Rhode Island § 23-6.5-1 § 23-6.5-1. Legislative findings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-6.5-1 — § 23-6.5-1. Legislative findings.

Rhode Island § 23-6.5-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-6.5Automated External Defibrillators Required at Public Places and Healthcare Facilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.5-1 (2026).

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§ 23-6.5-1. Legislative findings.
(1) Approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand (325,000) Americans suffer sudden
            cardiac arrest ("SCAâ€�) each year and more than ninety-five percent (95%) of them die
            before reaching the hospital;
         
(2) In the population of Rhode Island, an estimated one thousand (1,000) residents will
            die of cardiac arrest every year;
         
(3) Healthcare facilities, as well as facilities that host large numbers of visitors,
            are more likely to experience an event that requires an automated external defibrillator
            ("AEDâ€�);
         
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§ 23-6.5-1. Legislative findings.

(1) Approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand (325,000) Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest ("SCAâ€�) each year and more than ninety-five percent (95%) of them die before reaching the hospital;

(2) In the population of Rhode Island, an estimated one thousand (1,000) residents will die of cardiac arrest every year;

(3) Healthcare facilities, as well as facilities that host large numbers of visitors, are more likely to experience an event that requires an automated external defibrillator ("AEDâ€�);

(4) If defibrillation is performed within five (5) to seven (7) minutes, chances of survival are increased by forty-nine percent (49%). Every minute that goes by without defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by seven percent (7%) to ten percent (10%);

(5) Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are extremely accurate computerized devices that can be operated by the average person; and

(6) Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can be acquired through grants from various organizations or through government agencies.

Legislative History

P.L. 2017, ch. 388, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 433, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 388, § 2, effective September 1, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 389, § 2, effective September 1, 2024.