Amendment #2 to H4993

Requiring Automatic External Defibrillator Devices in Health Clubs

Ms. Howard of Lowell moves to amend the amendment House, No. 4993 by inserting before the word “Chapter”, in line 1, the words “SECTION 1.”;

And by adding the following 3 sections:

“SECTION 2. Chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 78A, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 78A. (a) A health club shall have on the premises at least 1 AED, as defined in section 12V½ of chapter 112, and shall have in attendance during staffed business hours at least 1 employee or authorized volunteer as an AED provider, as defined in said section 12V½ of said chapter 112.

(b) A health club shall have written emergency response policies and procedures, which shall be reviewed regularly and rehearsed. The written plan shall be publicly available to all health club members.

(c) The location of each AED shall be: (i) secure and easily accessible; (ii) well marked, publicized and known among trained staff; and (iii) near a communication line, such as a telephone or radio, that may be used to contact backup, security, EMS or 911.

SECTION 3. Section 12V of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 1, after the word “person” the following words:- whose usual and regular duties do not include the provision of emergency medical care and.

SECTION 4. Section 2 shall take effect 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that subsections (b) and (c) of section 78A of chapter 93 of the General Laws, inserted by said section 2, shall not apply to a health club that employs 5 or fewer full-time equivalent employees until 2 years after the effective date of this act. For the purposes of this section, the term “full-time equivalent employee” shall equal 40 labor hours per week.”.