Florida law: West's F.S.A. § 768.1325
Statute: West's F.S.A. § 768.1325
Law Type: Good Samaritan
Status: Enacted
Summary:
The law limits civil liability under certain circumstances of use, or an attempted use, of an AED. Any person who acquired the device and makes it available for use is immune from such liability, if the harm was not due to the failure of such person to: (a) properly maintain and test the device; or (b) provide appropriate training in the use of the device to an employee or agent of the acquirer, The training requirement does not apply if: i) the device is equipped with audible, visual, or written instructions on its use, including any such visual or written instructions posted on or adjacent to the device; ii) the employee or agent was not an employee or agent who would have been reasonably expected to use the device; or iii) the period of time elapsing between the engagement of the person as an employee or agent and the occurrence of the harm, or between the acquisition of the device and the occurrence of the harm in any case in which the device was acquired after engagement of the employee or agent, was not a reasonably sufficient period in which to provide the training.
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