Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 1999

Summary

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) assist in providing for an improvement in the survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in Federal buildings by publishing in the Federal Register for public comment recommendations with respect to placing automatic external defibrillators in such buildings; and (2) assist Federal agencies in implementing programs for such placement. Requires the Secretary to determine criteria for: (1) the selection of the Federal public buildings in which defibrillators should be placed; (2) defibrillator maintenance; and (3) the coordination of the use of the defibrillators in public buildings with emergency medical services providers for the geographic areas in which the buildings are located. Provides that any person who provides emergency medical care through the use of a defibrillator, any person who maintained, tested, or provided training in the use of the device, any physician who provided medical oversight of the device, and the person who acquired the device (if specified conditions have been met) is immune from civil liability for any personal injury or wrongful death resulting from the provision of such care, unless the person engaged in gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct under the applicable circumstances.

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 27 January 2000

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 27 January 2000

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 November 1999

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 November 1999

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 19 November 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 August 1999

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