New Hampshire State AED Law

Establishes meeting requirements for the AED advisory commission and reduces the commission’s responsibilities to provide advice for AED programs.

Limits the training requirement for automated external defibrillator use to anticipated responders.

Outlines instructions to ensure the public health and safety for a person that acquires an AED.

Outlines the responsibilities of: the owner of an AED and the manufacturer of the AED.

There shall be established in the department of safety a registry for all automated external defibrillators in the state. The department is authorized to release information from the registry to first responders in an emergency through the enhanced 911 system. Registration shall include the address and precise location of the automated external defibrillator.

Defines: Automated External Defibrillator.

I. The use of automated external defibrillators addresses an important public health problem in New Hampshire. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the use and availability of automated external defibrillators, along with training in the use of automated external defibrillators, for the purpose of saving the lives of people in cardiac arrest.
II. Further, the legislature strongly encourages dissemination of educational information regarding automated external defibrillators and encourages that access to these lifesaving devices be made widely available to businesses, schools, fire and police departments, and other public and private organizations throughout the state.

Establishes an automated external defibrillator registry in the
department of safety, and requires commercial owners to register their
devices.

Provides for immunity protection, requires training.