A paid or volunteer firefighter or police officer, a member of a ski patrol, a lifeguard, a conservation officer, patrol officer or special police officer of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or emergency medical service personnel who has been trained in the use of an automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the standards set forth by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association shall not be subject to additional requirements, except recertification requirements, in order to use an automatic external defibrillator.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 38; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368d - Emergency Medical Services
Section 19a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-73u). - Definitions.
Section 19a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-73w). - Duties of commissioner.
Section 19a-177a. - Waiver of regulations.
Section 19a-178b. - Grants for enhancing emergency medical services and equipment.
Section 19a-178c. - Plan to mobilize emergency medical services during state of emergency. Rates.
Section 19a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-73aa). - Regulations.
Section 19a-179c. - Interfacility critical care transport. Emergency interfacility transport.
Section 19a-179f. - Transport of patient to an alternate destination.
Section 19a-180c. - Authority of primary service area responder at certain scenes.
Section 19a-180d. - Responsibility for decision-making on scene of emergency medical call.
Section 19a-181a. - Indemnification of emergency medical services instructors.
Section 19a-181b. - Local emergency medical services plan.
Section 19a-181c. - Removal of responder. Revocation of responder's primary service area assignment.
Section 19a-181d. - Hearing re performance standards.
Section 19a-181g. - Primary service area responder sale or transfer of ownership.
Section 19a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ee). - Regional emergency medical services councils.
Section 19a-188. (Formerly Sec. 19-73jj). - Transfer of staff and funds.
Section 19a-193b. - Collection of payment by an ambulance service.
Section 19a-194. (Formerly Sec. 19-73pp). - Motorcycle rescue vehicles.
Section 19a-195. - Regulations re staffing of ambulances.
Section 19a-196. - Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals.
Section 19a-196a. - Termination of services to municipalities restricted.
Section 19a-197a. - Administration of epinephrine.
Section 19a-197b. - Training standards for the use of automatic external defibrillators.
Section 19a-197c. - Automatic external defibrillators required on public golf courses.