Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 401 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION OF LIFEGUARDS.

Last action — FILE NO. 469

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment changes the title of the bill to include lifeguard certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alongside the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). It expands the liability protection for individuals using AEDs by including any health care provider licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health, rather than limiting it to specific professions like physicians and nurses. Additionally, it adds specific organizations that can certify lifeguards in CPR. This new language matters as it broadens the scope of who is protected from liability when using AEDs and ensures that more lifeguards are required to have CPR certification from recognized organizations.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION OF LIFEGUARDS.
General Assembly   Raised Bill No.
General Assembly   Substitute Bill No.
401 February Session, 2018   LCO No.
401 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00401PH____032718____* AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION OF LIFEGUARDS.
1927   *01927_______PH_* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH   Introduced by:
  (PH)   AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under the provisions of chapter 370 or dentistry under the provisions of section 20-106 or members of the same professions licensed to practice in any other state of the United States, or a person licensed as a registered nurse under section 20-93 or 20-94 or certified as a licensed practical nurse under section 20-96 or 20-97, who operates an automatic external defibrillator in the ordinary course of such person's employment or practice to render emergency medical or professional assistance to a person in need thereof shall not be liable to such person assisted for civil damages for any personal injuries which result from the malfunctioning of the automatic external defibrillator, which malfunctioning may constitute ordinary negligence.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, any health care provider licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health who operates an automatic external defibrillator in the ordinary course of such provider's employment or practice to render emergency medical or professional assistance to a person in need thereof shall not be liable to such person assisted for civil damages for any personal injuries which result from the malfunctioning of the automatic external defibrillator, which malfunctioning may constitute ordinary negligence.
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Section 19a-113a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):
The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, requiring that persons who are employed as lifeguards shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, [or] the American Safety and Health Institute or Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Section 1 October 1, 2018 52-557b(a) Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 October 1, 2018 52-557b(a) Sec.
To protect physicians and other health care professionals who use automated external defibrillators in the scope of their practice or employment against civil liability when the automatic external defibrillator malfunctions.
2 July 1, 2018 19a-113a
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 469

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 302

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/11/18

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. Vote to Hold until next meeting

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0316

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health

Sponsors

  • William A. Petit · Primary
  • Nicole Klarides-Ditria · Primary
  • Heather S. Somers · Primary

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on

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Not signed on (184)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 401?
SB 401 is sponsored by Petit, William A., Klarides-Ditria, Nicole, and Heather S. Somers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 401?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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