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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 413
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Education
13-517.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Authorized facility" means an organization, business, association, or
agency that meets the requirements of the EMS Board for providing automated
external defibrillation.
(3) "Automated external defibrillator (AED)" means a medical heart
monitor and defibrillator device that:
(i) Is cleared for market by the federal Food and Drug
Administration;
(ii) Recognizes the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or
rapid ventricular tachycardia;
(iii) Determines, without intervention by an operator, whether
defibrillation should be performed;
(iv) On determining that defibrillation should be performed,
automatically charges; and
(v) 1. Requires operator intervention to deliver the electrical
impulse; or
2. Automatically continues with delivery of electrical
impulse.
(4) "Certificate" means a certificate issued by the EMS Board to an
authorized facility.
(5) "Facility" means an agency, association, corporation, firm,
partnership, or other entity.
(6) "Jurisdictional emergency medical services operational program"
means the institution, agency, corporation, or other entity that has been approved by
the EMS Board to provide oversight of emergency medical services for each of the
local government and State and federal emergency medical services programs.
(7) "REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED
BY THE INSTITUTE AS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR IN EACH EMS REGION.
(8) "REGIONAL COUNCIL" MEANS AN EMS ADVISORY BODY AS CREATED
BY THE CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS 30.05.
(9) "REGIONAL COUNCIL AED COMMITTEE" MEANS A COMMITTEE
APPOINTED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CONSISTING OF:
(I) THE REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR;
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