VITALE-GORDON BILL TO CREATE LIABILITY SHIELD FOR ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS WHO USE DEFIBRILLATORS ADVANCES

Legislation Would Remove Civil Liability for Using Automated External Defibrillators

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale and Bob Gordon that would protect good Samaritans who use an automated external defibrillator while attempting to save someone’s life from civil liability was approved today by the full Senate.

“For someone in cardiac arrest, early access to defibrillation is key to saving their life,” said Senator Vitale, (D-Middlesex) Chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. “Organizations are currently fearful of acquiring these life-saving defibrillators because it opens them up to liability concerns including lawsuits. This legislation updates the law to protect those good Samaritans who go out of their way to try and save someone in cardiac arrest.”

Click here to read the rest of Senators Vitale and Gordon's news release.

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