Sen. James A. DeLeo

Filed: 4/2/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2693

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2693 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
 
4     "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
5 Section 3-202.05 as follows:
 
6     (210 ILCS 45/3-202.05 new)
7     Sec. 3-202.05. Automated external defibrillator required.
8 No later than one year after the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, a facility must do
10 all of the following:
11         (1) Acquire at least one automated external
12     defibrillator ("AED"), which shall be maintained in a
13     central location within the facility that shall be made
14     known and available to the employees of the facility.
15         (2) Ensure that the AED is tested and maintained in

 

 

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1     accordance with the Automated External Defibrillator Act,
2     and provide notification to the appropriate first aid,
3     ambulance or rescue squad, or other appropriate emergency
4     medical services provider regarding the AED, the type of
5     AED acquired, and its location in the facility.
6         (3) Arrange for training in cardio-pulmonary
7     resuscitation and the use of the AED for employees of the
8     facility in accordance with the Automated External
9     Defibrillator Act.
10         (4) Ensure that employees of the facility comply with
11     any other rules of the Department concerning the use of the
12     AED.
13     As used in this Section, "automated external
14 defibrillator" has the meaning attributed to that term in the
15 Automated External Defibrillator Act.".