A new Oregon law modifies the state’s automated external defibrillator (AED) requirements that went into effect Jan. 1. The changes set forth in the new bill affect large business and health clubs.
SB 556, passed in 2009, required the owners of large business to have an AED on the premises. The law defined “a place of public assembly” as a facility with more than 50,000 square feet with at least 25 visitors a day.
The March 2010 modification to the law, SB 1006, narrows the definition of “a place of public assembly.” It is now defining as a single building with more than 50,000 indoor square feet. In addition, the bill doubled the number of visitors to 50.
The bill also has language that decreases the training, maintenance, storage and other requirements for owners of defibrillators. Be decreasing those requirements, the new law makes it less likely that the owner of a defibrillator could be held liable for use — or non use — of the AED.
The special session of the legislature also passed SB 1033, a bill requiring automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all Oregon schools by Jan. 1, 2015. The law applies to public, private and public charter school campuses.
Questions about Oregon AED laws and their impact on your business or school?
Please contact Cardiac Science Oregon AED expert Jeff Hoyt.
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