Tennessee AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Tennessee AED laws and pending Tennessee AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 168 | Representative Ryan Williams | Memorials, Death - Carmen Burnette -. | ||
| SJR 641 | Senator Roy Herron | Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lieutenant Jamie Summers, LAMissTN Fireman of the Year -. | ||
| HB 3250 | Representative Robert L. Ramsey | Education - As enacted, enacts the "Tanner Lee Jameson Act," which requires that when a school receives its first AED, the school must place the AED in the gymnasium or, if there is no gymnasium, a readily accessible location in an area used for physical education or activity. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 7. This bill requires each LEA to place an automated external defibrillator (AED) device in each school. Each school receiving an AED must comply with all present law provisions regarding training, establishment of a written plan, notification, and other requirements governing AEDs. For example, under present law, a person or entity that acquires an AED must... | ||
| SJR 153 | Senator Charlotte Burks | Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tom Little, recipient of the Mended Heart of the Year award -. | ||
| HB 1633 | 05/05/2011 | Representative Robert L. Ramsey | Education - As enacted, requires the first AED received by a school to be placed in a location that can be readily accessed, which may include those areas used for physical education or activity. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-122. This bill changes the requirements for placement of AEDs in schools. Present law requires that each placement of an AED in a school must be supervised and endorsed by a physician. When a school receives its first AED, it is required to place the AED in the gymnasium or, if there is no gymnasium, a readily accessible location in an area used for physical education or activity. Subsequently, AEDs must be placed in locations that are accessible during emergency... | 179 |
| SB 2505 | 04/23/2010 | Senator Doug Overbey | Education - As enacted, enacts the "Tanner Lee Jameson Act," which requires that when a school receives its first AED, the school must place the AED in the gymnasium or, if there is no gymnasium, a readily accessible location in an area used for physical education or activity. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 7. This bill requires each LEA to place an automated external defibrillator (AED) device in each school. Each school receiving an AED must comply with all present law provisions regarding training, establishment of a written plan, notification, and other requirements governing AEDs. For example, under present law, a person or entity that acquires an AED must... | 819 |
| SB 1063 | 06/25/2009 | Senator Beverly Marrero | Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires division of health-related boards to do an awareness campaign for health care providers concerning their reporting duties relating to domestic violence and removes the June 30, 2009, repealer for reporting duties imposed by 2007 Public Chapter 83. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6, and Chapter 83 of the Public Acts of 2007. | 513 |
| HB 2775 | 07/01/2008 | Representative Harry R. Brooks | Education - Encourages LEAs to place automatic external defibrillators in schools; placement of such devices shall be within LEA's existing fiscal resources; classifies misuse or abuse of AED on school property by a student as misconduct that will subject student to disciplinary action. - Amends TCA Title 49. | 795 |
| SB 281 | 07/01/2003 | Williams | Health Care - Requires persons or entities acquiring automated external defibrillator to register within 30 days, instead of encouraging registration, existence and location of defibrillator with emergency communications district or ambulance dispatch center. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 7. | 171 |
