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42 U.S. Code § 238q - Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 6A › Subchapter I › Part B › § 238q 42 U.S. Code § 238q - Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators
Good Samaritan protections regarding AEDs Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency is immune from civil liability for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device; and in addition, any person who acquired the device is immune from such liability, if the harm was not due to the failure of such acquirer of the device—
to provide appropriate training in the use of the device to an employee or agent of the acquirer when the employee or agent was the person who used the device on the victim, except that such requirement of training does not apply if—
Inapplicability of immunity Immunity under subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person if—
In general The following applies with respect to this section:
This section does not waive any protection from liability for Federal officers or employees under—
sections 1346
(b), 2672, and 2679 of title 28 or under alternative benefits provided by the United States where the availability of such benefits precludes a remedy under section 1346
Civil actions under Federal law (A)
In general The applicability of subsections (a) and (b) of this section includes applicability to any action for civil liability described in subsection (a) of this section that arises under Federal law.
Federal areas adopting State law If a geographic area is under Federal jurisdiction and is located within a State but out of the jurisdiction of the State, and if, pursuant to Federal law, the law of the State applies in such area regarding matters for which there is no applicable Federal law, then an action for civil liability described in subsection (a) of this section that in such area arises under the law of the State is subject to subsections (a) through (c) of this section in lieu of any related State law that would apply in such area in the absence of this subparagraph.
Federal jurisdiction In any civil action arising under State law, the courts of the State involved have jurisdiction to apply the provisions of this section exclusive of the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States.
Perceived medical emergency For purposes of this section, the term “perceived medical emergency” means circumstances in which the behavior of an individual leads a reasonable person to believe that the individual is experiencing a life-threatening medical condition that requires an immediate medical response regarding the heart or other cardiopulmonary functioning of the individual.
Other definitions For purposes of this section:
The term “automated external defibrillator device” means a defibrillator device that—
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 248, as added Pub. L. 106–505, title IV, § 404,Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2338.)
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(A)(i), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables.