Virginia AED Laws and Legislation
Find out more about Virginia AED laws and pending Virginia AED legislation. Learn what legislators in Virginia 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 1860 | Delegate John O'Bannon | Automated external defibrillators; public-access defibrillation. Eliminates the requirement for registration of automated external defibrillators by repealing S 32.1-111.14:1 and amends existing immunity provisions to be consistent with this deregulation of ownership and use of automated external defibrillators. The last subsection of the Good Samaritan statute (S 8.01-225) is also amended to require that the public be urged to receive training on how to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AED) in order to acquire the skills and confidence to respond to emergencies using both CPR and an AED. In October 2002, the New England Journal of Medicine... | ||
| HB 843 | Delegate Patrick A. Hope | Medical emergency response plan and automated external defibrillators; required in certain buildings. Requires the development of medical emergency response plans and the installation of automated external defibrillators in health spas and certain state and local buildings open to the public. The bill also establishes the Automated External Defibrillator Grant Fund to provide matching funds to localities to assist with the cost of compliance. | ||
| HB 1485 | Delegate Patrick A. Hope | Medical emergency response plan and automated external defibrillators; required in certain buildings. Requires the development of medical emergency response plans and the installation of automated external defibrillators in health spas and certain state and local buildings open to the public. The bill also establishes the Automated External Defibrillator Grant Fund to provide matching funds to localities to assist with the cost of compliance. | ||
| HB 1107 | 07/01/2012 | Delegate Thomas A. Greason | Public schools; possession and administration of epinephrine. Requires local school boards to adopt and implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every school. The school nurse or a school board employee may administer the epinephrine to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. The bill also requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Department of Health Professions to develop and implement policies for the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis in the school setting. This bill is identical to SB 656. | 0787 |
| SB 656 | 07/01/2012 | Senator A. Donald McEachin | Public schools; possession and administration of epinephrine. Requires local school boards to adopt and implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every school. The school nurse or a school board employee may administer the epinephrine to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. The bill also requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Department of Health Professions, to develop and implement policies for the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis in the school setting. This bill is identical to HB 1107. | 833 |
| HB 1294 | 07/01/2008 | Delegate Clifford L. Athey | Good Samaritan statute; where protection extends; what is considered compensation. Provides that immunity under the statute extends to those providing care at a location for screening or stabilization in addition to the scene of the accident and en route to the hospital. Also the bill clarifies that reimbursement for expenses is not considered compensation under the statute. | 0229 |
| SB 1403 | 07/01/2007 | Senator Phillip P. Puckett | Department of Environmental Quality. Consolidates the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Waste Management Board into one eleven-member citizen board--the Virginia Board of Environmental Quality--with the authority to adopt regulations, including general permit regulations. All other responsibilities of the existing boards, including the authority to issue licenses and permits, shall be transferred to the Department of Environmental Quality. The Department will hold public meetings for the presentation of staff recommendations on major permitting decisions. A citizen appeals board is established and granted the authority to hear appeals on decisions... | 0841 |
| SB 1146 | 07/01/2005 | Deeds | Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan; additional programs. Amends the objectives of the Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan by striking the now defunct registration program for automated external defibrillators and establishing new objectives including the identification and establishment of best practices for managing and operating agencies and improving and managing emergency medical response times as well as the establishment of (i) a process for crisis intervention and peer support services for emergency medical services and public safety personnel; (ii) a statewide emergency medical services for children program; (iii) a statewide system of health and medical emergency... | 0686 |
| HB 2669 | 07/01/2005 | Delegate Robert F. McDonnell | Civil remedies; certain persons rendering emergency care who are exempt from liability. Defines first responders, exempt from liability under the administration of smallpox vaccine provision, as any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical personnel, or other public safety personnel functioning in a role identified by a federal, state, or local emergency response plan. The bill also extends the effect of such smallpox vaccine provisions from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2008. | 426 |
| HB 1535 | 07/01/2003 | Cox | State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. Clarifies the membership of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, provides that any person appointed to the Advisory Board must be a member of the organization or group that he represents, changes the name of the State Fire Chiefs Association to the Virginia Fire Chief's Association, and makes technical corrections. In addition, provisions pertaining to the compensation and reimbursement of members and staff support for the Advisory Board have been added, pursuant to the new legislative guidelines adopted by the Joint Rules Committee. | 0836 |
| SB 897 | 03/05/2003 | Senator John Watkins | Hospital and health care worker immunity; smallpox vaccine. Provides that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, (i) a health care provider that administers the smallpox vaccine to health care workers is not civilly liable for vaccine-related injuries to its health care workers or to third parties who are injured by close contact with the vaccinated health care workers and (ii) the immunized health care worker is not liable for any injuries sustained by a person who has indirect or direct contact with the worker. A "health care provider" is one participating in a smallpox preparedness program pursuant to a declaration by the Department of Health and Human Services... | 18 |
