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HR 4121 105th Congress House

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of a program regarding lifesaving inte… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of a program regarding lifesaving interventions for individuals who experience cardiac arrest, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 23, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 23, 1998
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to emergency medical services (EMS). Requires programs for emergency medical services and preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative approaches to include: (1) development and dissemination of a core content for a model State training program applicable to cardiac arrest for inclusion in EMS educational curricula and training programs that address lifesaving interventions, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation; (2) a limited demonstration project to provide training in such core content; (3) identification of cardiac arrest care providers; (4) identification of equipment and supplies that should be accessible to such providers to permit lifesaving interventions; (5) development of model State and Federal legislation; and (6) coordination of a national database for reporting and collecting information on the incidence of cardiac arrest and related issues.

Prescribes guidelines for the core content of the model State training program.

Declares that the purpose of the model legislation is to ensure: (1) access to EMS through consideration of a requirement for public placement of lifesaving equipment; and (2) good samaritan immunity for cardiac arrest care providers, those involved with the instruction of the training programs, and owners and managers of property where equipment is placed.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4121: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4121/
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