To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates loosens a liability shield, procurement provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 248. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, exemptions, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Creates loosens a liability shield, procurement provision: 2.
- Requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3.
- Requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 248.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates loosens a liability shield, procurement provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 248.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill creates loosens a liability shield, procurement provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 248.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a defibrillator device that— (i)is commercially distributed in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
a defibrillator device that— is commercially distributed in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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