CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2998
Chapter 150, Laws of 1998
55th Legislature
1998 Regular Session
LIMITED IMMUNITY FOR USE OF
SEMIAUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/11/98
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Passed by the House February 10,
1998 Yeas 96 Nays 0
 CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 3, 1998
Yeas 42 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of
the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2998 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the dates hereon set forth.
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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 TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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Approved March 25, 1998 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 25, 1998 - 4:36 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2998
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Passed
Legislature - 1998 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/05/98. Referred to Committee on .
Regulating privately owned semiautomatic external
defibrillators.
AN
ACT Relating to limited immunity for use of semiautomatic external
defibrillators; and adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
As used in this section, "defibrillator" means a semiautomatic
external defibrillator as prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter
18.71 RCW or an osteopath licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW.
(2)
A person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall ensure that:
(a)
Expected defibrillator users receive reasonable instruction in defibrillator
use and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a course approved by the department of
health;
(b)
The defibrillator is maintained and tested by the acquirer according to the
manufacturer's operational guidelines;
(c)
Upon acquiring a defibrillator, medical direction is enlisted by the acquirer
from a licensed physician in the use of the defibrillator and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;
(d)
The person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall notify the local
emergency medical services organization about the existence and the location of
the defibrillator; and
(e)
The defibrillator user shall call 911 or its local equivalent as soon as
possible after the emergency use of the defibrillator and shall assure that
appropriate follow-up data is made available as requested by emergency medical
service or other health care providers.
(3)
A person who uses a defibrillator at the scene of an emergency and all other
persons and entities providing services under this section are immune from
civil liability for any personal injury that results from any act or omission
in the use of the defibrillator in an emergency setting.
(4)
The immunity from civil liability does not apply if the acts or omissions amount
to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(5)
The requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to any
individual using a defibrillator in an emergency setting if that individual is
acting as a good samaritan under RCW 4.24.300.
Passed the House February 10, 1998.
Passed the Senate March 3, 1998.
Approved by the Governor
March 25, 1998.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 25, 1998.