Guam § 96106 - Requiring the Availability of Automated External

§ 96106. Requiring the Availability of Automated External

Defibrillators at All Government Offices.

(a) Each department and agency of the government of Guam,

inclusive of autonomous and semi-autonomous agencies which

have an office that provides a service to the general community of

DEFIBRILLATION ACT OF 2000

Guam, shall provide access to an automated external defibrillator

(AED). The AED shall be available during hours that the

government offices are open to the public. Each department or

agency may create the provisions for the deployment and use of

AEDs, to include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) the locations and quantities at their facilities of

AEDs;

(2) the training requirements for staff and volunteers to

use the AEDs;

(3) monitoring AEDs to ensure the devices will function

correctly as needed; and

(4) security and protection of the AEDs from theft,

criminal mischief (vandalism), and damage or destruction

from acts of nature.

(b) Access to AEDs, as required by Subsection (a), supra,

must be completed by December 31, 2024. Request for funding

shall be included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request.