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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability and use of automated external |
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defibrillators in nursing homes and related institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 242, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 242.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 242.159. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. (a) An |
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institution shall have available for use at the institution an |
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automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, |
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and shall comply with the training, use, and notification |
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requirements of Chapter 779. |
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(b) An institution may not use an automated external |
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defibrillator to treat a resident of the institution who has issued |
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or executed an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order under |
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Subchapter C, Chapter 166. |
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(c) Each institution shall at all times have at least one |
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employee present at the institution who is trained in the proper use |
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of an automated external defibrillator. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |