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On May 28, 1998 Governor Cellucci signed House Bill 2164. The law amended existing “Good Samaritan” laws to include liability coverage for AED use. The full text of the bill is listed below: |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14 of Chapter 111C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "aid", in line 3, the following words: - , including, but not limited to, the use of any semi-automatic or automatic external defibrillator.
SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended
by striking out section 12V, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof
the following section:-
Section 12V. Any person who is trained according
to the standards and guidelines of the American Heart Association or the
American National Red Cross in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use
of semi-automatic or automatic external defibrillators or any person who
has successfully met the training requirements of a course in basic cardiac
life support, conducted according to the standards established by the American
Heart Association, who in good faith and without compensation renders emergency
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation in accordance with his
training, other than in the course of his regular professional or business
activity, to any person who apparently requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
or defibrillation, shall not be liable for acts or omissions, other than
gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from the rendering
of such emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation.