Section 191.938

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 191

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  191.938.  Automated external defibrillator advisory committee established, duties, reports, membership, by-laws — termination date. — 1. There is hereby established an "Automated External Defibrillator Advisory Committee" within the department of health and senior services, subject to appropriations.

  2. The committee shall advise the department of health and senior services, the office of administration and the general assembly on the advisability of placing automated external defibrillators in public buildings, especially in public buildings owned by the state of Missouri or housing employees of the state of Missouri, with special consideration to state office buildings accessible to the public.

  3. The committee shall issue an initial report no later than June 1, 2002, and a final report no later than December 31, 2002, to the department of health and senior services, the office of administration and the governor's office. The issues to be addressed in the report shall include, but need not be limited to:

  (1) The advisability of placing automated external defibrillators in public buildings and the determination of the criteria as to which public buildings should have automated external defibrillators and how such automated external defibrillators' placement should be accomplished;

  (2) Projections of the cost of the purchase, placement and maintenance of any recommended automated external defibrillator placement;

  (3) Discussion of the need for, and cost of, training personnel in the use of automated external defibrillators and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

  (4) The integration of automated external defibrillators with existing emergency service.

  4. The committee shall be composed of the following members appointed by the director of the department of health and senior services:

  (1) A representative of the department of health and senior services;

  (2) A representative of the division of facilities management in the office of administration;

  (3) A representative of the American Red Cross;

  (4) A representative of the American Heart Association;

  (5) A physician who has experience in the emergency care of patients.

  5. The department of health and senior services member shall be the chair of the first meeting of the committee. At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chairperson from its membership. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less than four times a year.

  6. The department of health and senior services shall provide technical and administrative support services as required by the committee. The office of administration shall provide technical support to the committee in the form of information and research on the number, size, use and occupancy of buildings in which employees of the state of Missouri work.

  7. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred as a result of their duties as members of the committee.

  8. The committee shall adopt written bylaws to govern its activities.

  9. The automated external defibrillator advisory committee shall terminate on June 1, 2003.

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(L. 2001 H.B. 567 merged with S.B. 266)