Maryland AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Maryland AED laws and pending Maryland AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Maryland 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 215 | Health And Government Operations Committee | State Emergency Medical Services Board - Emergency Medical Services Providers. Exempting specified law enforcement officers from specified requirements relating to providing emergency medical services in the State; prohibiting the use of the term "emergency medical responder" unless the individual is licensed or certified to provide emergency medical services; etc. An Act concerning State Emergency Medical Services Board Emergency Medical Services Providers for the purpose of exempting certain law enforcement officers from certain requirements relating to the provision of certain emergency medical services; prohibiting the use of a certain term except under certain circumstances;... | 113 | |
| HB 1117 | Delegate Susan C. Lee | Immunity from Liability - Medical Emergency - Use of Automated External Defibrillator. Providing immunity from civil liability under specified circumstances, notwithstanding specified other provisions of law, to an individual or facility that acquires an automated external defibrillator (AED) or that owns, manages, or is responsible for the premises where an AED is located, to an individual who retrieves an AED, or who uses, attempts to use, or fails to use an AED in response to a sudden cardiac arrest emergency at a facility; providing that the immunity is limited to specified circumstances; etc. An Act concerning Immunity from Liability Medical Emergency Use of Automated External... | ||
| HB 293 | Delegate Robert A. Costa | Physical Therapy Offices - Automated External Defibrillators - Training. Prohibiting persons from practicing physical therapy in the State unless there is an automated external defibrillator in the treatment area of physical therapy offices and staff members who have received specified training are on-site; providing an exception to the requirements of the Act; etc. An Act concerning Physical Therapy Offices Automated External Defibrillators Training for the purpose of prohibiting persons from practicing physical therapy in the State unless there is certain equipment in certain physical therapy offices and certain staff members who have received certain training are onsite; providing a... | ||
| HB 1146 | Delegate Michael D. Smigiel | Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services. Reorganizing State government by establishing a Department of Emergency Services as a principal unit of the Executive Branch; repealing the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems and the State Emergency Medical Services Board; specifying that the Department is responsible for the coordination of all emergency services in the State; transferring the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and specified powers, duties, and functions to the Department; etc. An Act concerning Reorganization of State Government Department of Emergency Services for the purpose of reorganizing State government by... | ||
| HB 1054 | Chairman | Automated External Defibrillator Program. Repealing specified limitations on individual use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs); altering qualifications for EMS Board certificates for facilities that desire to make AEDs available; defining specified terms; etc. | 413 | |
| HB 829 | Montgomery County Delegation | Montgomery County - Law Enforcement Officer Issued Electronic Weapon - Provision of Automated External Defibrillator MC 909-09. Requiring that, in Montgomery County, a law enforcement officer who has been issued an electronic weapon also be provided an automated external defibrillator and training in the operation and use of the defibrillator; and defining terms. An Act concerning Montgomery County Law Enforcement Officer Issued Electronic Weapon Provision of Automated External Defibrillator MC 90909 for the purpose of requiring that, in Montgomery County, a law enforcement officer who has been issued an electronic weapon also be provided an automated external defibrillator and... | ||
| HB 1200 | Lee | High Schools - Automated External Defibrillators Program - Requirements. Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement an automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements in high schools; requiring that the automated external defibrillator program include provisions requiring the presence of an automated external defibrillator and a trained operator at all school-sponsored athletic events; etc. | ||
| SB 764 | Senator E.J. Pipkin | Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services. Reorganizing State government by establishing a Department of Emergency Services as a principal unit of the Executive Branch; repealing the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems and the State Emergency Medical Services Board; specifying that the Department is responsible for the coordination of all emergency services in the State; transferring the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and specified powers, duties, and functions to the Department; etc. An Act concerning Reorganization of State Government Department of Emergency Services for the purpose of reorganizing State government by... | ||
| SB 990 | Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier | Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs. Requiring each county or municipality that owns or operates a swimming pool to develop and implement a specified automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements for specified swimming pools; requiring the owners and operators of specified swimming pools to develop and implement a specified automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements; requiring specified State agencies to adopt regulations; etc. An Act concerning Swimming Pools Automated External Defibrillator Programs for the purpose of requiring each county or municipality that owns or operates a swimming pool to... | ||
| HB 1134 | 10/01/2008 | Delegate Susan C. Lee | Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator. Altering the circumstances under which an individual is immune from civil liability for providing automated external defibrillation; and providing that immunity from liability is not available to individuals for specified conduct that is grossly negligent, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentionally tortious conduct. | 597 |
| SB 570 | 10/01/2008 | Senator Robert J. Garagiola | State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program. Renaming the Automated External Defibrillator Program to be the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program; repealing the authority of the State Emergency Medical Services Board to set and require fees for the issuance and renewal of certificates under the program; authorizing the Board to approve educational and training programs that include training in automated external defibrillation; etc. | 593 |
| SB 579 | 10/01/2008 | Senator Jennie M. Forehand | Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator. Altering the circumstances under which an individual is immune from civil liability for providing automated external defibrillation; and providing that immunity from liability is not available to individuals for specified conduct that is grossly negligent, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentionally tortious conduct. | 596 |
| SB 742 | 07/01/2007 | Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier | Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs - Study. Requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to study whether automated external defibrillators should be provided on-site at swimming pools in the State; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to report findings and recommendations to the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee of the General Assembly by December 1, 2007; etc. | 349 |
