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1. 146.50 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
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2. 146.50 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
146.50 (1) (cr) "Automated external defibrillator" means a defibrillator device to which all of the following apply:
1. It is approved for commercial distribution by the federal food and drug administration.
2. It is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia and of determining without intervention by the user of the device whether defibrillation should be performed.
3. After having determined that defibrillation should be performed, it is capable, either at the command of an operator or without intervention by an operator, of delivering an electrical shock to an individual.
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3. 146.50 (1) (im) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
146.50 (1) (im) 3. In the case of a defibrillator that may be operated in either an automatic or a manual mode as a manual defibrillator or as an automated external defibrillator, is set to operate in the manual mode
as a manual defibrillator.
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4. 146.50 (1) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
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5. 146.50 (6g) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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6. 146.50 (6g) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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7. 146.50 (6g) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
146.50 (6g) (b) 2m. An automated external defibrillator.
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8. 146.50 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
146.50
(8) (e) A certified first responder is authorized to use an
automatic or semiautomatic automated external defibrillator, as prescribed for first responders in rules promulgated by the department. The rules shall set forth authorization for the use of an
automatic defibrillator, a semiautomatic automated external defibrillator or, for a defibrillator that may be operated in more than one mode, use
in the automatic or semiautomatic mode as an automated external defibrillator only. A certified first responder is also authorized to employ other techniques, including the administration of nonvisualized advanced airways, and the administration of medications that are specified by the department by rule. In promulgating the rules under this paragraph, the department shall consult with the state medical director for emergency medical services and the emergency medical services board. The rule shall include those techniques that are specified in the most current guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under
23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5).
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9. 146.50 (8g) of the statutes is repealed.
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10. 895.48 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 895.48 (4) (am), and 895.48 (4) (am) (intro.), 2., 3. and 4., as renumbered, are amended to read:
895.48 (4) (am) (intro.) Any of the following who meets the applicable requirements of s. 146.50 (8g) and who acts within the applicable limitations of s. 146.50 (8g), other than an emergency medical technician or a first responder — defibrillation, is immune from civil liability for the acts or omissions of a person in rendering in good faith emergency care by use of a semiautomatic an automated external defibrillator under s. 146.50 (8g) to an individual who appears to be in cardiac arrest:
2. The owner of the semiautomatic automated external defibrillator, as specified in s. 146.50 (8g) (c).
3. The person who provides the semiautomatic automated external defibrillator for use, as specified in s. 146.50 (8g) (c) if the person ensures that the automated external defibrillator is maintained and tested in accordance with any operational guidelines of the manufacturer.
4. The provider of Any person who provides training required under s. 146.50 (8g) (b) in the use of an automated external defibrillator to the person who renders care.
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11. 895.48 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
895.48 (4) (ag) In this subsection:
1. "Cardiac arrest" means the sudden cessation of cardiac function and the disappearance of arterial blood pressure that connote ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
2. "Pulseless ventricular tachycardia" means a disturbance in the normal rhythm of the heart that is characterized by rapid electrical activity of the heart with no cardiac output.
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12. 895.48 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
895.48 (4) (b) (intro.) The immunity specified in par. (a) (am) does not extend to any of the following:
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13. 895.48 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
895.48 (4) (b) 1. A person whose act or omission resulting from the use or the provision for use of the semiautomatic automated external defibrillator constitutes gross negligence.
