Rhode Island § 23-6.2-1 § 23-6.2-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-6.2-1 — § 23-6.2-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 23-6.2-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-6.2Public Access Defibrillation

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.2-1 (2026).

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§ 23-6.2-1. Declaration of policy.
(a) The legislature recognizes the work of the American Heart Association in establishing
            that heart disease is a leading cause of death in this country as over three hundred
            and fifty thousand (350,000) Americans, including three thousand (3,000) Rhode Islanders,
            die from sudden cardiac arrest every year. Rhode Islanders currently have a survival
            rate of over five percent (5%) to ten percent (10%) in instances of sudden cardiac
            arrests occurring outside of hospitals.
         
(b) Greater public access to defibrillation devices may increase the rate of survival
            in those

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§ 23-6.2-1. Declaration of policy.

(a) The legislature recognizes the work of the American Heart Association in establishing that heart disease is a leading cause of death in this country as over three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000) Americans, including three thousand (3,000) Rhode Islanders, die from sudden cardiac arrest every year. Rhode Islanders currently have a survival rate of over five percent (5%) to ten percent (10%) in instances of sudden cardiac arrests occurring outside of hospitals.

(b) Greater public access to defibrillation devices may increase the rate of survival in those instances by up to forty-four percent (44%).

(c) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide greater public access to defibrillators by distributing those devices to law enforcement and safety personnel throughout the state.