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
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H92B4A233390A4D83A8DC383CB47107C1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025.
- Section H34F3ADBC27F546C087433CAA6DAD4DC4: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Establishing a nationally uniform baseline of protection from civil liability for persons who use automated external...
- Section HD31C6EE07B024240B1DA0245EBEBA686: 3. Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators Section 248 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238q) is amended to read as...
- Section HE29A3344DE264E73A5483193CD55167C: 248. Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators Except as provided in subsection (e), a person described in paragraph (2) is immune...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
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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