,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bace  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,olson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4  
,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4
 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 & ,mr4          
,connolly7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to cl>ify liability 
protections reg>d+ em]g5cy use (        
automat$ ext]nal defibrillators4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c>diac ,arre/ ,survival ,act ( #bjac4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,e/abli%+ a nationally uni=m       
basel9e ( protection f civil liability =
 p]sons :o use automat$ ext]nal         
defibrillators 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z ,a,e,ds7 9 p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cies1  
:o own or hold o!r prop]ty int]e/s 9    
,a,e,ds us$ 9 p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cies1 
or :o own1 occupy1 or manage premises 9 
:i* an ,,a$ is us$ or f :i* an ,,a$ is  
tak5 = use 9 a p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cy w 

enc\rage ! deploym5t ( additional       
,a,e,ds1 :i* w ultimately save lives t  
w\ld o!rwise h be5 lo/ to c>diac arre/4 
7#b7 ,! curr5t pat*work ( ,/ate ,good   
,sam>itan laws provides incomplete1     
inconsi/5t1 &1 9 "s in/ances1 inadequate
 protection = entities consid]+ !       
acquisition or deploym5t ( ,a,e,ds4 ,9  
^! circum/ances1 conc]ns ab\t pot5tial  
liability result+ f ! good-fai?         
acquisition & deploym5t ( ?is life-sav+ 
te*nology are inhibit+ its deploym5t4   
7#c7 ,su* conc]ns are especially acute =
 entities ) op]ations or facilities 9   
multiple ,/ates1 yet su* entities are   
also among ^? 9 :i* ! widespread        
deploym5t ( ,a,e,ds w\ld be mo/         
b5eficial4  7#d7 ,a nationally uni=m    
basel9e ( protection f civil liability  
is ne$$ = p]sons :o use ,a,e,ds 9       
p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cies1 :o own or hold
 o!r prop]ty int]e/s 9 ,a,e,ds us$ 9    
p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cies1 or :o own1    
occupy1 or manage premises 9 :i* an ,,a$
 is us$ or f :i* an ,,a$ is tak5 = use 9

 a p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cy4  #c4         
,liability reg>d+ em]g5cy use ( automat$
 ext]nal defibrillators ,section #bdh ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bchq7 is am5d$ to read z     
foll[s3  #bdh4 ,liability reg>d+ em]g5cy
 use ( automat$ ext]nal defibrillators  
7a7 ,good sam>itan protections ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7e71 9 ! case ( a 
p]son :o--  7#a7 uses or attempts to use
 an automat$ ext]nal defibrillator      
device on a victim ( a p]ceiv$ m$ical   
em]g5cy1 &  7#b7 is n ! own]-acquir] 7z 
def9$ 9 subsection 7c77#b77 ( ! device1 
su* p]son is immune f civil liability = 
any h>m result+ f ! use or attempt$ use 
( su* device by su* p]son4  7b7         
,premises own]_/,lessee_/,manag]        
protections ,except z provid$ 9         
subsection 7e71 9 ! case ( a p]son :o-- 
7#a7 owns1 occupies "u a lease or simil>
 arrangem5t1 or manages--  7,a7 !       
premises at :i* an automat$ ext]nal     
defibrillator device is us$ or attempt$ 
to be us$ on a victim ( a p]ceiv$ m$ical

 em]g5cy1 or  7,b7 ! premises f :i* an  
automat$ ext]nal defibrillator device   
us$ or attempt$ to be us$ on a victim ( 
a p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cy is tak5 = su*  
use1 &  7#b7 is n ! own]-acquir] ( su*  
device1  su* p]son is immune f civil    
liability = any h>m result+ f su* use or
 attempt$ use ( su* device4  7c7 ,device
 own]-,acquir] protections  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    
7e71 an own]-acquir] ( an ,,a$ is immune
 f civil liability = any h>m result+ f !
 use or attempt$ use ( su* device1      
unless ! h>m 0 proximately caus$ by !   
failure ( ! own]-acquir] to prop]ly     
ma9ta9 ! device accord+ to ! guidel9es (
 ! device manufactur]4  7#b7            
,own]-acquir] def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is   
section1 ! t]m own]-acquir] means any   
p]son :o owns or has o!rwise acquir$ a  
possessory prop]ty int]e/ 9 an ,,a$ t is
 us$ or attempt$ to be us$ on a victim (
 a p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cy4  7d7         
,applicability ( immunity 9 c]ta9       
circum/ances ,! immunity provid$ by     

subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 ( ?is       
section %all apply reg>dless ( :e!r--   
7#a7 ! ,,a$ t is us$ or attempt$ to be  
us$ is m>k$ ) or accompani$ by caution>y
 signage2  7#b7 ! ,,a$ t is us$ or      
attempt$ to be us$ is regi/]$ ) any     
gov]nm5t2  7#c7 ! p]son :o us$ or       
attempt$ to use ! ,,a$ saw1 read1       
und]/ood1 compli$ )1 or attempt$ to     
comply ) any caution>y signage pres5t2  
7#d7 ! p]son :o us$ or attempt$ to use !
 ,,a$ _h receiv$ any tra9+ relat+ to !  
use ( 7a7 ,a,e,ds 9 g5]al or 7b7 !      
p>ticul> ,,a$ us$ or attempt$ to be us$2
 or  7#e7 ! p]son :o us$ or attempt$ to 
use ! ,,a$ 0 assi/$ or sup]vis$ by any  
o!r p]son1 includ+ b n limit$ to a      
lic5s$ physician4  7e7 ,inapplicability 
( immunity 9 c]ta9 circum/ances ,not)/&+
 any?+ to ! contr>y 9 subsection 7d7 (  
?is section1 immunity "u subsection 7a71
 7b71 or 7c77#a7 does n apply to a p]son
 if--  7#a7 su* p]son's willful or      
crim9al misconduct1 gross neglig5ce1    
reckless misconduct1 or a consci\s1     

flagrant indiff]5ce to ! rights or      
safety ( ! victim proximately caus$ !   
h>m involv$2  7#b7 su* p]son is a lic5s$
 or c]tifi$ heal? pr(essional :o us$ !  
automat$ ext]nal defibrillator device   
:ile act+ )9 ! scope ( ! lic5se or      
c]tification ( ! pr(essional & )9 !     
scope ( ! employm5t or ag5cy ( !        
pr(essional2  7#c7 su* p]son is a       
hospital1 cl9ic1 or o!r entity ^:       
purpose is provid+ heal? c>e directly to
 pati5ts1 & ! h>m 0 caus$ by an employee
 or ag5t ( ! entity :o us$ ! device :ile
 act+ )9 ! scope ( ! employm5t or ag5cy 
( ! employee or ag5t2 or  7#d7 su* p]son
 is an own]-acquir] ( ! device :o leas$ 
! device to a heal? c>e entity 7or :o   
o!rwise provid$ ! device to su* entity =
 comp5sation )\t sell+ ! device to !    
entity71 & ! h>m 0 caus$ by an employee 
or ag5t ( ! entity :o us$ ! device :ile 
act+ )9 ! scope ( ! employm5t or ag5cy (
 ! employee or ag5t4  7f7 ,rules (      
con/ruction  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! foll[+    
apply ) respect to ?is section3  7,a7   

,?is section does n e/abli% any cause ( 
action1 or require t an automat$ ext]nal
 defibrillator device be plac$ at any   
build+ or o!r location4  7,b7 ,) respect
 to ! class ( p]sons = :i* ?is section  
provides immunity f civil liability1 ?is
 section preempts ! law ( any ,/ate to !
 ext5t t ! o!rwise-applicable ,/ate law 
w\ld all[ = civil liability 9 any       
circum/ance :]e ?is section w\ld provide
 immunity f civil liability4  7,c7 ,?is 
section does n waive any protection f   
liability = ,f$]al (fic]s or employees  
"u--  7i7 section #bcc ( ?is title2 or  
7ii7 sections #acdf7;b71 #bfgb1 & #bfgi 
( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or "u 
alt]native b5efits provid$ by ! ,unit$  
,/ates :]e ! availability ( su* b5efits 
precludes a rem$y "u section #acdf7;b7 (
 su* title #bh4  7#b7 ,civil actions "u 
f$]al law  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!             
applicability ( subsections 7a71 7b71   
7c71 7d71 & 7e7 includes applicability  
to any action = civil liability describ$
 9 subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 t arises 

"u ,f$]al law4  7,b7 ,f$]al areas adopt+
 ,/ate law ,if a geographic area is "u  
,f$]al jurisdiction & is locat$ )9 a    
,/ate b out ( ! jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate1 
& if1 pursuant to ,f$]al law1 ! law ( ! 
,/ate applies 9 su* area reg>d+ matt]s =
 :i* !re is no applicable ,f$]al law1 !n
 an action = civil liability describ$ 9 
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 t 9 su* area
 arises "u ! law ( ! ,/ate is subject to
 subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7f7 9 lieu ( any 
relat$ ,/ate law t w\ld apply 9 su* area
 9 ! abs5ce ( ?is subp>agraph4  7g7     
,f$]al jurisdiction  7#a7 ,9 any civil  
action aris+ "u ,/ate law1 ! c\rts ( !  
,/ate involv$ h jurisdiction to apply ! 
provisions ( ?is section4  7#b7 ,!      
actual1 ass]t$1 or pot5tial application 
( any provision ( ?is section 9 any     
civil action or z to any civil claim    
%all n e/abli% ! orig9al jurisdiction ( 
! ,f$]al c\rts ov] su* action or claim  
"u section #acca ( title #bh1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7h7 ,def9itions  7#a7    
,p]ceiv$ m$ical em]g5cy ,= purposes (   

?is section1 ! t]m p]ceiv$ m$ical       
em]g5cy means circum/ances 9 :i* !      
behavior ( an individual leads a        
reasonable p]son to believe t !         
individual is exp]i5c+ a life-?reat5+   
m$ical condition t requires an imm$iate 
m$ical response reg>d+ ! he>t or o!r    
c>diopulmon>y function+ ( ! individual4 
7#b7 ,o!r def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is  
section3  7,a7 ,! t]m automat$ ext]nal  
defibrillator device or ,,a$ means a    
defibrillator device t--  7i7 is        
comm]cially di/ribut$ 9 accordance ) !  
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act2  
7ii7 is capable ( recogniz+ ! pres5ce or
 abs5ce ( v5tricul> fibrillation1 & is  
capable ( det]m9+ )\t int]v5tion by !   
us] ( ! device :e!r defibrillation %\ld 
be p]=m$2  7iii7 ^u det]m9+ t           
defibrillation %\ld be p]=m$1 is able to
 deliv] an electrical %ock to an        
individual2 &  7iv7 9 ! case ( a        
defibrillator device t may be op]at$ 9  
ei!r an automat$ or a manual mode1 is   
set to op]ate 9 ! automat$ mode4  7,b7  

,! t]m caution>y signage means1 )       
respect to an ,,a$1 any v]bal or        
non-v]bal m>k+s or language purport+ to 
limit use ( ! ,,a$ by memb]s ( ! g5]al  
public or to p]mit use ( ! ,,a$ only by 
p]sons ) specific skills1               
qualifications1 or tra9+4  7,c7 7i7 ,!  
t]m h>m includes physical1 nonphysical1 
economic1 & noneconomic losses4  7ii7 ,!
 t]m economic loss means any pecuni>y   
loss result+ f h>m 7includ+ ! loss (    
e>n+s or o!r b5efits relat$ to          
employm5t1 m$ical exp5se loss1          
replacem5t s]vices loss1 loss due to    
dea?1 burial co/s1 & loss ( bus9ess or  
employm5t opportunities7 to ! ext5t     
recov]y = su* loss is all[$ "u          
applicable ,/ate law4  7iii7 ,! t]m     
noneconomic losses means losses =       
physical & emotional pa91 suff]+1       
inconv5i5ce1 physical impairm5t1 m5tal  
angui%1 disfigurem5t1 loss ( enjoym5t ( 
life1 loss ( society & companion%ip1    
loss ( consortium 7o!r ?an loss (       
dome/ic s]vice71 h$onic damages1 injury 

to reputation & all o!r nonpecuni>y     
losses ( any k9d or nature4  4