§ 26-8b-102. Definitions. (Effective 7/1/2014)

     As used in this chapter:

(1) "Account" means the Automatic External Defibrillator Restricted Account, created in Section 26-8b-602.

(2) "Automatic external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated or automatic computerized medical device that:

(a) has received pre-market notification approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to Section 360(k), Title 21 of the United States Code;

(b) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia;

(c) is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed; and

(d) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges, enabling delivery of, or automatically delivers, an electrical impulse through the chest wall and to a person's heart.

(3) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, within the department.

(4) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation" or "CPR" means artificial ventilation or external chest compression applied to a person who is unresponsive and not breathing.

(5) "Emergency medical dispatch center" means a public safety answering point, as defined in Section 63H-7-103, that is designated as an emergency medical dispatch center by the bureau.

(6) "Sudden cardiac arrest" means a life-threatening condition that results when a person's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse.

Amended by Chapter 320, 2014 General Session