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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duty of business entities to use an automated |
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external defibrillator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 779, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 779.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 779.0061. DUTY TO USE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL |
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DEFIBRILLATOR; CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A business entity that |
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advertises the presence of an automated external defibrillator and |
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staff trained to use the automated external defibrillator shall use |
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the automated external defibrillator on a person in cardiac arrest |
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on property owned or rented by the business entity if necessary. |
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(b) If a business entity negligently fails to use an |
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automated external defibrillator under Subsection (a), the |
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business entity is liable for civil damages, including personal |
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injury and wrongful death, caused by the negligent failure to act. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |