Key provisions of HB 2399 on defibrillators

With BC-CNS-Debrillators-Protection

By Cronkite News Service

Under HB 2399, sponsored by Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, the following would be protected from personal injury lawsuits over use of automated external defibrillators except in cases involving misconduct or negligence:

_ A physician who prescribes an AED
_ A person or group offering CPR or AED training
_ A person or group that installs an AED
_ The owner of the property or facility where the AED is located
_ Good Samaritans