Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.667

Current through Acts Received April 8, 2024
Section 311.667 - [Effective Until ninety days after adjournment] Requirements for person or entity acquiring an automated external defibrillator

In order to ensure public health and safety:

(1) A person or entity who acquires an AED shall ensure that:
(a) Expected AED users receive American Heart Association or American Red Cross training in CPR and AED use, or an equivalent nationally recognized course in CPR and AED use;
(b) The AED is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines;
(c) There is medical oversight of the AED program by a physician licensed in Kentucky to ensure compliance with requirements for training, maintenance, notification, and communication with the local emergency medical services system. The physician providing oversight shall also work with the AED site to establish protocols for AED deployment and conduct a review of each use of an AED; and
(d) Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an AED activates the local emergency medical services system as soon as possible and, if an entity with an AED program, reports any clinical use of the AED to the licensed physician.
(2) Any person or entity who acquires an AED shall notify an agent of the local emergency medical services system and the local emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of AED acquired.

KRS 311.667

Effective:7/14/2000
Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 3, effective7/14/2000.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.