Georgia State AED Law

 Summary of Requirements
AED-Check.jpg Physician Must have involvement of a licensed physician to ensure AED compliance.
AED-Check.jpg CPR/AED Training Expected users of the AED should receive AED/CPR training.
AED-Check.jpg EMS Notification Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall notify an agent of the emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of automated external defibrillator.
AED-Check.jpg Maintenance Program The defibrillator must be maintained and tested according to the manufacturer’s operational guidelines
 AED-Check.jpg Notification of Use Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in sudden cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator must activate the emergency medical services system as soon as possible and report any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board who is supervising the program.

 

 Good Samaritan Protection
Rescuer Purchaser Property Owner Physician Trainer
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The persons described in this Code section shall be immune from civil liability for any act or omission to act related to the provision of emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator, as described in Code Sections 31-11-53.1 and 31-11-53.2, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton misconduct and shall not apply to a person acting within the scope of a licensed profession if such person acts with gross negligence. The immunity provided for in this Code section shall extend to:

  1. Any person who gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator without objection of the person to whom care or treatment is rendered;
  2. The owner or operator of any premises or conveyance who installs or provides automated external defibrillator equipment in or on such premises or conveyance;
  3. Any physician or other medical professional who authorizes, directs, or supervises the installation or provision of automated external defibrillator equipment in or on any premises or conveyance other than any medical facility as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 31-7-1; and
  4. Any person who provides training in the use of automated external defibrillator equipment as required by subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of Code Section 31-11-53.1, whether compensated or not. This Code section is not applicable to any training or instructions provided by the manufacturer of the automated external defibrillator or to any claim for failure to warn on the part of the manufacturer.
  5. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to provide immunity to the manufacturer of any automated external defibrillator or off-premises automated external defibrillator maintenance or service providers, nor shall it relieve the manufacturer from any claim for product liability or failure to warn.”

 

 Laws / Legislation
 Reference
 Date Summary
SB 212 2013 Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, each local board of education which operates
a school with grades 9 through 12 shall provide instruction in CPR and the use of an AED to its students as a requirement within existing health or physical education courses.
HB 1031 2008 Requires that at least one AED be placed in all public high schools no later than July 1, 2008 and that the Department of Education shall provide the funds necessary to assist in the purchase of the AED units.
HR 412 2007 An act to create the House Study Committee on Layperson Training in CPR and Automated External Defibrillators.
SB 265 2003 Requires registration for automated external defibrillators with the Emergency Health Section of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Human Resources.
SB 51 2001 Revises requirements for AED placement and provides for immunity protection. Requires that any person who acquires or purchases an AED ensures that those who may be responsible for using the AED participate in American Heart Association or American Red Cross (or other equivalent nationally recognized) CPR and AED training course. The defibrillator must be maintained, inspected and tested on a regular basis according to the manufacturer’s specifications. A licensed physician (or other authorized person) must be involved with the site’s AED program to ensure that it meets training, notification and maintenance requirements. When an AED has been acquired, its location and type must be given to an emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center.
SB 5661 1998 Establishes requirements for AED placement and provides for immunity protection, furthermore, it is recommended that all potential users of an AED receive training by a nationally recognized health care provider in CPR and AED use.

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