Bill > H2250

This bill aims to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest by providing additional safeguards and resources. Key provisions include: 1. Increasing the membership of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board from 11 to 13 members, with the addition of a physician specialized in emergency medicine and two public safety answering point (PSAP) managers/supervisors representing small and large populations. 2. Requiring PSAPs to complete quality assurance and quality improvement (QA/QI) processes for their telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions, in accordance with nationally recognized standards, and report compliance annually to the commission, which can adjust state grant or shared revenue amounts based on failure to comply. 3. Establishing an automated external defibrillator (AED) registry to allow 911 telecommunicators to locate accessible AEDs, with any AED used in a public access defibrillation program required to register with the PSAP medical control director. 4. Mandating clear signage throughout buildings to indicate the locations of AEDs. 5. Requiring the Department of Public Health to include sudden cardiac arrest as a reportable disease.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2250