Utah State AED Laws

Physician approval is necessary for purchasing an AED. AED owners are encouraged to ensure potential users receive CPR and AED training. Commercial owners of fully automated external defibrillators must register the device's ownership and location with the department within 30 days of acquisition. However, there is no current legislation regarding maintenance or notification of use.

Summary of Requirements
	Physician	Physician approval of an AED purchase required.
	CPR/AED Training	A person who owns or leases an AED shall encourage each person who is likely to use the AED to complete courses on the administration of CPR and the use of an AED.
	EMS Notification	A commercial owner of a fully automated external defibrillator shall register the ownership and precise location of the defibrillator with the department within 30 days of acquisition of the defibrillator.
	Maintenance Program	No Current Legislation
	Notification of Use	No Current Legislation

Good Samaritan Protection
Rescuer	Purchaser	Property Owner	Physician	Trainer
UT Code § 26-8b-202- 2009 Provides Good Samaritan protection for use of an AED and establishes guidelines for AED programs.

Laws / Legislation
Reference	Date	Summary
HB0300S01	2019	Requires trampoline parks to have an AED.
UT Code § 26-8a-601	2017	Grants Good Samaritan protection for UNTRAINED users.
UT Code § 26-8b-102	2015	Defines: Automated External Defibrillator, Bureau, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
SB 192	2014	Allows the director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to distribute funds to elementary schools for AEDs.
UT Code § 26-8b-402	2013	Any AED used solely for demonstration or training purposes, which is not operational for emergency use is, except for the provisions of this section, exempt from the provisions of this chapter. The owner of an AED shall clearly mark on the exterior of the AED that the AED is for demonstration or training use only.
UT Code § 26-8b-303	2013	Outlines the responsibilities of an emergency medical dispatch center.
UT Code § 26-8b-301	2013	Outlines the training requirements for expected users.
UT Code § 26-8b-501	2013	A person is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if the person removes, tampers with, or otherwise disturbs an AED, AED cabinet or enclosure, or AED sign.
HB 31	2009	Utah Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act - provides immunity protection and establishes requirements for AED placement.
UT Code § 26-8b-201	2009	Grants Good Samaritan protection for UNTRAINED users in CPR and AED use.
UT Code § 26-8b-302	2009	A person in the business of selling or leasing an AED shall, at the time the person provides, sells, or leases an AED to another person, notify the other person, in writing, of the reporting requirements described in Section 26-8b-301.
UT Code § 26-8b-401	2009	Outlines the responsibilities of the bureau and someone who owns or leases an AED.
SB 95	2003	Establishes a statewide database for the collection and distribution of information regarding the location of commercially owned fully automated external defibrillators.
SB 86	2000	Expands the training programs recognized by the state for fully automated external defibrillators; and extends immunity to health care providers who provide instructions on the use of fully automated external defibrillators.
HB 50	1999	Expands Good Samaritan Act.
HB 98	1998	Allows trained responders without a license to administer CPR and use an AED.