T39CH7

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39-701

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 7 SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST 39-701. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) Automated external defibrillator or AED refers to an automated external defibrillator approved for commercial distribution by the United States food and drug administration. (2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR shall have the same meaning as provided in section 39-4502 , Idaho Code. (3) Health care directive shall have the same meaning as provided in section 39-4502 , Idaho Code. (4) Health care provider shall have the same meaning as provided in section 39-4502 , Idaho Code. (5) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, or other legal entity or organization, or a government or governmental body. (6) Sudden cardiac arrest means a life-threatening condition that results when a person’s heart suddenly and abruptly stops beating normally and fails to produce a pulse. History: [39-701, added 2023, ch. 123, sec. 2, p. 356.]

39-702

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 7 SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST 39-702. authority to administer cpr or use an aed. Any person may, if the person reasonably believes that another person is in sudden cardiac arrest, administer CPR or use an AED on the other person. History: [39-702, added 2023, ch. 123, sec. 2, p. 356.]

39-703

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 7 SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST 39-703. immunity. Any person who reasonably administers CPR or reasonably renders emergency care using an AED, without remuneration or expectation of remuneration, at the scene of an accident or emergency to a victim of the accident or emergency shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from the person’s acts or omissions. The immunity provided by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions amounting to gross negligence or willful, wanton, or reckless misconduct. History: [39-703, added 2023, ch. 123, sec. 2, p. 356.]