BILL REQ. #:  S-4149.1 

Read first time 02/03/14.   Referred to Committee on Health Care .

     AN ACT Relating to providing life alert services; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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) Employees of companies providing life alert services must provide the location and known medical conditions of their customers when requested by first responders.
     (2) For the purposes of this section:
     (a) "First responder" means firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency medical personnel as recognized by this state;
     (b) "Life alert services" means a service provided for profit that allows persons in need of emergency assistance to contact a call center through the activation of a wearable device, such as a pendant or bracelet.
     (3) A violation of this section is a class 1 civil infraction under RCW 7.80.120.