Amended in Assembly June 23, 2015

Senate BillNo. 287


Introduced by Senator Hueso

February 19, 2015


An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Sectionbegin delete 193000)end deletebegin insert 19300)end insert to Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to automated external defibrillators.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 287, as amended, Hueso. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Existing law requires any person or entity that supplies an AED, which means an automated or automatic external defibrillatorbegin delete (AED)end deletebegin insert (AED),end insert to notify an agent of the localbegin delete EMSend deletebegin insert emergency medical servicesend insert agency of the existence, location, and type of AED acquired and to provide the acquirer of the AED with all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the AED. Existing law provides that any person or entity that acquires an AED is not liable for civil damages resulting from certain uses, attempted uses, or nonuses of an AED, except as provided, if certain conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the AED is checked for readiness after each use and at least every 30 days if the AED has not been used in thebegin delete proceedingend deletebegin insert precedingend insert 30 days. Existing law also provides that a person or entitybegin delete whoend deletebegin insert thatend insert provides AED training to a person who renders emergency care is not liable for any civil damages, as specified.

This bill would require certain structures that are not owned or operated bybegin delete the state orend delete any local government entity and are constructed on or after January 1, 2016, to have an AED on the premises. This bill would require a person or entity that supplies an AED to comply with specified existing law regarding AEDs, and would exempt a person or entity that supplies an AED from liability for civil damages resulting from certain uses, attempted uses, or nonuses of an AED, as specified.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Chapter 3 (commencing with Sectionbegin delete 193000) end delete
2begin insert 19300)end insert is added to Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety
3Code
, to read:

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5Chapter  3. Automated Externalbegin delete defibrillatorsend delete
6begin insert Defibrillatorsend insert
7

 

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begin delete193000.end delete
9begin insert19300.end insert  

(a) Thisbegin delete sectionend deletebegin insert chapterend insert applies to all of the following
10structures, as defined in Chapter 3begin insert (commencing with Section
11301.1) of Part 2, the California Building Code,end insert
of Titlebegin delete 24end deletebegin insert 24, the
12California Building Standards Code,end insert
of the California Code of
13Regulations, that are constructed on or after January 1, 2016:

14(1) Group A assembly buildings with an occupancy of greater
15than 300.

16(2) Group B business buildings with an occupancy of 200 or
17more.

18(3) Group E educational buildings with an occupancy of 200 or
19more.

20(4) Group F factory buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.

21(5) Group Hbegin delete high hazardend deletebegin insert high-hazardend insert buildings with an
22occupancy of 200 or more.

23(6) Group I institutional buildings withbegin delete andend deletebegin insert anend insert occupancy of
24200 or more.

25(7) Group M mercantile buildings with an occupancy of 200 or
26more.

27(8) Group R residential buildings with an occupancy of 200 or
28more, excluding single-family and multi-family dwelling units.

29(9) Group S storage buildings with an occupancy of 200 or
30more, excluding parking garages.

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31(b

end delete

P3    1begin insert(b)end insert A structure described in subdivision (a) shall have an
2automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises subject to
3the requirements in Section 1797.196. A person or entity that
4supplies an AED pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any
5civil damages pursuant to Section 1797.196 of this code and
6 Section 1714.21 of the Civil Code.

7(c) Thisbegin delete sectionend deletebegin insert chapterend insert does not apply to a structure in
8subdivision (a) that is owned or operated bybegin delete the state orend delete any local
9government entity.



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