Iowa AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Iowa AED laws and pending Iowa AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Iowa are doing to mandate state requirements for the placement of AEDs, including laws to protect organizations that purchase an AED.
An AED Law can empower individuals to train and be prepared to use an automated external defibrillator to save lives. Good Samaritan laws can protect those who use an AED to help a victim. State AED laws that mandate AED installation in proportion to the population of a public facility could increase survival rates.
Research shows that the availability of an automated external defibrillator (AED) in schools, hotels, recreation and sports facilities, assisted living communities, public buildings, high rises, businesses, and communities, dramatically increases the survival rate for a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
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AED laws in this state. This information is updated continuously.
| Bill No. | Effective Date | Sponsor | Summary | Public Law Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 443 | State Government | A bill for an act requiring automated external defibrillators in all physical exercise clubs and clinical exercise centers, and providing an effective date. (Formerly SF 103.). | ||
| HB 2734 | Appropriations | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of human services, the department of elder affairs, the Iowa department of public health, the department of veterans affairs and the Iowa veterans home, and the department of inspections and appeals, providing for fee increases, and including other related provisions and appropriations, and providing effective dates. Various effective dates, see bill. An act relating to and making appropriations to the department of human services, the department of elder affairs, the Iowa department of public health, the department of veterans affairs and the Iowa veterans home, the department of human rights, and the department... | ||
| HB 2743 | Appropriations | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund. (Formerly HSB 765). An act relating to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund, and providing an effective date. | ||
| SB 103 | Senator Steve Sodders | A bill for an act requiring automated external defibrillators in all physical exercise clubs, and providing an effective date. (See SF 443.). This bill provides for the placement of an automated external defibrillator in every physical exercise club in the state. An automated external defibrillator is a portable device used to restore a normal heart rhythm to a patient in cardiac arrest by analyzing the patient's heart rhythm and determining whether a shock is needed to restore a normal heartbeat. The bill requires a physical exercise club to locate at least one automated external defibrillator in every facility that is accessible during business hours and special events. The physical... | ||
| SR 148 | Senator Jeff Danielson | A resolution recognizing the lifesaving benefits of automatic external defibrillator devices, acknowledging the importance of raising public awareness of their availability, and encouraging persons to obtain appropriate training. | ||
| SB 505 | 07/01/2008 | Judiciary | A bill for an act relating to civil liability for damages relating to the use of an automated external defibrillator in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies. (Formerly SSB 1318.) Effective 7-1-08. | |
| HB 862 | 07/01/2005 | Appropriations | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund. Effective 07-01-05. | |
| HB 2464 | 07/01/2004 | Human Resources | A bill for an act providing for the establishment and funding of an automated external defibrillator grant program, and providing an effective date. Effective upon receipt of federal fund to Iowa Department of of Public Health. | 2004-01 |
| HB 2577 | 07/01/2004 | Appropriations | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund and providing an effective date. Effective 7-01-04, with exception of section 14 effective 5-17-04. | 2004-02 |