HF 1971

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/19/2014 12:33pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for the registration of automatic external
defibrillators; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [403.51] AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION;
REGISTRATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.
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new text begin (b) "Automatic external defibrillator" or "AED" means an electronic device designed
and manufactured to operate automatically or semiautomatically for the purpose of
delivering an electrical current to the heart of a person in sudden cardiac arrest.
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new text begin (c) "AED registry" means a registry of AEDs that requires a maintenance program
or package, and includes, but is not limited to, the following registries: the Minnesota
AED Registry, the National AED Registry, iRescU, or a manufacturer-specific program.
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new text begin (d) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association, corporation, or unit
of government.
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new text begin (e) "Public access AED" means any AED that is intended, by its markings or display,
to be used or accessed by the public for the benefit of the general public that may happen
to be in the vicinity or location of that AED. It does not include an AED that is owned or
used by a hospital, clinic, business, or organization that is intended to be used by staff and
is not marked or displayed in a manner to encourage public access.
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new text begin (f) "Maintenance program or package" means a program that will alert the AED
owner when the AED has electrodes and batteries due to expire or replaces those expiring
electrodes and batteries for the AED owner.
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new text begin (g) "Public safety agency" means local law enforcement, county sheriff, municipal
police, tribal agencies, state law enforcement, fire departments, including municipal
departments, industrial fire brigades, and nonprofit fire departments, joint powers agencies,
and licensed ambulance services.
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new text begin (h) "Mobile AED" means an AED that (1) is purchased with the intent of being located
in a vehicle, including, but not limited to, public safety agency vehicles; or (2) will not be
placed in stationary storage, including, but not limited to, an AED used at an athletic event.
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new text begin (i) "Private use AED" means an AED that is not intended to be used or accessed by
the public for the benefit of the general public. This may include, but is not limited to,
AEDs found in private residences.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Registration. new text end

new text begin A person who purchases or obtains a public access AED shall
register that device with an AED registry within 30 working days of receiving the AED.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Required information. new text end

new text begin A person registering a public access AED shall
provide the following information for each AED:
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new text begin (1) AED manufacturer, model, and serial number;
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new text begin (2) specific location where the AED will be kept; and
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new text begin (3) the title, address, and telephone number of a person in management at the
business or organization where the AED is located.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Information changes. new text end

new text begin The owner of a public access AED shall notify their
AED registry of any changes in the information that is required in the registration within
30 working days of the change occurring.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Public access AED requirements. new text end

new text begin A public access AED:
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new text begin (1) may be inspected during regular business hours by a public safety agency with
jurisdiction over the location of the AED;
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new text begin (2) shall be kept in the location specified in the registration; and
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new text begin (3) shall be reasonably maintained, including replacement of dead batteries and
pads/electrodes, and comply with all manufacturer's recall and safety notices.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Removal of AED. new text end

new text begin An authorized agent of a public safety agency with
jurisdiction over the location of the AED may direct the owner of a public access AED
to comply with this section. Such authorized agent of a public safety agency may direct
the owner of the AED to remove the AED from its public access location and to remove
or cover any public signs relating to that AED if it is determined that the AED is not
ready for immediate use.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Private use AEDs. new text end

new text begin The owner of a private use AED is not subject to the
requirements of this section but is encouraged to maintain the AED in a consistent manner.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Mobile AEDs. new text end

new text begin The owner of a mobile AED is not subject to the
requirements of this section but is encouraged to maintain the AED in a consistent manner.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Signs. new text end

new text begin A person acquiring a public use AED is encouraged but is not
required to post signs bearing the universal AED symbol in order to increase the ease of
access by the public to the AED in the event of an emergency. A person may not post any
AED sign or allow any AED sign to remain posted upon being ordered to remove or cover
any AED signs by an authorized agent of a public safety agency.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Emergency response plans. new text end

new text begin The owner of one or more public access
AEDs shall develop an emergency response plan appropriate for the nature of the facility
the AED is intended to serve.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin No civil liability. new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section shall create any civil liability on
the part of an AED owner.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014.
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