CHAPTER 66
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CHAPTER 66
( HB 22 )
AN ACT relating to automated external defibrillators.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 311.667 is amended to read as follows:
In order to ensure public health and safety:
(1) A person or entity who acquires an AED shall ensure that:
(a) Expected AED users receive American Heart Association or American Red Cross training in CPR and
AED use, or an equivalent nationally recognized course in CPR and AED use;
(b) The AED is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines; and
(c) [There is medical oversight of the AED program by a physician licensed in Kentucky to ensure
compliance with requirements for training, maintenance, notification, and communication with the local
emergency medical services system. The physician providing oversight shall also work with the AED
site to establish protocols for AED deployment and conduct a review of each use of an AED; and
(d) ]Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an AED
activates the local emergency medical services system as soon as possible[ and, if an entity with an
AED program, reports any clinical use of the AED to the licensed physician].
(2) Any person or entity who acquires an AED shall notify an agent of the local emergency medical services
system and the local emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type
of AED acquired.
Section 2. KRS 311.668 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Any person or entity who, in good faith and without compensation, renders emergency care or treatment by the
use of an AED shall be immune from civil liability for any personal injury as a result of the care or treatment,
or as a result of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment, where the person
acts as an ordinary, reasonable prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
(2) The immunity from civil liability for any personal injury under subsection (1) of this section includes a[the]
licensed physician who is involved with AED site placement, the person or entity who provides the CPR and
AED site placement, the person or entity who provides the CPR and AED training, and the person or entity
responsible for the site where the AED is located.
(3) The immunity from civil liability under subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the personal injury
results from the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the person rendering the emergency care.
(4) The requirements of KRS 311.667 shall not apply to any individual using an AED in an emergency setting if
that individual is acting as a Good Samaritan under KRS 313.035 and 411.148.
Signed by Governor April 4, 2024.