Massachusetts AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Massachusetts AED laws and pending Massachusetts AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Massachusetts 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 830 | Senator Thomas M. McGee | An Act to the placement of automatic external defibrillators. for legislation relative to the placement of automatic external defibrillators. | ||
| SB 2295 | Education | An Act relative to medical emergency response plans for schools An Act relative to medical emergency response plans for schools. | ||
| SB 2681 | N/A | Bill requiring automatic external defibrillator devices in health clubs. | ||
| HB 2062 | Representative Patricia A. Haddad | An Act Relative To Defibrillators. relative to public access to automatic external defibrillator equipment. | ||
| SB 217 | Senator Stephen J. Buoniconti | An Act relative to CPR and AED certification for athletic coaches. for legislation relative to CPR and AED certification for athletic coaches. | ||
| HB 2103 | Representative Peter J. Koutoujian | An Act requiring automatic external defibrilators in health and wellness facilities. for legislation to require automatic external defibrillators in health and wellness facilities operated by certain charitable organizations. | ||
| SB 254 | Senator Mark C. Montigny | An Act Relative to Medical Emergency Response Plans for Schools. for legislation relative to medical emergency response plans for schools. | ||
| HB 2136 | Representative Karyn E. Polito | An Act requiring defibrillators in public schools. for legislation to require external defibrillators in public schools. | ||
| SB 842 | Senator Mark C. Montigny | An Act requiring automated external defibrillators in schools for legislation requiring automated external defibrillators in schools. | ||
| HB 3662 | Representative Bruce J. Ayers | AN ACT REQUIRING DEFIBRILLATORS IN SENIOR HOUSING FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF QUINCY. for legislation to require that certain public and private senior housing facilities in the Commonwealth be equipped with automated external defibrillators. | ||
| HB 3663 | Representative Thomas M. Stanley | An Act requiring defibrillators in senior housing facilities. that housing complexes for elderly persons be required to be equipped with defibrillators. | ||
| HB 3828 | Representative Karyn E. Polito | An Act relative to a medical emergency response plan for schools. relative to the development of school medical emergency response plans by the Department of Education. | ||
| HB 410 | Representative Patricia A. Haddad | An Act requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation. for legislation to require instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation. | ||
| SB 208 | Senator Steven A. Baddour | An Act Requiring Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the use of Automatic External Defribrillators for high school graduation. for legislation to require instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation. |
