Louisiana AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Louisiana AED laws and pending Louisiana AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 332 | Representative Joel C. Robideaux | LIABILITY/CIVIL:Limits civil liability for persons using automated external defibrillators. | ||
| SCR 21 | Senator Dan W. Morrish | COMMENDATIONS:Commends Valerie Aucoin for her heroic response and assessment during a medical emergency situation. | ||
| SCR 22 | Senator Dan W. Morrish | COMMENDATIONS:Commends Lieutenant Doug Firestone of the Iowa Police Department for his heroic response and assessment during a medical emergency situation. | ||
| HR 1 | Representative Kellogg Kay Kellogg Katz | HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT:Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the feasibility of requiring the placement of automated external defibrillators in schools. | ||
| SCR 23 | Senator Dan W. Morrish | COMMENDATIONS:Commends Iowa Police Chief Howard K. Vincent for his heroic response and assessment during a medical emergency situation. | ||
| HB 1584 | Representative Cedric Richmond | HEALTH:Requires automated external defibrillators (AEDS) to be located on the premises of physical fitness facilities | ||
| SR 164 | Senator Sharon Weston Broome | BESE:Requests BESE to study the feasibility of requiring that automated external defibrillators be placed in public high schools. | ||
| SR 71 | Senator Fred H. Mills, Jr. | COMMENDATIONS:Commends Breaux Bridge High School football coaches for their emergency planning, training, preparedness,and actions which saved the life of football player, Tedrick Lewis. Commends Breaux Bridge High School football coaches, Paul Broussard, Brent Angelle, Kevin Bonhomme, John Muder, and Rickey Poulan for their emergency planning, training, preparedness, and actions which saved the life of Tedrick Lewis. | ||
| HB 67 | 08/15/2010 | Representative Joseph Lopinto | LIABILITY/CIVIL:Limits civil liability for persons using automated external defibrillators. Abstract: Limits the civil liability of a person using an automated external defibrillator at the scene of an emergency. Present law provides that no person who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid, or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves a person receiving such care, first aid, or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved... | 459 |
| HB 1485 | 08/15/2010 | Representative Fred H. Mills | WILLS/TESTAMENTS:Provides for the LaPOST program. Abstract: Establishes the La. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST) program. Proposed law establishes the LaPOST program and form, which constitute a means by which a person may convert his wishes concerning life-sustaining medical treatment into a standing medical order. Proposed law provides specific requirements for the structure and language of the LaPOST form. Proposed law directs the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to promulgate rules, regulations, and standards to provide for the LaPOST program and form. Proposed law provides for responsibilities of physicians, health care providers, certified emergency technicians, and... | 954 |
| HB 1543 | 08/15/2004 | BRUNEAU | HEALTH CARE:Provides for the use of automated external defibrillator by private security personnel | 443 |
