Missouri AED Laws

Missouri's laws pertaining to AEDs and defibrillators can all be found below for your convenience.

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MISSOURI STATE AED AND DEFIBRILLATOR LAWS

Missouri Statutes § 190.092

1. A person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that:

(1) Expected defibrillator users receive training by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators, or an equivalent nationally recognized course in defibrillator use and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(2) The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines;

(3) Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible; and

(4) Any person or entity that owns an automated external defibrillator that is for use outside of a health care facility shall have a physician review and approve the clinical protocol for the use of the defibrillator, review and advise regarding the training and skill maintenance of the intended users of the defibrillator and assure proper review of all situations when the defibrillator is used to render emergency care.

2. Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall notify the emergency communications district or the ambulance dispatch center of the primary provider of emergency medical services where the automated external defibrillator is to be located.

3. Any person who has had appropriate training, including a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has demonstrated a proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator, and who gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency care when medically appropriate by use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator, without objection of the injured victim or victims thereof, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such care or treatment, where the person acts as an ordinarily reasonable, prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances. The person or entity who provides appropriate training to the person using an automated external defibrillator, the person or entity responsible for the site where the automated external defibrillator is located, and the licensed physician who reviews and approves the clinical protocol, shall likewise not be held liable for civil damages resulting from the use of an automated external defibrillator, provided that all other requirements of this section have been met. Nothing in this section shall affect any claims brought pursuant to chapter 537 or 538, RSMo.

4. The provisions of this section shall apply in all counties within the state and any city not within a county.

Missouri Statutes § 191.938

1. There is hereby established an "Automated External Defibrillator Advisory Committee" within the department of health and senior services, subject to appropriations.

2. The committee shall advise the department of health and senior services, the office of administration and the general assembly on the advisability of placing automated external defibrillators in public buildings, especially in public buildings owned by the state of Missouri or housing employees of the state of Missouri, with special consideration to state office buildings accessible to the public.

3. The committee shall issue an initial report no later than June 1, 2002, and a final report no later than December 31, 2002, to the department of health and senior services, the office of administration and the governor's office. The issues to be addressed in the report shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) The advisability of placing automated external defibrillators in public buildings and the determination of the criteria as to which public buildings should have automated external defibrillators and how such automated external defibrillators' placement should be accomplished;

(2) Projections of the cost of the purchase, placement and maintenance of any recommended automated external defibrillator placement;

(3) Discussion of the need for, and cost of, training personnel in the use of automated external defibrillators and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(4) The integration of automated external defibrillators with existing emergency service.

4. The committee shall be composed of the following members appointed by the director of the department of health and senior services:

(1) A representative of the department of health and senior services;

(2) A representative of the division of facilities management in the office of administration;

(3) A representative of the American Red Cross;

(4) A representative of the American Heart Association;

(5) A physician who has experience in the emergency care of patients.

5. The department of health and senior services member shall be the chair of the first meeting of the committee. At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chairperson from its membership. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less than four times a year.

6. The department of health and senior services shall provide technical and administrative support services as required by the committee. The office of administration shall provide technical support to the committee in the form of information and research on the number, size, use and occupancy of buildings in which employees of the state of Missouri work.

7. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred as a result of their duties as members of the committee.

8. The committee shall adopt written bylaws to govern its activities.

9. The automated external defibrillator advisory committee shall terminate on June 1, 2003.