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MO HB2246
Bill
Status
2/25/2010
Primary Sponsor
Steve Hobbs
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AI Summary
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Requires all ambulance districts to equip basic life support ambulances with automated external defibrillators (AED) and staff them with at least one person trained in AED use.
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Mandates all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans operated in Missouri be equipped with AEDs and staffed by at least one AED-trained individual.
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Requires stretcher van services to be staffed by at least two individuals when transporting passengers, with at least one trained in AED use.
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Requires political subdivisions operating ambulance services to adopt laws or regulations for stretcher vans that meet or exceed the minimum AED equipment and training requirements.
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Establishes that persons or entities acquiring AEDs must ensure users receive training from American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or equivalent nationally recognized courses in CPR and defibrillator use.
Legislative Description
Requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans to be equipped with an automated external defibrillator and be staffed by at least one individual trained in its use
Last Action
Referred: Public Safety (H)
4/8/2010