Minnesota Legislature
SF 926
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/01/2013 09:40am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring all 911 public safety answering points
to provide for emergency medical instruction for certain emergency calls;
specifically providing that any expenses related to this change be covered under
the current allowable expenditures for 911 funds; providing for the registration
of automatic external defibrillators; providing for a criminal penalty; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 403.113, subdivision 3; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 403.113, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Local expenditures.
(a) Money distributed under subdivision 2 for
enhanced 911 service may be spent on enhanced 911 system costs for the purposes stated
in subdivision 1. In addition, money may be spent to lease, purchase, lease-purchase, or
maintain enhanced 911 equipment, including telephone equipment; recording equipment;
computer hardware; computer software for database provisioning, addressing, mapping,
and any other software necessary for automatic location identification or local location
identification; trunk lines; selective routing equipment; the master street address guide;
dispatcher public safety answering point equipment proficiency and operational skills;
pay for long-distance charges incurred due to transferring 911 calls to other jurisdictions;
and the equipment necessary within the public safety answering point for community
alert systems and to notify and communicate with the emergency services requested by
the 911 callernew text begin . In addition to the other purposes specified in this subdivision, the money
also may be used for any expenses related to providing prearrival emergency medical
instructions under section 403.50new text end .
(b) Money distributed for enhanced 911 service may not be spent on:
(1) purchasing or leasing of real estate or cosmetic additions to or remodeling of
communications centers;
(2) mobile communications vehicles, fire engines, ambulances, law enforcement
vehicles, or other emergency vehicles;
(3) signs, posts, or other markers related to addressing or any costs associated with
the installation or maintenance of signs, posts, or markers.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2014.
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Sec. 2.
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[403.50] EMERGENCY MEDICAL INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED.
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All 911 public safety answering points shall provide emergency prearrival medical
instruction to callers reporting a cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, uncontrolled bleeding,
or shock. Each jurisdiction operating a 911 public safety answering point may provide
emergency medical prearrival instruction services directly or by agreement with a hospital,
advanced life support emergency medical service provider recognized by the Emergency
Medical Services Regulatory Board, or other nationally recognized emergency medical
dispatch service provider. If the local jurisdiction provides emergency medical prearrival
instruction services through an agreement with another entity, the actual service provider
must be available through a single button telephone transfer connection at all times.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2014.
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Sec. 3.
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[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
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.
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(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 to stop ventricular fibrillation.
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(c) "Local AED registration authority" means a chief of police or sheriff who has
operational control of the 911 public safety answering point in the area where an AED is
located or that person's designee or other person who has general oversight authority over
all day-to-day operations of a 911 public safety answering point or that person's designee.
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(d) "Person" means an individual, corporation, school district, organization, or
business entity.
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(e) "Public access AED" means any AED that is purchased with the intent of being
for the general benefit of employees of a business or organization or the general public
that may happen to be in the vicinity of that AED or an AED that is maintained, displayed,
or kept in an area other than a private residence or apartment unit, that by the nature of its
location may be presumed to be intended for the potential benefit of the general public
near that location. It does not include any AED that is owned or used by a hospital that
is intended to be used by hospital staff and is not marked or displayed in a manner to
encourage public access.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Registration. new text end
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A person who purchases or obtains an AED, except an
AED intended for private use, shall register that device with the local AED registration
authority within five working days of receiving the AED. The local AED registration
authority may not require a registration fee.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Required information. new text end
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A person registering an AED shall provide the
following information for each AED:
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(1) AED manufacturer, model, and serial number;
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(2) date of purchase;
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(3) date of installation;
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(4) specific location where the AED will be kept so that it may be quickly located in
an emergency;
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(5) the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other reasonable contact
information for persons responsible for the maintenance of the AED at that location;
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(6) the schedule of the availability of the AED, a description of how the AED is to
be accessed, and emergency contact telephone number or numbers in order to obtain
immediate access to the AED; and
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(7) the name and contact information of the physician or provider of medical
oversight for the owner of the AED.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Information changes. new text end
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The owner of any AED shall notify the registering
authority of any changes in the information that is required in the registration within
five 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
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A public access AED:
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(1) may be inspected by the registering authority during the hours that the AED is
intended to be available to the public. The registering authority may, in writing, designate
or delegate this inspection authority;
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(2) must be kept in the location specified in the registration;
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(3) must be maintained in fully operational condition in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications;
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(4) must have at least two sets of AED electrode pads in the AED case. These pads
must show the manufacturer's expiration date and must not be kept in the AED case
beyond the expiration date indicated by the manufacturer;
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(5) must have a charged battery installed in the AED. All AED batteries must show
the manufacturer's expiration date. A battery may not be kept in the AED case beyond the
expiration date. A dead battery may not be kept in the AED or in the AED case; and
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(6) shall be inspected by the owner at least quarterly. Documentation of inspections
shall be noted upon a card kept with each AED or otherwise immediately available for
inspection by the local AED registration authority.
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new text begin Removal of AED. new text end
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The local AED registration authority may direct the
owner of an AED to comply with this section. The local AED registration authority may
direct the owner of any AED to remove an AED from the premises if the local AED
registration authority has determined that the AED is not ready for immediate use and to
remove any public signs relating to that AED.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Private use of AED. new text end
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The owner of an AED intended for private use 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 Signs. new text end
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A person acquiring an AED intended for public use is encouraged,
but not required, to post signs bearing the universal AED symbol in order to increase the
ease of access 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 if there is no functional AED present
at that location or upon being ordered to remove or cover any AED signs by the local
registration authority.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Emergency response plans. new text end
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The owner of one or more AED intended
for public use shall develop an emergency response plan appropriate for the location
of each AED and the nature of the facility the AED is intended to serve. The response
plan must include:
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(1) emphasis placed upon calling 911 immediately or as soon as can be reasonably
accomplished;
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(2) notifying the 911 answering point that an AED is on site and may be used upon
a person;
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(3) a method to ensure that the AED may be used safely in an emergency;
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(4) a method to keep the 911 answering point informed of the patient's condition
including whether the patient is conscious or unconscious, whether pulses are detected,
whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being performed, whether shocks are
delivered, and any other information relevant to an appropriate medical response;
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(5) a method for getting the AED to the person suffering a potential cardiac
emergency and alerting others in the facility of the need for the AED in the vicinity;
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(6) a method for directing emergency medical responders to the patient in the most
expeditious and safe manner; and
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(7) a process for providing appropriate training to employees or others who are
likely to be regularly in the area of the AED in the use of the AED and of the emergency
response plan.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin AED registration data. new text end
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The data collected under this section may be
used by the 911 public safety answering point to help facilitate an appropriate emergency
response in the event of a cardiac incident occurring near any public access AED, to
facilitate inspections of public access AEDs, and to execute and enforce this section. A
911 public safety answering point may share AED registration data with vendors as may be
necessary or beneficial to that public safety answering point in managing this information.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Penalty. new text end
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A person who knowingly violates a provision of this section
after receiving a written warning of a violation from the local AED registration authority
and failing to correct the violation within five business days of the date of receipt of
the warning is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2014, and applies to
crimes committed on or after that date.
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