Illinois State AED Law

Summary of Requirements
	Physician	Must have involvement of an Illinois licensed physician to ensure AED compliance.
	CPR/AED Training	An automated external defibrillator should be used only by trained AED users.
	EMS Notification	The automated external defibrillator must be registered with the EMS system hospital in the vicinity of where the AED will primarily be located which shall oversee utilization of the AED and ensure that training and maintenance requirements are met. A person in possession of an automated external defibrillator shall notify an agent of the local emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of the AED.
	Maintenance Program	The automated external defibrillator must be maintained and tested according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
	Notification of Use	Any person who renders out-of-hospital emergency care or treatment to a person in sudden cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator must activate the EMS system as soon as possible and report any clinical use of the AED.

Good Samaritan Protection
Rescuer	Purchaser	Property Owner	Physician	Trainer
	No Current Legislation
A physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all its branches who authorizes the purchase of an automated external defibrillator is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission arising out of authorizing the purchase of an automated external defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met. An individual or entity providing training in the use of automated external defibrillators is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving the use of an automated external defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met. A person owning, occupying, or managing the premises where an automated external defibrillator is located is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving the use of an automated external defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met. A trained AED user is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving the use of an automated external defibrillator in an emergency situation, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met.

Laws / Legislation
Reference	Date	Summary
HB 3724	2014	Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a basis for curricula in all secondary schools in the state.
HB 1225	2013	Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act – Requires the Department of Public Health and the State Board of Education to post guidelines and other relevant materials on their websites to educate student athletes, their parents, and their coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Suspends athletic activity for students who currently or in the past have exhibited warning signs of cardiac arrest until he/she has been evaluated and cleared for participation by a physician. Requires all physical education teachers, coaches, referees of interscholastic athletics, student athletes, and athletic trainers to watch a CPR/AED training video annually. This video should also be accessible to parents and staff free of charge.
HB 2506	2013	Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Organization licensees shall make available no less than 2 AEDs that are operational and accessible when backstretch workers are present at their racing facilities. At least on AED shall be placed in the paddock of their racing facilities and on placed on the backstretch of the facilities.
HB 1549	2011	Amends Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person who in good faith (instead of any person currently certified in CPR), not for compensation, provides emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person who is an apparent victim of acute cardiopulmonary insufficiency shall not, as the result of his or her acts or omissions in providing resuscitation, be liable for civil damages, unless the acts or omissions constitute willful and wanton misconduct.
5838	2010	Amends physical fitness facility AED requirements by removing the requirements of HB 1279 stating that if a building is not within 300 feet of an outdoor event, the AED trained responder must have the AED unit with him or her during the event. Also stipulates that the size of the area or the number of buildings or floors that occupy a facility shall determine whether or not more than one AED unit be on the premises.
HB 921	2010	Requires a written emergency response plan and an AED in dental offices that administer anesthesia or sedation.
HB 1279	2008	Amends physical fitness facility requirements that indoor and outdoor facilities have an AED on-site. Also specifies that there must be an AED trained user on staff at all physical fitness activities. The outdoor fitness center must have a building within 300 feet of the event or activity with unimpeded access to the AED. If a building is not within that distance, the trained AED user must have the AED unit with him or her during the activity.
HB 1058	2008	Heartsaver AED Fund-Grants – Provides that the Department of Public Health has the power to make matching grants from the Heatsaver AED Fund.
SB 404	2007	Revises Good Samaritan protection to provide immunity for an agency, organization, or individual who sponsors, authorizes, supports, finances, or supervises the training of persons in the use of automated external defibrillators. Provides for similar immunity for an individual who teaches such a course of instruction.
SB 458	2007	Creates the Automated External Defibrillator Act. Provides for training, maintenance, and oversight requirements concerning automated external defibrillators. Training must include complete CPR training in addition to AED training. Establishes immunity protection for the physician who prescribes the AED, the owner of the AED, and the person who owns, occupies or manages the facility where the AED is located and used.
HB 4232	2005	Creates the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act also known as the Colleen O’Sullivan Law – Requires various indoor physical fitness facilities to have at least one automated external defibrillator. This law does not include health facilities that serve less than 100 individuals, or that is located in a hospital, hotel/motel or any outdoor facility. It also does not apply to facilities that do not employ people who instruct, train or assist people who use the facility. The facilities that are required to have an AED on-site must have had a written emergency response plan in place by July 1, 2005.

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