UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 972
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AN ACT relating to automated external defibrillators. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 311.667 is amended to read as follows: 3
In order to ensure public health and safety: 4
(1) A person or entity who acquires an AED shall ensure that: 5
(a) Expected AED users receive American Heart Association or American Red 6
Cross training in CPR and AED use, or an equivalent nationally recognized 7
course in CPR and AED use; 8
(b) The AED is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational 9
guidelines; and 10
(c) [There is medical oversight of the AED program by a physician licensed in 11
Kentucky to ensure compliance with requirements for training, maintenance, 12
notification, and communication with the local emergency medical services 13
system. The physician providing oversight shall also work with the AED site 14
to establish protocols for AED deployment and conduct a review of each use 15
of an AED; and 16
(d) ]Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac 17
arrest by using an AED activates the local emergency medical services system 18
as soon as possible and, if an entity with an AED program, reports any clinical 19
use of the AED to the licensed physician. 20
(2) Any person or entity who acquires an AED shall notify an agent of the local 21
emergency medical services system and the local emergency communications or 22
vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of AED acquired. 23