Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1477 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to automated external defibrillators 2
16	16	at parks and youth recreation or sports facilities; 3
17	17	creating ss. 125.0295 and 166.0496, F.S.; requiring 4
18	18	functioning automated external defibrillators be on 5
19	19	the premises of specified facilities; providing 6
20	20	requirements for the training and location 7
21	21	registration of such defibrillators; providing 8
22	22	immunity from liability; providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Section 125.0295, Florida Statutes, is created 13
27	27	to read: 14
28	28	125.0295 Automated external defibrillator required for 15
29	29	parks and youth recreation or sports facilities owned or 16
30	30	operated by a county.— 17
31	31	(1) Each park and youth recreation or sports facility 18
32	32	owned or operated by a county shall have on the premises at all 19
33	33	times a functioning automated external defibrillator. 20
34	34	(2) Each park and youth recreation or sports facility 21
35	35	owned or operated by a county shall ensure that employees and 22
36	36	volunteers at such parks and facilities are properly trained in 23
37	37	accordance with s. 401.2915(2)(a) and shall notify the local 24
38	38	emergency medical services medical director or the local public 25
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51	51	safety answering point, as defined in s. 365.172(3), of the 26
52	52	location of each automated external defibrillator at such parks 27
53	53	and facilities. 28
54	54	(3) A volunteer who uses an automated external 29
55	55	defibrillator to render emergency care or to respond in a 30
56	56	perceived medical emergency is immun e from civil liability 31
57	57	pursuant to ss. 768.13 and 768.1325. 32
58	58	Section 2. Section 166.0496, Florida Statutes, is created 33
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60	60	166.0496 Automated external defibrillator required for 35
61	61	municipality owned or operated parks and youth recreation or 36
62	62	sports facilities.— 37
63	63	(1) Each municipality owned or operated park and youth 38
64	64	recreation or sports facility must have on the premises at all 39
65	65	times a functioning automated external defibrillator. 40
66	66	(2) A municipality that provides an automated external 41
67	67	defibrillator shall ensure that employees and volunteers are 42
68	68	properly trained in accordance with s. 401.2915. 43
69	69	(3) The location of each automated external defibrillator 44
70	70	shall be registered with a local emergency medical services 45
71	71	medical director. 46
72	72	(4) The use of automated external defibrillators by 47
73	73	volunteers shall be covered under the provisions of ss. 768.13 48
74	74	and 768.1325. 49
75	75	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 50