EVERY Crossfit and Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) studios will be required to have an Automatic External Defibrilator (AED) and CPR training for their staff by July 1, 2012.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 104113 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
104113. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2007, every health studio, as
defined in subdivision (g) shall acquire an automatic external defibrillator.
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The requirement to acquire an automatic external defibrillator pursuant to
this subdivision shall terminate on July 1, 2012.
(2) Commencing July 1, 2007, and until July 1, 2012, every health
studio, as defined in subdivision (g), shall maintain, and train personnel in
the use of, any automatic external defibrillator acquired pursuant to
paragraph (1).
(3) On or after July 1, 2012, a health studio that elects to continue the
installation of an automatic external defibrillator that was acquired
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall maintain and train personnel in the use of
an automatic external defibrillator pursuant to this section, and shall not be
liable for civil damages resulting from the use, attempted use, or nonuse of
an automatic external defibrillator as provided by this section.
(b) An employee of a health studio who renders emergency care or
treatment is not liable for civil damages resulting from the use, attempted
use, or nonuse of an automatic external defibrillator, except as provided in
subdivision (f).
(c) When an employee uses, does not use, or attempts to use, an
automatic external defibrillator consistent with the requirements of this
section to render emergency care or treatment, the members of the board
of directors of the facility shall not be liable for civil damages resulting
from any act or omission in rendering the emergency care or treatment,
including the use or nonuse of an automatic external defibrillator, except
as provided in subdivision (f).
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (f), when an employee of a health
studio renders emergency care or treatment using an automatic external
defibrillator, the owners, managers, employees, or otherwise responsible
authorities of the facility shall not be liable for civil damages resulting
from any act or omission in the course of rendering that emergency care or
treatment, provided that the facility fully complies with subdivision (e).
(e) Notwithstanding Section 1797.196, in order to ensure public safety,
a health studio shall do all of the following:
(1) Comply with all regulations governing the placement of an
automatic external defibrillator.
(2) Ensure all of the following:
(A) The automatic external defibrillator is maintained and regularly
tested according to the operation and maintenance guidelines set forth by
the manufacturer, the American Heart Association, or the American Red
Cross, and according to any applicable rules and regulations set forth by
the governmental authority under the federal Food and Drug
Administration and any other applicable state and federal authority.
(B) The automatic external defibrillator is checked for readiness after
each use and at least once every 30 days if the automatic external
defibrillator has not been used in the preceding 30 days. Records of these
checks shall be maintained.
(C) Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person
in cardiac arrest by using an automatic external defibrillator activates the
emergency medical services system as soon as possible, and reports any
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use of the automatic external defibrillator to the licensed physician and to
the local EMS agency.
(D) For every automatic external defibrillator unit acquired, up to five
units, no less than one employee per automatic external defibrillator unit
shall complete a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
automatic external defibrillator use that complies with the regulations
adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Authority and the standards
of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. After the
first five automatic external defibrillator units are acquired, for each
additional five automatic external defibrillator units acquired, a minimum
of one employee shall be trained beginning with the first additional
automatic external defibrillator unit acquired. Acquirers of automatic
external defibrillator units shall have trained employees who should be
available to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an
automatic external defibrillator unit during normal operating hours.
Acquirers of automatic external defibrillator units may need to train
additional employees to assure that a trained employee is available at all
times.
(E) There is a written plan that exists that describes the procedures to be
followed in the event of an emergency that may involve the use of an
automatic external defibrillator, to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section. The written plan shall include, but not be
limited to, immediate notification of 911 and trained office personnel at
the start of automatic external defibrillator procedures.
(f) Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) do not apply in the case of personal
injury or wrongful death that results from gross negligence or willful or
wanton misconduct on the part of the person who uses, attempts to use, or
maliciously fails to use an automatic external defibrillator to render
emergency care or treatment.
(g) For purposes of this section, “health studio” means any facility
permitting the use of its facilities and equipment or access to its facilities
and equipment, to individuals or groups for physical exercise, body
building, reducing, figure development, fitness training, or any other
similar purpose, on a membership basis. “Health studio” does not include
any hotel or similar business that offers fitness facilities to its registered
guests for a fee or as part of the hotel charges.
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