36-2261

36-2261. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Automated external defibrillator" means a medical device heart monitor and
defibrillator that:

(a) Is approved for premarket modification by the United States food and drug
administration pursuant to 21 United States Code section 360(k).

(b) Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation
or rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of determining, without intervention by
an operator, if defibrillation should be performed.

(c) Automatically charges and delivers an electrical impulse to a person's heart
when it determines that defibrillation should be performed.

2. "Defibrillation" means the administration of a controlled electrical charge to
the heart to restore a viable cardiac rhythm.

3. "Physician" means a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13
or 17, and who provides medical oversight services pursuant to section 36-2262.

4. "Trained user" means a person who is the expected user of an automated external
defibrillator and who has completed training in its use.

5. "Training" means a state approved course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
the use of an automated external defibrillator for the lay rescuer and first responder,
including the course adopted by the American heart association and in effect as of
December 31, 1998.