Ordinance 99-43 ~~ ORDINANCE NO. 99-
.... '~AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO.
98-36 BY REVISING SECTION FOUR; PROVIDING FOR THE
AUTHORITY FOR 911 EMERGENCY OPERATORS TO INSTRUCT
INDIVIDUALS ON THE USE AND OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND '
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER
COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, has adopted
Ordinance No. 98-36, Establishing the Community Automatic External De~brillator, (hereina~er
referred to as "AED") Program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes that in some instances
individuals who have not gone through the training required under Section Four of Ordinance
No. 98-36 may be the individual in the best position to quickly and efficiently administer
de~brillation therapy; and
WHEREAS, the 911 Emergency Operators are trained in the instruction and use of
AEDs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
SECTION ONE: Section Four of Collier County Ordinance No. 98-36, entitled
"Requirements and Procedures" is hereby amended by adding a new subparagraph to authorize
the 911 operators to instruct individuals who have not participated in the AED training program
to use an AED, as follows:
SECTION FOUR: Requirements and Procedures
The following shall be the requirements and procedures for use, training, data collection
and data recovery of the AED program:
a) No AED shall be used in the incorporated or unincorporated area of Collier
County without first complying with the requirements and procedures set forth in this section,
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except'as hereinaRer nrovided in subsection j. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the
AED to ensure that only trained individuals operate, or have access to, the AED.
b) The purchase of AED's will be done only after a written request is made to the
Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department by the individual, organization or
company re, questing the purchase of an AED. The written request must comain the name,
location, number of units, number of people to service and type and manufacturer of the AED.
c) Upon receipt of the written request to purchase, the EMS Department will
coordinate a training class for the requesting party, and all intended users of the AED, on the
proper operation of AEDs. Training will consist of one three hour class which will include:
I. History of Sudden Death
II. Signs and Symptoms of Cardiac Arrest
III. American Heart Association one person Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation
IV. Proper Use, Maintenance and Periodic Inspetition of the
AED
d) Upon successful completion of the required training, the Collier County EMS
Department will issue a Certificate of Completion. The Collier County Medical Director will
then issue a prescription for the purchase of an AED which has been approved, and authorized
for purchase, by the Food and Drug Administration.
e) Users of the AED will follow the policies and procedures developed and
authorized by the Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department Medical Director.
These policies and procedures will be provided to the individual, organization or company
requesting the purchase of an AED upon the successful completion of the training required by
this section.
f) Reeertification of users and inspection of the AED will be done on an annual basis
by the Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department. Recertification of users will
consist of one, one and half hour class which will review the techniques for using the AED and
cheek for compliance with the AED program.
g) The Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department will conduct quality
assurance testing after use of the AED. The quality assurance testing will be on the proper use,
placement and maintenance of the AED. An additional use of such testing will be to gather
statistical information on the benefits AED availability provides to the community.
h) Any person who uses an AED is required to contact the EMS Department as soon
as reasonably possible upon use of the AED.
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i) Upon notification of the use of an AED, the EMS Department will be responsible
for the collection and recovery of data generated by the AED. The owner of the AED will not
unreasonably withhold consent to the retrieval of such data or to any quality assurance testing.
The manner in which data is recovered will be dictated by the capability of the particular
AED unit, since the method of data collection differs depending upon the type of AED. All data,
once recovered by the EMS Department, will be stored at a centralized database to be located and
operated by the Collier County EMS Department.
In the event an individual not trained in the use of an AED is the only person
available to operate the AED, and Emergency Medical Services has been activated. an AED-
Emergency Medical Dispatch certified 911 Operator shall be authorized to instruct that
individual on the proper operation and use of the AED.
All other provisions of this section which are not inconsistent with sub-section (_i .) remain
in full force and effect.
SECTION TWO: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other
applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by any 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 THREE: INCLUSION INTO THE COLLIER COUNTY 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 Collier County,; Florida, The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such; and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article" or
any other appropriate word.
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SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, F. lorida, this ,f~ day o~l~~ 1999.
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Secretary of State's Office the
and acknow~t of that
Melissa A. Vasquez filing received t's ~ c~y
Assistant County Attome of
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 99-43
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the
8th day of June, 1999, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 9th day of June, 1999.
DWIGHT E. BROCK
Clerk of Courts and.=i'dlerk>
Ex-officio to Board J0f
County Commissione~
By: Ellie Hoffman/.7~'?il.~='==
Deputy Clerk