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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Encourage the Use of Defibrillators in Health Clubs and Gyms’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Department of Public Safety to work with health clubs and gyms. Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety shall work with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine Cardiovascular Health Program and the American Heart Association's Maine affiliate and request the assistance of emergency medical services around the State to determine where health clubs and gyms are located, whether automated external defibrillators, referred to in this resolve as "AEDs," are installed in those health clubs and gyms and whether health club and gym staff are trained in the use of AEDs. Information relating to the extension of the government discounted price for AEDs to health clubs and gyms to encourage the purchase of AEDs must be included in the work of the Department of Public Safety and must be publicized to health clubs and gyms; and be it further
Sec. 2 Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2012, the Department of Public Safety shall provide a progress report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services regarding the progress made by the department pursuant to section 1.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that requires the Department of Public Safety to work with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine Cardiovascular Health Program, the American Heart Association's Maine affiliate and emergency medical services around the State to determine where health clubs and gyms are located, whether automated external defibrillators are installed in those health clubs and gyms and whether staff have been trained in their use. The government discounted price for automated external defibrillators has been extended to health clubs and gyms in the State and the amendment provides that this information must be publicized to health clubs and gyms. The Department of Public Safety is required to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by January 1, 2012 with a progress report.
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