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SB141

SB 141: AEDs and Overdose Kits in Public Buildings

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In one sentence

This bill requires the state to place automated external defibrillators and opioid overdose kits on each floor of public buildings, offers these items for free to other building owners open to the public, and protects people from lawsuits when they provide or use these emergency drugs.

What it does

  • Requires the state to provide and maintain an AED and an opioid overdose response kit with signs on every floor of state-owned buildings used by the government or public in a central location.
  • Makes free AEDs, identifying signs, and opioid overdose kits available for each floor to owners or renters of other buildings open to the public.
  • States that people who give an opioid overdose drug during an emergency cannot be sued if they reasonably believed it was needed.
  • Protects from lawsuits anyone who provides and keeps an opioid overdose drug ready in a public place.
  • Directs the Department of Health to try to get federal money to help pay for these items.
  • Requires the Department of Health to create rules to carry out this law.

Who it affects

  • The State of Alaska and its agencies, specifically regarding state-owned buildings.
  • Owners or renters of non-state buildings that are open to the public who may receive free equipment.
  • People in emergency situations who administer opioid overdose drugs to others.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify the exact cost or total number of kits the state will provide.
  • It is unclear how much federal funding might be available to help pay for this equipment.
  • Specific rules about implementation are left for future regulations by the Department of Health.

Plain language

Terms to know

Automated external defibrillator (AED)
A device used to deliver an electric shock during cardiac arrest, required by this bill for public buildings.
Opioid overdose response kit
A package containing at least two doses of medicine to reverse opioid effects, disposable gloves, face shields for rescue breathing, and instructions.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

AEDS/OVERDOSE KITS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS An Act relating to automated external defibrillators in buildings open to the public; relating to opioid overdose response kits in buildings open to the public; relating to civil liability for providing opioid overdose drugs; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES599
  2. (S) HSS, FIN599
  3. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS599