ARTICLE 16: AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS*

Sections

   16-16.1   Definitions

   16-16.2   Requirement to provide automated external defibrillators

   16-16.3   Administering agency

   16-16.4   Notification

   16-16.5   Liability

   16-16.6   Maintenance

Editor’s note:

   * Article 16, Chapter 16, added by Ord. 17-5, is effective January 1, 2018.

§ 16-16.1 Definitions.

   For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

Automated External Defibrillator. A portable electronic device, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, that is capable of diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias and that uses defibrillation to reestablish an effective cardiac rhythm.

City Building. Any building or portion thereof that is owned or leased by the city and is occupied by city employees.

Newly Constructed Building. Any building constructed on or after January 1, 2018 and that has an occupant load of 50 or more. For purposes of this definition, a building will have been constructed on the earlier of:

(1)   The date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the building; or

(2)   The date of its first occupancy.

(1990 Code, Ch. 16, Art. 16, § 16-16.1) (Added by Ord. 17-5)