New Mexico State AED Law

Summary of Requirements
	Physician	A person who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that a physician medical director oversees all aspects of the automated external defibrillator program, including training, emergency medical services coordination, protocol approval, automated external defibrillator deployment strategies and other program requirements, and that the physician medical director provides overall quality assurance and reviews each case in which the automated external defibrillator is used by the program.
	CPR/AED Training	Trained targeted responder should receive appropriate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an automated external defibrillator by a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary response and automated external defibrillator use approved by the department or other training programs authorized by the department.
	EMS Notification	The AED must be registered with the Department of Health. The local emergency medical services and local 911 agencies must be notified of the AED program.
	Maintenance Program	The defibrillator must be maintained and tested according to the manufacturer’s guidelines
	Notification of Use	Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator must activate the emergency medical system as soon as possible, and reports any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator physician medical director.

Good Samaritan Protection
Rescuer	Purchaser	Property Owner	Physician	Trainer
A. A physician medical director of an automated external defibrillator program, a person who provides training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator and a person responsible for a defibrillation program are immune from civil liability for any personal injury or death that results from any act or failure to act that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence provided there is compliance with the requirements of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act. B. An owner of the property or facility where an automated external defibrillator is located is immune from civil liability for any personal injury or death that results from any act or failure to act that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence; provided there is compliance with the requirements of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act. C. An automated external defibrillator trained targeted responder is immune from civil liability for any personal injury or death that results from any act or failure to act if: (1) the trained targeted responder acts as an ordinary, reasonable prudent person would act under the same or similar circumstances; (2) the trained targeted responder’s act or failure to act does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence; and (3) there is compliance with the requirements of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act.

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