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OH HB247
Bill
Status
12/19/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Stebelton
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AI Summary
Substitute House Bill 247 Summary
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Permits any person to perform automated external defibrillation (AED) without requiring prior training or CPR certification, though training is recommended but not required.
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Extends qualified immunity from civil liability to physicians, premises owners, and persons involved in AED prescription, training, installation, placement, program management, and acquisition, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct.
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Changes court-ordered mental health treatment proceedings to be filed in any probate court rather than only in the county where the mentally ill person resides.
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Modifies requirements for AED possession to encourage (rather than require) training completion and removes mandatory physician consultation requirement.
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Updates the standard affidavit form for initiating court-ordered mental health treatment proceedings to include specific mental illness categories and requirement to list patient's legal guardian, spouse, and next of kin information.
Legislative Description
To make clear that any person may perform automated external defibrillation, to extend qualified immunity from civil liability to premises owners and other persons involved with automated external defibrillator placement and use, to allow proceedings for a mentally ill person subject to court order to be in a probate court in any county, rather than in the county where the mentally ill person subject to court order resides, and to modify the form of the affidavit used to initiate proceedings for court-ordered treatment of a mentally ill person.
Automated external defibrillation-any person may perform
Last Action
Governor' Action
12/19/2014