South Carolina AED Laws

Section 44-76-40. Immunity from civil liability for use of automated external defibrillator.

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A person or entity that acquires an AED shall: (1) require its designated AED users to have current training in CPR and AED use by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council, or training from a program that meets or exceeds the training standards of these organizations. (2) maintain and test the AED according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines and keep written records of maintenance and testing. (3) employ or obtain a health care professional to serve as its AED liaison. (4) have in place an AED program approved by its AED liaison which includes CPR and AED training, AED protocol or guidelines, AED deployment strategies, and an AED equipment maintenance plan. (5) include in its AED protocol or guidelines that a person who renders emergency care or treatment to a person in cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia by using…

This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Automated External Defibrillator Act". (1) "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated external defibrillator which is a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that: (3) "Designated AED user" means a person identified by the person or entity acquiring an AED who has received training in the use of an AED pursuant to this chapter. A person or entity that acquires an AED shall: (1) require its designated AED users to have current training in CPR and AED use by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council, or training from a program that meets or exceeds the training standards of these organizations. (2) maintain and test the AED according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines and keep written records of maintenance and testing. (3) employ or obtain a health care professional to serve…

(A) Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, each school district shall develop and implement an automated external defibrillator program meeting the requirements of Chapter 76 of Title 44 of the 1976 Code for each high school in the district. The program must include provisions that: (1) require an operational automatic external defibrillator on the grounds of the high school. (2) require all persons who are reasonably expected to use the device to obtain appropriate training, including completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a basic first aid course that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and demonstrated proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator. The school district superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, shall determine who is reasonably expected to use the device; (B)(1) Any person or entity acting in good faith and gratuitously shall be immune from civil liability for the use of an automated external defibrillator unless…

Section 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate. Section 59-17-20. Alteration or division of school districts. Section 59-17-30. Effect of alteration or division of school districts on bonds or payment for buildings of existing districts. Section 59-17-40. Alteration or division of school districts; consolidated district for entire county and district formed from two or more counties. Section 59-17-50. Consolidation of schools and school districts by county board of education. Section 59-17-60. Filing order of consolidation. Section 59-17-70. Effect of consolidation. Section 59-17-80. Dissolution of school districts in adjoining counties. Section 59-17-90. Purposes for which school districts may combine. Section 59-17-100. School districts to provide Department of Education with copies of audit reports. Section 59-17-110. Duty of school districts to defend actions or proceedings against their employees. Section 59-17-120. Reissue of school bonds subject to debt service budget and debt limit. Section 59-17-130. American Sign Language course; development of teacher…

(A) A body piercing technician must be at least eighteen years old and shall possess a current Red Cross First Aid certification or an American Safety and Health Institute certification, or certification from a program that meets or exceeds the certification standards of the Red Cross First Aid or the American Safety and Health Institute, and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. The Red Cross First Aid certification must be renewed every three years, and the Adult CPR certification must be renewed annually. A body piercing technician must conspicuously display:

(A) A tattoo artist must be at least twenty-one years old and must possess a certificate of successful completion, on an annual basis, of a course in blood borne pathology and tattoo infection control as approved by the department, a current American Red Cross First Aid Certification and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification obtained either from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. A tattoo artist must conspicuously display in a public area on the premises of the tattoo facility the certificates of successful completion of a course in CPR, first aid, blood borne pathogens, and tattoo infection control.

(v) A facility shall ensure at least one staff member per working shift is certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (vi) Within the first year of employment, staff must have fourteen (14) hours of training (not including first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Training topics should include but not be limited to: skill training in specific methods employed by the program, crisis management protocol, significance and value of birth and extended family, identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect, role of staff as mandated reporters, basic communication, interviewing skills, HIV/AIDS, information relating to transmission and prevention of infection, group dynamics, fire life safety, history and development of the service being provided (from the facility) and its current status, grief and loss issues for children in care, specific organizational policies and procedures, supervision and teaching skills, other education and/or training required by the state. (ii) A facility shall ensure at least…

(1) "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated external defibrillator which is a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that: (3) "Designated AED user" means a person identified by the person or entity acquiring an AED who has received training in the use of an AED pursuant to this chapter.

(2) "Basic life support" means a basic level of prehospital care which includes patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care and fracture stabilization, and other techniques and procedures authorized by the department pursuant to regulations.

E. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mouth barrier device.

(1) Any person or entity acting in good faith and gratuitously shall be immune from civil liability for the application of an AED unless the person was grossly negligent in the application. (2) Any designated AED users meeting the requirements of Section 44-76-30(1) and acting according to the required training shall be immune from civil liability for the application of an AED unless the application was grossly negligent. (3) A person or entity acquiring an AED and meeting the requirements of Section 44-76-30 or an AED liaison meeting the requirements of Section 44-76-30 shall be immune from civil liability for the application of an AED by any person or entity described in items (1) or (2) of this section. (4) A prescribing physician shall be immune from civil liability for authorizing the purchase of an AED, unless the authorization was grossly negligent. (5) Any person or entity, acting in good…

(7) At least one time during the entire four years of grades nine through twelve, each student shall receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which must include, but not be limited to, hands-only CPR and must include awareness in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Each school district shall use a program that incorporates the instruction of the psychomotor skills necessary to perform CPR developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or an instructional program that is nationally recognized and based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for CPR and awareness in the use of an AED. Local and statewide school districts shall coordinate with entities that have the experience and necessary equipment for the instruction of CPR and awareness in the use of AEDs; provided, however, that virtual schools may administer the instruction virtually and are exempt from any in-person…

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) AED: secured and positioned for easy access to Attendants Paddles or pads and cables, Adult and Pediatric, compatible with AED Monitor/Defibrillator Defibrillator: May be integrated into cardiac monitor module.

At least one time during the entire four years of grades nine through twelve, each student shall receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which must include, but not be limited to, hands-only CPR and must include awareness in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) except that virtual schools may administer the instruction virtually and are exempt from any in-person instructional requirements.

A. To consent, refuse, or withdraw consent to any and all types of medical care, treatment, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, medication, and the use of mechanical or other procedures that affect any bodily function, including, but not limited to, artificial respiration, nutritional support and hydration, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Automated External Defibrillator Act".

(h) resuscitation medications and an appropriate defibrillator must be immediately available.

e. Defibrillator.

(5) "T-CPR" means telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is the dispatcher-assisted delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction by trained emergency call takers or public safety dispatchers to callers or bystanders for events requiring CPR, such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

(A) All dental staff who provide direct, hands-on patient care must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the basic life support level by a board-approved training course. The certification must have been received in the immediately preceding two years.

During the hours of operation all childcare facilities, except registered family childcare homes, must have on the premises at least one caregiver with a current certificate for the provision of basic first aid and child-infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(6) "Resuscitative treatment" means artificial stimulation of the cardiopulmonary systems of the human body, through either electrical, mechanical, or manual means including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(3) provide to the department a certificate of each tattoo artist's initial certification of successful completion of courses in bloodborne pathogens and tattoo infection control as approved by the department and a current American Red Cross First Aid Certificate and an Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification obtained from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.

(gg) Documentation of current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for at least one staff member per working shift. (aa) Documentation of current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for at least one staff member per working shift.

2. Ensure that all technicians comply with all applicable federal Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements or guidelines, and obtain certificates attesting to the successful completion of courses in: Bloodborne pathogens; body piercing infection control as approved by the Department; American Red Cross First Aid; and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

J. Basic Life Support (BLS). A basic level of prehospital care, which includes Patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care and fracture stabilization, and other techniques and procedures authorized by the Department pursuant to regulation. VV. Resuscitative Treatment. Artificial stimulation of the cardiopulmonary systems of the human body, through either electrical, mechanical, or manual means including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Section 40-15-400. Permits; applications; fees. Section 40-15-410. Requirements for sedation permit. Section 40-15-420. Staff must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the basic life support level; training; continuing education. Section 40-15-430. Presence of trained personnel required; recovery and discharge. Section 40-15-440. Written notification of changes. Section 40-15-450. Patient records; health records. Previous Next

10. All drivers and assistant drivers must possess a current Red Cross First Aid certification or an American Safety and Health Institute certification, or certification from a program that meets or exceeds the certification standards of the Red Cross First Aid or the American Safety and Health Institute, and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. The Red Cross First Aid certification must be renewed every three years, and the Adult CPR certification must be renewed annually.

(2) "Basic life support" means a basic level of pre-hospital care which includes patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care and fracture stabilization, and other techniques and procedures authorized by the department pursuant to regulations.

A. To consent, refuse, or withdraw consent to any and all types of medical care, treatment, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, medication, and the use of mechanical or other procedures that affect any bodily function, including, but not limited to, artificial respiration, nutritional support and hydration, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.