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Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act of 2002

Introduced: July 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 7, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 2002
Received in the House.
Feb 7, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 6, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S436-437; text as passed Senate: CR S436-437)
Feb 6, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S436-437; text as passed Senate: CR S436-437)
Nov 2, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Nov 2, 2001
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment. With written report No. 107-93.
Aug 1, 2001
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 31, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8469-8470)
Jul 31, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement public access defibrillation programs by: (1) training and equipping local emergency medical services personnel to administer immediate care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED), to cardiac arrest victims; (2) purchasing AEDs, placing the defibrillators in public places where cardiac arrests are likely to occur, and training personnel in such places to administer CPR and AED to such victims; (3) setting procedures for proper maintenance and testing of such devices; (4) providing training to members of the public in CPR and AED; (5) integrating the emergency medical services system with the public access defibrillation programs; and (6) encouraging private companies to purchase AEDs and provide training for their employees to administer CPR and AED to cardiac arrest victims in their community.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, community-based public access defibrillation demonstration projects that: (1) provide CPR and AED to cardiac arrest victims in unique settings; (2) provide training to community members in CPR and AED; and (3) maximize community access to AEDs.

Directs the Secretary to award a grant to a health care organization to establish a national information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.

What's happening now March 5, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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