1998 GENERAL SESSION

STATE OF UTAH

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; PERMITTING A TRAINED PERSON TO PERFORM

CPR AND USE A FULLY AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WITHOUT A

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.

This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:

ENACTS:

26-8-7.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953

Section 1. Section 26-8-7.5 is enacted to read:

(1) "Basic emergency care training for cardiac arrest" means a course that:

(a) includes instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the operation and use of a

fully automatic external defibrillator; and

(b) is conducted in accordance with guidelines of the American Heart Association by a

person qualified by training or experience.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 26-8-7, a person who has received basic emergency care

training for cardiac arrest may provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use a fully automatic

external defibrillator without a license, certificate, designation, or permit issued under this chapter

or Title 58, Occupations and Professions.