Summary of the Introduced Bill

HB 749 -- External Defibrillator Advisory Committee

Sponsor:  Smith

This bill establishes the Automated External Defibrillator
Advisory Committee.  The committee is required to advise the
Department of Health, Office of Administration, and the General
Assembly on placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in
public buildings, particularly public buildings owned by the
state of Missouri or housing state employees, with special
consideration given to state office buildings which are
accessible to the public.

The committee is required to issue an initial report to the
Department of Health, Office of Administration, and the
Governor's Office no later than June 1, 2002, and a final report
no later than December 31, 2002.  The issues the report should
address include cost projections, training personnel in the use
of AEDs and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the criteria
used to place AEDs in public buildings.

Provisions pertaining to the composition of the committee,
selection of the chair, reimbursement of expenses, and the
adoption of written by-laws are contained in the bill.  The
Department of Health is required to provide technical and
administrative support services required by the committee.  The
Office of Administration is required to provide technical
support to the committee.

The advisory committee will be terminated on June 1, 2003.


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