Utah State AED Law
Physician
Physician approval is required for the purchase of the AED.
CPR/AED Training
An individual who owns or leases an AED should encourage all potential users to complete CPR and AED administration courses.
EMS Notification
Within 30 days of acquiring a fully automated external defibrillator, a commercial owner must register the ownership and exact location of the device with the department.
Maintenance
No Current Legislation.
Notification of Use
No Current Legislation.
Laws / Legislation
| Reference | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| HB0300S01 | 2019 | Requires trampoline parks to have an AED. |
| UT Code § 26-8a-601 | 2017 | Grants Good Samaritan protection for UNTRAINED users. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-102 | 2015 | Defines: Automated External Defibrillator, Bureau, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest. |
| SB 192 | 2014 | Allows the director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to distribute funds to elementary schools for AEDs. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-402 | 2013 | Any AED used solely for demonstration or training purposes, which is not operational for emergency use is, except for the provisions of this section, exempt from the provisions of this chapter. The owner of an AED shall clearly mark on the exterior of the AED that the AED is for demonstration or training use only. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-303 | 2013 | Outlines the responsibilities of an emergency medical dispatch center. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-301 | 2013 | Outlines the training requirements for expected users. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-501 | 2013 | A person is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if the person removes, tampers with, or otherwise disturbs an AED, AED cabinet or enclosure, or AED sign. |
| HB 31 | 2009 | Utah Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act – provides immunity protection and establishes requirements for AED placement. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-201 | 2009 | Grants Good Samaritan protection for UNTRAINED users in CPR and AED use. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-302 | 2009 | A person in the business of selling or leasing an AED shall, at the time the person provides, sells, or leases an AED to another person, notify the other person, in writing, of the reporting requirements described in Section 26-8b-301. |
| UT Code § 26-8b-401 | 2009 | Outlines the responsibilities of the bureau and someone who owns or leases an AED. |
| SB 95 | 2003 | Establishes a statewide database for the collection and distribution of information regarding the location of commercially owned fully automated external defibrillators. |
| SB 86 | 2000 | Expands the training programs recognized by the state for fully automated external defibrillators; and extends immunity to health care providers who provide instructions on the use of fully automated external defibrillators. |
| HB 50 | 1999 | Expands Good Samaritan Act. |
| HB 98 | 1998 | Allows trained responders without a license to administer CPR and use an AED. |