As the title indicates. Also creates a 14-member Chain of Survival Public-Private Task Force (Task Force). Provides for the appointing of members to the Task Force. Directs the Task Force to identify, pursue, and achieve funding for the placement of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and for the training of state employees to recognize and initiate life-saving actions to those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and strokes in buildings and facilities that house state agencies, services, and institutions. Provides that the members of the Task Force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and provides that the provisions regarding the creation, operation, and duties of the Task Force expire June 30, 2014.
Directs the Department of Administration (Department), subject to the receipt of public-private funds for this purpose, and in consultation with the Office of Emergency Medical Services, the American Heart Association, and a qualified vendor/provider of AEDS and training services, to develop and adopt policies and procedures relative to the placement and use of AEDs in state-owned and state-leased buildings. Also directs the Department to require that all state buildings, facilities, and institutions develop a Medical Emergency Response Plan (Plan) and specifies what the Plan is to address. Requires each state building, facility, or institution to develop and periodically update a maintenance plan for addressing specified issues.
Effective July 1, 2011.