California Senate Bill SB1297 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1297INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Calderon FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act to amend Section 104113 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to automatic external defibrillators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1297, as introduced, Calderon. Automatic external defibrillators: health studios. Under existing law, commencing January 1, 2008, and continuing until July 1, 2012, a health studio, as defined, is required to acquire an automatic external defibrillator and to meet specified training and maintenance standards relating to that device. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 104113 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 104113. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2007, every health studio, as defined in subdivision (g) shall acquire an automatic external defibrillator. The requirement to acquire an automatic external defibrillator pursuant to this subdivision shall terminate on July 1, 2012. (2) Commencing July 1, 2007, and until July 1, 2012, every health studio, as defined in subdivision (g), shall maintain, and train personnel in the use of,  any   an  automatic external defibrillator acquired pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) On or after July 1, 2012, a health studio that elects to continue the installation of an automatic external defibrillator that was acquired pursuant to paragraph (1) shall maintain and train personnel in the use of an automatic external defibrillator pursuant to this section, and shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from the use, attempted use, or nonuse of an automatic external defibrillator as provided by this section. (b) An employee of a health studio who renders emergency care or treatment is not liable for civil damages resulting from the use, attempted use, or nonuse of an automatic external defibrillator, except as provided in subdivision (f). (c) When an employee uses, does not use, or attempts to use, an automatic external defibrillator consistent with the requirements of this section to render emergency care or treatment, the members of the board of directors of the facility shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from  any   an  act or omission in rendering the emergency care or treatment, including the use or nonuse of an automatic external defibrillator, except as provided in subdivision (f). (d) Except as provided in subdivision (f), when an employee of a health studio renders emergency care or treatment using an automatic external defibrillator, the owners, managers, employees, or otherwise responsible authorities of the facility shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from  any   an  act or omission in the course of rendering that emergency care or treatment, provided that the facility fully complies with subdivision (e). (e) Notwithstanding Section 1797.196, in order to ensure public safety, a health studio shall do all of the following: (1) Comply with all regulations governing the placement of an automatic external defibrillator. (2) Ensure all of the following: (A) The automatic external defibrillator is maintained and regularly tested according to the operation and maintenance guidelines set forth by the manufacturer, the American Heart Association, or the American Red Cross, and according to any applicable rules and regulations set forth by the governmental authority under the federal Food and Drug Administration and any other applicable state and federal authority. (B) The automatic external defibrillator is checked for readiness after each use and at least once every 30 days if the automatic external defibrillator has not been used in the preceding 30 days.  Records of these checks shall be maintained   The health studio shall maintain records of these checks  . (C)  Any   A  person who renders emergency care or treatment  on   to  a person in cardiac arrest by using an automatic external defibrillator activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible, and reports  any   the  use of the automatic external defibrillator to the licensed physician and to the local EMS agency. (D) For every automatic external defibrillator unit acquired, up to five units, no less than one employee per automatic external defibrillator unit shall complete a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator use that complies with the regulations adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Authority and the standards of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. After the first five automatic external defibrillator units are acquired, for each additional five automatic external defibrillator units acquired, a minimum of one employee shall be trained beginning with the first additional automatic external defibrillator unit acquired. Acquirers of automatic external defibrillator units shall have trained employees who should be available to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an automatic external defibrillator unit during normal operating hours. Acquirers of automatic external defibrillator units may need to train additional employees to  assure   ensure  that a trained employee is available at all times. (E) There is a written plan that exists that describes the procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency that may involve the use of an automatic external defibrillator, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section. The written plan shall include, but not be limited to, immediate notification of 911 and trained office personnel at the start of automatic external defibrillator procedures. (f) Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) do not apply in the case of personal injury or wrongful death that results from gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person who uses, attempts to use, or maliciously fails to use an automatic external defibrillator to render emergency care or treatment. (g) For purposes of this section, "health studio" means  any   a  facility permitting the use of its facilities and equipment or access to its facilities and equipment, to individuals or groups for physical exercise, body building, reducing, figure development, fitness training, or any other similar purpose, on a membership basis. "Health studio" does not include  any   a  hotel or similar business that offers fitness facilities to its registered guests for a fee or as part of the hotel charges.