CERTIFIED COPY OF PINELLAS COUNTY ORDINANCE 00-48
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Katherine Harris
Secretary of State
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS
RINGLlNG MUSEUM OF ART
July 7,2000
Honorable Kar1een F. DeB1aker
Clerk to Board of County Commissioners
Pinellas County
315 Court Street
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Attention: Linda R. Reed, Deputy Clerk
Dear Ms. DeB1aker:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge
receipt of your letter dated June 29, 2000 and certified copy of Pinellas County
Ordinance No. 00-48, which was filed in this office on July 7,2000.
As requested, the date stamped copy is being returned for your records.
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Bureau of Administrative Code
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PINELLAS
I, KARLEEN F. De BLAKER, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-officio Clerk
to the Board of County Commissioners, in and for the State and County aforesaid, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
Ordinance adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida, on
June 27,2000 relative to:
ORDINANC'E NO. 00- 48
AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS AND
PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal this 29th c,tayPf lfine,
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ORDINANCE NO. O(J. "8
AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFISRILLA TOR PROGRAM
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS AND
PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida
(hereinafter referred to as "the Board"), provides Paramedic Advanced Life Support
Services to the citizens and visitors of Pinellas County through its Emergency Medical
Services (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "EMS"); and
WHEREAS, the American Heart Association has determined one key way to
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improving survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest is to reduce the timePfb d~er
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technology have resulted in the availability of devices known as automat~iextwal
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defibrillators ("AED") which are proven to be safe and effective for use by lay persons with
minimal training in rapidly delivering a defibrillatory shock; and
WHEREAS, the American Heart Association anticipates the widespread availability
of AEDs will make sudden cardiac arrest a truly treatable disease and will save hundreds
of lives; and
WHEREAS, the American Heart Association has determined it is in the public
interest to make AEDs readily available within the community and that the public be trained
to properly use AEDs and to immediately activate the emergency medical services system
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immediately upon using an AED; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has determined that certain procedures should
be implemented to ensure proper use of AEDs and has enacted S401.2915, Florida
Statutes, outlining these procedures; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Ordinance to set minimum standards for use,
training, data collection, and data recovery for the Community Automated External
Defibrillator Program; and
WHEREAS, the Pine lias County EMS Authority and its contractors and agents who
are licensed providers of pre-hospital care will develop and coordinate this program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1. Title And Citation
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Automated
External Defibrillator Program Ordinance" for Pinellas County.
SECTION 2. Findings And Purpose
The Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida, is empowered to
provide ambulance services and emergency medical services through its EMS Authority.
Pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, the Board of County
Commissioners of Pinel/as County, Florida, further finds it has the authority to exercise
broad home rule powers and, as such, finds it is in the best interest of the citizens of
Pinel/as County to enact this Ordinance.
It is the purpose of this Ordinance to create the Community Automated External
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Defibrillator Program which will establish guidelines for use, train;:], and data collection,
as well as requirements and procedures for implementing and using all existing and new
AEDs in the community.
SECTIOr~ 3. Applicability
Notwithstanding any provisions of any other County zoning or other ordinances to
the contrary, this article shall apply to, and be enforced in, the incorporated as well as the
unincorporated areas of the County.
Hospitals, as defined in s395.002(12), Florida Statutes, are exempt from the
provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Requirements And Procedures
The following shall be the requirements and procedures for use, training, and data
collection of the AED program:
(a) No AED shall be used in the incorporated or unincorporated area of Pinellas
County without first complying with the requirements and procedures set forth in this
section.
(b) The purchase or implementation of an AED may occur only after a written
notification is made to the Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Authority by the
individual, entity, organization. or company purchasing an AED. The written notification
must contain the facility or business name, street address, specific location of the AED, the
appropriate annual number of people who work, live at, or visit the location, facility, or
business, the total number of persons trained or to be trained in the use of the AEDs, and
name of manufacturer, and model number, and description, including color of each AED.
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(c) Prior to implementing an AED, the individual, organization, or c'"\'11pany will
obtain and send to EMS proof of standardized training for all intended users of the AED.
The training will consist of a class provided by a nationally-recognized, or locally-approved
by the Medical Cont"ol Board, training organization, including, but not 'imited to, the
American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the National Safety Council,
following a standardized curriculum. The standardized curriculum shall include, at a
minimum:
(i) signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest;
(ii) cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(iii) proper use, maintenance, and inspection of AEDs.
(d) The owner of the AED will ensure that the use of the AED follows the policies
and procedures developed and authorized by the Pine lias County EMS Medical Control
Board.
(e) Recertification of users, maintenance, and inspection of the AED is the
responsibility of the owner and shall be done on a periodic basis. Recertification of users
will consist of a class which will review the techniques for using the AED following a
standardized curriculum. Recertification training shall be provided as in paragraph (c)
above.
(f) EMS may conduct a quality assurance review after use of an AED that
includes gathering clinical data and information from the person that used the AED and
from the AED itself.
(g) Any person who uses an AED is required to contact EMS by calling 9-1-1
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immediately prior to, or immediately upon use of, the AED.
(h) The owner and user of the AED will not withhold consent to the quality
assurance review by EMS after the use of an AED or the retrieval of clinical data from the
device itself.
SECTION 5. Conflict And Severability
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Pinellas County or
other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of the
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by the court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
SECTION 6. Inclusion In The Code Of Laws And Ordinances
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Laws and Ordinances of Pinellas County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be
re-numbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed
to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
SECTION 7. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State.
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