Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 421 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 421

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS

§2150-C.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Automated external defibrillator.__"Automated external defibrillator" means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:

A.__Has received approval of its premarket notification, filed pursuant to 21 United States Code, Section 360(k), from the United States Food and Drug Administration;

B.__Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed;

C.__Either automatically charges and delivers an electrical impulse to an individual, or charges and delivers an electrical impulse at the command of the operator; and

D.__In the case of a defibrillator that may be operated in either an automatic or a manual mode, is set to operate in the automatic mode.

2.__Automated external defibrillation.__"Automatic external defibrillation" means the process of applying an automated external defibrillator to a person in cardiac arrest, allowing the defibrillator to interpret the cardiac rhythm, and, if appropriate, delivering an electrical shock to the heart to allow it to resume effective electrical activity.

3.__Emergency medical services provider.__"Emergency medical services provider" means an advanced emergency medical technician, an ambulance attendant, a basic emergency medical services' person or a basic emergency medical technician, as defined in Title 32, section 83, subsections 1, 3-A, 6 and 7, respectively.

4.__Emergency medical services system.__"Emergency medical services system" means the comprehensive and coordinated statewide