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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6530
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 5702
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PRESENCE OF AUTOMA TED EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED OR LEASED BUIL DINGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) On and after January 1, 2020, 1
(1) each state-owned or leased building shall provide and maintain in a 2
central location of the building at least one automatic external 3
defibrillator, as defined in section 19a-175 of the general statutes, and 4
(2) at least one person employed at such state-owned or leased 5
building shall be (A) trained in the use of an automatic external 6
defibrillator in accordance with the standards set forth by the 7
American Red Cross or American Heart Association, or similar 8
standards set forth by another organization approved by the 9
Department of Public Health, and (B) present at such state-owned or 10
leased building during normal business hours. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
PH Joint Favorable Committee Bill No. 6530
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APP Joint Favorable