Montana
Any establishment with an AED in Montana must have a corresponding emergency preparedness plan that outlines and trains individuals on how to use and maintain the AED.
See who is covered under Montana’s Good Samaritan protection laws by reading below.
Summary of Requirements
Good Samaritan Protection
MT Code § 50-6-505
Provides Good Samaritan protection for use of an AED and establishes guidelines for AED programs.
Laws / Legislation
MT Code § 20-7-1315
The office of public instruction shall provide guidance and technical support and make available a program of study to Montana schools.
MT Code § 50-6-503
The department shall adopt rules specifying: the contents of the written notice required by 50-6-502(6); reporting requirements for each use of an AED; the contents of a plan prepared in accordance with 50-6-502 and requirements applicable to the subject matter of the plan; training requirements in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use for any individual authorized by an AED program plan to use an AED; guidelines for medical oversight of an AED program; minimum requirements for a medical protocol for use of an AED; performance requirements for an AED in order for the AED to be used in an AED program; and a list of the AED training programs approved by the department. The department may not adopt rules for any purpose other than those in subsection (1).
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.601
Defines: Automated External Defibrillator, CPR, and Medical Supervision.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.604
An entity wishing to use or allow the use of an AED shall develop and update the AED as changes are made.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.606
Every time an AED is attached to a patient, its use must be reported to the medical supervisor or the medical supervisor’s designee and the report must include the information required by the supervising medical supervisor.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.610
In order to be authorized by an AED program plan to use an AED, an individual must complete a cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED training program that meets the standards of the American Heart Association and must renew this training at intervals not to exceed two years.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.615
A medical protocol for defibrillation use must be consistent with the requirements for defibrillation set out in the “2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care”.
MT Code § 50-6-502
Outlines the requirements prior to allowing the use of an AED.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.616
An AED used by an AED program must be a unit approved by the U.S. food and drug administration.
MT Code § 50-6-501
Defines: Automated External Defibrillator, Department, Emergency Medical Service, Entity, Physician, and Public Safety Answering Point.
MT Code § 50-6-504
Outlines the policy for AED violation.
MT Code § 50-6-506
This part does not apply to the use of an AED by:
(1) a patient or the patient’s caretaker if use of the AED is ordered by a physician; or
(2) a licensed health care professional, including an emergency medical technician, whose scope of practice includes the use of an AED.
MT Admin Reg § 37.104.605
Outlines the requirements prior to allowing the use of an AED.