Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0199.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217
HOUSE BILL 22-1251
House Committees Senate Committees
Health & Insurance
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF CARDIAC ARREST101
MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND102
ENVIRONMENT.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill creates the office of cardiac arrest management (office) in
the department of public health and environment.
The office is required to:
! Facilitate the registration of defibrillators in this state
through the implementation of a statewide registry;
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Roberts,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. ! Coordinate cardiac arrest data, including outcome data
from facilities that treat cardiac patients and from coroners;
! Implement an outreach campaign to raise public awareness
regarding cardiac arrest;
! Provide training and education programs statewide to teach
the skills necessary to save lives; and
! Employ a statewide cardiac arrest data coordinator, a
defibrillator registry coordinator, and other personnel as
necessary.
The bill requires the general assembly to appropriate $500,000
annually for use by the office.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 2 to article2
53 of title 25 as follows:3
PART 24
CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT5
25-53-201. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 2:6
(1) "C
ARDIAC ARREST" MEANS THE CESSATION OF CARDIAC7
MECHANICAL ACTIVITY THAT MAY OCCUR FROM BOTH CARDIAC AND8
NONCARDIAC CAUSES.9
(2) "D
EFIBRILLATOR" MEANS AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL10
DEFIBRILLATOR THAT:11
(a) H
AS RECEIVED APPROVAL OF ITS PREMARKET NOTIFICATION12
FILED PURSUANT TO 21 U.S.C. SEC. 510 (k), FROM THE FEDERAL FOOD AND13
DRUG ADMINISTRATION;14
(b) I
S CAPABLE OF:15
(I) R
ECOGNIZING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF VENTRICULAR16
FIBRILLATION OR RAPID VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ; AND17
(II) D
ETERMINING, WITHOUT INTERVENTION BY AN OPERATOR ,18
WHETHER DEFIBRILLATION SHOULD BE PERFORMED ; AND19
HB22-1251-2- (c) UPON DETERMINING THAT DEFIBRILLATION SHOULD BE1
PERFORMED, AUTOMATICALLY CHARGES AND REQUESTS DELIVERY OF AN2
ELECTRICAL IMPULSE TO AN INDIVIDUAL 'S HEART.3
(3) "O
FFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF CARDIAC ARREST4
MANAGEMENT CREATED IN SECTION 25-53-202.5
25-53-202. Office of cardiac arrest management - creation -6
duties - appropriation - rules. (1) T
HERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE7
DEPARTMENT THE OFFICE OF CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT . THE8
PURPOSE OF THE OFFICE IS TO:9
(a) I
MPLEMENT A STATEWIDE DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY IN ORDER10
TO LET EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS KNOW WHERE11
A DEFIBRILLATOR CAN BE FOUND AND USED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS12
SUFFERING FROM CARDIAC ARREST ; AND13
(b) C
OORDINATE CARDIAC ARREST DATA THROUGH THE USE OF14
THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY.15
(2) T
HE OFFICE SHALL:16
(a) C
OORDINATE THE REGISTRATION OF DEFIBRILLATORS IN THIS17
STATE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATEWIDE DEFIBRILLATOR18
REGISTRY. THE REGISTRATION OF EACH DEFIBRILLATOR MUST INCLUDE19
THE ADDRESS AND PRECISE LOCATION OF THE DEFIBRILLATOR .20
(b) I
DENTIFY THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING AND21
COLLECTING CARDIAC ARREST DATA ;22
(c) C
OORDINATE THE SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION OF CARDIAC23
ARREST DATA, INCLUDING OUTCOME DATA FROM FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE24
CARDIAC PATIENTS TRANSPORTED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND25
TERTIARY FACILITIES WHERE A CARDIAC PATIENT MAY BE TRANSFERRED26
AND FROM CORONERS;27
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-3- (d) IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO RAISE PUBLIC1
AWARENESS REGARDING CARDIAC ARREST AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO2
SAVE LIVES, INCLUDING HOW TO ACTIVATE HELP AND EMERGENCY3
SERVICES. THE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN MAY USE PRINT , RADIO, TELEVISION,4
OR SOCIAL MEDIA. THE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN MUST ENCOURAGE ALL5
RESIDENTS OF COLORADO TO ENGAGE IN BASIC LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS.6
(e) P
ROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATEWIDE ,7
VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, THAT TEACH LIFE-SAVING SKILLS, INCLUDING8
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF A DEFIBRILLATOR ;9
AND10
(f) E
MPLOY A STATEWIDE CARDIAC ARREST DATA COORDINATOR ,11
A DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY COORDINATOR , AND OTHER PERSONNEL AS12
NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION .13
(3) T
HE OFFICE MAY:14
(a) A
CQUIRE, ANALYZE, AND OVERSEE CARDIAC ARREST DATA ;15
(b) R
ELEASE INFORMATION FROM THE STATEWIDE DEFIBRILLATOR16
REGISTRY TO FIRST RESPONDERS IN AN EMERGENCY ; AND17
(c) S
HARE CARDIAC ARREST DATA AND DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY18
DATA WITH:19
(I) E
MERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES , DISPATCH CENTERS, AND20
OTHER ENTITIES AS APPROPRIATE TO ASSIST WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE21
CAPABILITIES; AND22
(II) A
PPROPRIATE ENTITIES AS REQUESTED FOR RESEARCH23
PURPOSES.24
(4) F
OR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, AND FOR EACH STATE25
FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE26
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR27
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(5) T
HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT MAY2
PROMULGATE RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION .3
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act4
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the5
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except6
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V7
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this8
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take9
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in10
November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the11
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.12
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