West Virginia State AED Law
LAW | YEAR | SUMMARY | |
➜ WV Code 22-1-3&22-3-4 | 2018 | AEDs are required at underground mines and surface mines. | |
➜ WV Code 30-4A-(4-7) | 2016 | Outlines AED requirements for dental offices. | |
➜ WV Code 16-4D-1 | 2016 | The West Virginia Legislature hereby finds and declares that each year more than two hundred fifty thousand Americans die from out-of-hospital incidents of sudden cardiac arrest. More than ninety-five percent of these incidents result in death and, in many cases, death occurs because properly trained persons with life-saving AEDs arrive at the scene too late. | |
➜ WV Code 16-4D-2 | 2016 | Defines: Anticipated Operator, Automated External Defibrillator, Early Defibrillation Program, Emergency Medical Services, Entity, Medical Director, and Unanticipated Operator. | |
➜ WV Code 16-4D-3 | 2016 | Outlines instructions to ensure the public health and safety for a person that acquires an AED. | |
➜ WV Code 18-2-9 | 2016 | The state board shall prescribe a standardized health education assessment to be administered within health education classes to measure student health knowledge and program effectiveness. |