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Senate committee hears bill to simplify AED rules, notify 911 centers of locations
Summary
Sen. Greg Hertz told the Senate Public Health Committee that Senate Bill 86 would remove outdated paperwork and departmental rulemaking for automatic external defibrillator programs and require written notice to local 911 dispatch centers of AED locations; state health officials and the American Heart Association testified in support.
Senator Greg Hertz, sponsor of Senate Bill 86, told the Montana Senate Public Health Committee on Jan. 20 that the bill is intended to modernize the state's automatic external defibrillator (AED) statutes, remove regulatory burdens and require AED owners to notify local public safety answering points of device locations.
The legislation would remove sections of current law that the sponsor described as obsolete and no longer necessary because AED technology now includes voice prompts and other safeguards. "The defibrillators were brought into use in 1999 and the technology has changed substantially since then," Senator Greg Hertz said, adding the bill would eliminate departmental regulatory…
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