HB246 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Defibrillators, training and notification on use of manufacturers of, required to provide in-service training, notice of change of ownership, Sec. 6-5-332.3 am'd.

Summary

HB246 updates Alabama law to require AED manufacturers to provide in-service training and strengthens requirements for training, maintenance, and notification related to automated external defibrillators.

What This Bill Does

It requires organizations that buy AEDs to ensure users receive appropriate training from recognized CPR/AED courses and to provide in-service training materials from manufacturers. It requires AEDs to be maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines, and it requires involvement of a licensed physician or medical authority in the site's AED program. It requires that anyone who uses an AED activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible. It requires manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to notify purchasers of the requirements and to provide in-service training materials; if ownership changes, the new owner must notify the local dispatch center; good Samaritan use remains exempt.

Who It Affects

• AED purchasers and organizations that acquire defibrillators: must ensure training, maintenance, physician oversight, EMS activation, and notifying dispatcher of ownership changes.
• AED manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers: must provide in-service training materials to purchasers and notify them of the requirements; ensure devices meet defined specifications.

Key Provisions

• Defines AED as devices approved by FDA, capable of detecting ventricular fibrillation or rapid VT and delivering a shock automatically or semi-automatically.
• Manufacturers must provide in-service training materials on AED use to every purchaser.
• Purchasers must ensure trained users complete an approved CPR/AED course, maintain and test the device per manufacturer guidelines, and involve a licensed physician or medical authority in the site's AED program.
• Purchasers must activate the emergency medical services system when an AED is used.
• Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers must notify purchasers of the requirements for AED use in Alabama.
• Each change of AED ownership must be reported to the local emergency communications center by the new owner.
• Individuals using an AED in an emergency are exempt from these requirements as a good Samaritan.
• The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Heart Defibrillators