§ 627-A — Automated external defibrillator requirements

New York § 627-A

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GBS: General Business
• Art. 30: Health Club Services

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§ 627-a. Automated external defibrillator requirements. 1. Every\nhealth club as defined under paragraph b of subdivision one of section\nthree thousand-d of the public health law whose membership is fifty\npersons or more shall have available on the premises in a manner that\nprovides obvious and ready accessibility to staff, members and guests at\nleast one automated external defibrillator and shall have in attendance,\nat all times during staffed business hours, at least one individual\nperforming employment or individual acting as an authorized volunteer\nwho holds a valid certification of completion of a course in the study\nof the operation of AEDs and a valid certification of the completion of\na course in the training of cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by a\nnationally recognized organization or association.\n 2. Health clubs and staff pursuant to subdivision one of this section\nshall be deemed a "public access defibrillation provider" as defined in\nparagraph (c) of subdivision one of section three thousand-b of the\npublic health law and shall be subject to the requirements and\nlimitation of such section.\n 3. Pursuant to sections three thousand-a and three thousand-b of the\npublic health law, any public access defibrillation provider, or any\nemployee or other agent of the provider who, in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section, voluntarily and without expectation of\nmonetary compensation renders emergency medical or first aid treatment\nusing an AED which has been made available pursuant to this section, to\na person who is unconscious, ill or injured, shall be liable only\npursuant to section three thousand-a of the public health law.\n