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7. It will be the policy of the Emergency Services Department in the future to treat defibrillation as a Basic Life Support skill, as currently with CPR. 8. According to the State EMS Office legal staff, AED users, such as law enforcement officers, are covered by the good samaritan law, because the use of the AED is not their primary mission. 9. The State EMS Office also advises that to date, there have not been any lawsuits involving the use of an AED. 10. Chapter 401.2915, Florida Statutes, provides the following: A. It is the intent of the Legislature than an automatic external defibrillator may be use by any person for the purpose of saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest, in order to ensure the public health and safety B. All persons who have access to or use an AED must obtain appropriate training, to include completion of a course in CPR or successful completion of a basic first aid course that includes CPR training, and demonstrated proficiency in the use of an AED. C. Any person or entity in possession of an AED is encouraged to register with the local emergency medical services medical directior, the existence and location of the AED. D. Any person who uses an AED is required to activate the EMS system as soon as possible upon use of the AED. I hope this information will be helpful to you. If you have additional questions or concerns, please let me know. Attachment Chapter 401.2915, Florida Statutes 401.2915 Automatic external defibrillators.—It is the intent of the Legislature that an automatic external defibrillator may be used by any person for the purpose of saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest. In order to ensure public health and safety: (1) All persons who have access to or use an auto- matic external defibrillator must obtain appropriate training, to include completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or successful comple- tion of a basic first aid course that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and demon- strated proficiency in the use of an automatic external defibrillator, (2) Any person or entity in possession of an auto- matic external defibrillator is encouraged to register with the local emergency medical services medical director the existence and location of the automatic external defibrillator, and (3) Any person who uses an automatic external defibrillator is required to activate the emergency medi- cal services system as soon as possible upon use of the automatic external defibrillator. wslary.- s. 1. ch. 97.31. February 17, 1998 18 0