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Georgia State AED Laws

 Summary of Requirements

A licensed physician must oversee AED compliance, and users should receive AED/CPR training. AED acquirers must notify emergency services about the AED's location. The AED must be maintained according to manufacturer guidelines, and any clinical use must be reported to the licensed physician or authorized supervisor.
Summary of Requirements
AED-Check.jpg Physician Must have involvement of a licensed physician to ensure AED compliance.
AED-Check.jpg CPR/AED Training Expected users of the AED should receive AED/CPR training.
AED-Check.jpg EMS Notification Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator
shall notify an agent of the emergency communications or vehicle
dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of automated
external defibrillator.
AED-Check.jpg Maintenance Program The defibrillator must be maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines
AED-Check.jpg Notification of Use Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in sudden
cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator must
activate the emergency medical services system as soon as possible and
report any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the
licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board who
is supervising the program.
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G​A Code § 51-1-29.3 - 2010

Provides Good Samaritan protection (for the persons described in this code section) for use of an AED and establishes guidelines for AED programs.

Laws / Legislation
Reference
Date Summary
SB 60 2019 Provides guidelines to inform high school students participating in interscholastic athletic activities about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest.
Georgia Code § 20-2-149.1 2015 Outlines instructions to ensure a comprehensive plan for training, certification, and credentialing of cardiac care providers in the use of AEDs.
GA Reg. 160-4-2-.12 2013 Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, each local board of education which operates a school with grades 9 through 12 shall provide instruction in CPR and the use of an AED to its students as a requirement within existing health or physical education courses.
Georgia Code § 31-11-53.2 2010 Outlines instructions to ensure the public health and safety for a person that acquires an AED.
Georgia Code § 31-11-53.1 2010 Defines: Automated External Defibrillator, Defibrillation, and First Responder.
Outlines instructions to ensure the public health and safety for a person that acquires an AED.
Georgia Code § 20-2-775 2010 Outlines AED requirements for schools. Outlines instructions to ensure a comprehensive plan for training, certification, and credentialing of cardiac care providers in the use of AEDs.
GA Reg.
150-13-.02
2010 Outlines AED requirements for dental offices.
GA Reg. 150-13-.01 2010 Outlines AED requirements for dental offices.