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HR 4152 114th Congress House

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care qualityHealth technology, devices, supplies
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Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 2, 2015
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 Latest action December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand immunity from civil liability related to automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs), including by giving immunity to: (1) a person who owns, occupies, or manages the premises from which an AED is taken or at which an AED is used; and (2) the owner of an AED for any harm resulting from the use of the AED, unless the harm was caused by the failure of the owner to properly maintain the AED.

This immunity applies regardless of whether: (1) the AED is marked with cautionary signage or registered with any government; or (2) the person who used the AED complied with signage, had received training on use of the AED, or was assisted or supervised, including by a licensed physician.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 18, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4152: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4152/
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"H.R. 4152: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4152/.
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