6.1-3. Provided, further that at least one staff member with a current certification in CPR shall be on duty at all times during regular operating hours of a day care center.

C. All dental hygienists practicing in a dental setting shall hold a current certificate of completion in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider that includes a hands-on skill component and conforms to the current American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) offered by any accredited agency approved by the Board. All dental assistants practicing in a dental setting shall hold a current certificate of completion. Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider that includes a hands-on skill component and conforms to the current American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) offered by any accredited agency approved by the Board. Additionally, all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour per year of training on the CDC Infection Control Guidelines.

(2) At least one person who is properly trained in the operation and use of an AED. Training required by this chapter may be conducted by qualified personnel, including, but not limited to, municipal fire and police department employees.

(1) Approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand (325,000) Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest (“SCA”) each year and more than ninety-five percent (95%) of them die before reaching the hospital. (2) In the population of Rhode Island, an estimated one thousand (1,000) residents will die of cardiac arrest every year. (3) Healthcare facilities, as well as facilities that host large numbers of visitors, are more likely to experience an event that requires an automated external defibrillator (“AED”).

§ 16-22-15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. (a) The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and prescribe a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course for public school students in the state. The course shall be established in accordance with the requirements and criteria obtained from the Red Cross and/or the American Heart Association and the director of the department of health. (b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate course guidelines including the age or grade level of pupils required to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. This shall at a minimum include psychomotor skill-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and an overview of automated external defibrillator (AED) use for all high school students prior to graduation. “Psychomotor skill” is defined as the use of hands-on practicing to support cognitive learning. Cognitive-only training does not qualify. Formal certification is not required.

e. Current valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), annual refresher training in CPR, and annual first aid training.

B. The licensed dentist administering or permitting the administration of nitrous oxide sedation shall meet the following equipment requirements: 1. Automated external defibrillator (AED); b. Automatic External Defibrillator (AED); and d. AED; and f. Resuscitation medications and a defibrillator must be immediately available. (3) Defibrillator with size-appropriate patches/paddles for use in pediatric patients.

§ 9-1-34. Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation — Immunity from liability. (a) No person, whether acting in an official capacity or as a private volunteer, who gratuitously renders emergency assistance in the nature of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation to a person in need thereof, shall be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries which result from acts or omissions by such persons rendering the emergency care, which may constitute ordinary negligence; provided, however, that this immunity applies only to persons who have been trained in accordance with standards promulgated by either the American heart association or the American national red cross. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence. This immunity shall also extend to persons providing approved training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillation in accordance with standards promulgated by either the American heart…

On or after September 30, 1998, the Rhode Island municipal police academy, after consultation with the coalition for public safety defibrillators, shall provide two (2) defibrillators for distribution to each and every city or town in the state, one defibrillator to the State House, one defibrillator to each campus of the University of Rhode Island, one defibrillator to Rhode Island College, and one defibrillator to each campus of the Community College of Rhode Island. On or after July 1, 1999, thirty-five (35) defibrillators shall be provided to the Rhode Island state police; two (2) defibrillators to the Licht Judicial Complex, two (2) defibrillators to the Garrahy Judicial Complex, two (2) defibrillators to the Kent County Leighton Judicial Complex, one defibrillator to the Washington County McGrath Judicial Complex, one defibrillator to the Newport County Murray Judicial Complex, and fifty (50) automated external defibrillators to cities or towns within the state based…

Chapter 23-6.1 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program in High Schools Section 23-6.1-2. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program established.

The American Heart Association, Rhode Island Affiliate, Inc., shall submit the requirements and criteria for the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program to the department of elementary and secondary education for approval.

There Is a Newer Version of the Rhode Island General Laws View Our Newest Version Here 2010 Rhode Island Code Title 16 Education CHAPTER 16-22 Curriculum § 16-22-15 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. § 16-22-15 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. – (a) The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and prescribe a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course for public school students in the state. The course shall be established in accordance with the requirements and criteria obtained from the Red Cross and/or the American Heart Association, Rhode Island Affiliate, Inc. and the director of the department of health. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate course guidelines including the age or grade level of pupils required to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.

For the purposes of this chapter, “advanced emergency medical technician” means personnel who have been specially trained in emergency cardiac and non-cardiac care in an advanced emergency medical technician course approved by the ambulance service coordinating board. The course shall include, but not be limited to, didactic and clinical experience in a hospital coronary care unit and emergency rescue vehicle and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Section 23-28.15-22. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED AT PUBLIC PLACES AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - Requires all health care facilities to provide functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and least one person who is properly trai...

(a) At any and all times during which construction and/or maintenance work is being undertaken on any state highway and/or interstate connector, under the terms of either the highway or bridge contract in which an attenuator truck is required under federal and/or Rhode Island department of transportation guidelines, no attenuator truck shall be left unattended while work is actively being performed. Further, at all times while that work is actively being performed, an attenuator truck shall be deployed on the worksite. A minimum of one attenuator truck shall be equipped with a first-aid kit and two (2) fire extinguishers. The operator of the attenuator truck shall have completed appropriate training and be certified in both first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A copy of both first aid and CPR certifications shall be kept with the truck driver.

Section 9-1-34. - Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation — Immunity from liability.

Chapter 23-6.1 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program in High Schools

Section 16-22-15. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

(1) Appropriate training of EMS personnel to provide police dogs basic level first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and life-saving interventions, including, but not limited to, administering naloxone; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall authorize the provision of advanced life support care to a police dog.

e. Elective subjects, including first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation {CPR}, and any of the following: ethics, boundaries, regulations and guidelines for professional practice, business practices/law, or office procedures

c. Annual job-related training, as applicable to the position, including current valid certification of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and biennial first aid training.

5. Current certification in basic life and cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the "health care provider" level by a nationally recognized organization. 5. Current certification in basic life and cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the "health care provider" level by a nationally recognized organization.

12. At least 50% of all staff members on-site, are trained under the most recent guidelines of the American Heart Association in: a. pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (online training is not accepted).

o. American Red Cross cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/first aid.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming June 1-7, 2023, To Be "national Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automated External Defibrillator Week" In Rhode Island

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED AT PUBLIC PLACES AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES -- DAVID CASEY ACT - Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises.

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED AT PUBLIC PLACES AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES -- DAVID CASEY ACT - Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises.

Requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) and qualified person to administer an AED at all public places capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more.

Requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) and qualified person to administer an AED at all public places capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more.

An Act Relating To Education -- Curriculum--cpr Training (would Provide Minimum Guidelines For Cpr Training And Would Require An Overview Of Automated External Defibrillator (aed) Use)

An Act Relating To Education -- Curriculum--cpr Training (would Provide Minimum Guidelines For Cpr Training And Would Require An Overview Of Automated External Defibrillator (aed) Use.)

Mandates public/private high/middle schools, and athletic fields/other locations where sporting events held maintain functional AED on site at all times effective 8/1/16.

Requires all high and middle schools to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on site for daily use, for school sponsored activities and athletic events for use in emergencies. Someone trained in the use of the AED would be present at each ev...

Establishes an emergency telephone system call review and quality improvement and would require at least one 911 system operator trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation be on duty at all time.

Establishes an emergency telephone system call review and quality improvement and would require at least one 911 system operator trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation be on duty at all time.