Ordinance 2003-22~ ORDINANCE NO. 2003-
RDINANCE AME~ING THE COLLIER CO~TY CODE
.~WS AND O~INANCES SECTION 50-104 BY ~VISING SEC~N
~t ~$~0-104 (3),(4) and (6); PROVIDING FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR
E~RGENCY OPERATORS TO INSTRUCT INDIVIDUALS ON
USE A~ OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATOR; PROVIDING FOR CONVICT AND
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COLLI~
CO~TY CODE OF LAWS AN O~INANCES; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DA~E
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, has adopted
Ordinance No. 98-36, Establishing the Community Automatic External Defibrillator, (hereinafter
referred to as "AED") Program; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 98-36 has been codified in section 50-104(6) of the Collier
County Code of Laws and Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes that in some instances
individuals who have not gone through the training required under Section Six of Section 50-104
of the Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances for AED's may be the individual in the best
position to quickly and efficiently administer defibrillation 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 50-104 of the Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances,
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 50-104: Requirements and Procedures
The following shall be the requirements and procedures for use, training, data collection and data
recovery of the AED program;
1) No AED shall be used in the incorporated area of Collier County without first
complying with the requirements and procedures set forth in this section, except as hereinafter
provided 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.
2) The purchase of AED's will be done only after a written request is made to
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the Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department.' by the individual, organization or
company requesting the purchase of an AED. The written request must contain in the name,
location, number of units, number of people to service and type and manufacturer of the AED.
3) 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 o~ae-th,~,ee-h~ a required class which will
include:
I. History of Sudden Death
II. Signs and Symptoms of Cardiac Arrest
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IV. Proper Use, Maintenance and Periodic Inspection of the AED
4) Upon proof of successful completion of the above required training, t-he-C-ot4i~
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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.
5) 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.
6) Re-certification of users and inspection of the AED will be done on an annual
bi-annual basis by the Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department. ~
7) 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.
8) Any person who uses an AED is required to contact the EMS Department as
soon as reasonably possible upon use of the AED.
9) Upon notification of the use of an AED, the EMS Department will be
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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.
10) 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 (10)
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
ORDINANCE
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
re-lettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article"
or any other appropriate word.
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,
Florida this /,~ day of ~ ,2003.
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ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk
By:
,:2 ';'- ~"'DeP~i, tY~cl~k
Approved-as tO' fo~ and le~fficJency:
~J~qu~ine Hubbard' Robinson
x~sistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
TOM HENNING, Chairmadf
This ordinance filed with the
Secretary of State's Office the'
21~ day of~, ~
~nd acknowledgeme~L°.f that
filiog r. eceived_tl2is ~ day
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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, d~
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hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of:
ORDIND~NCE 2003-22
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 13th day of May, 2003, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 13th
day of May, 2003.
DWIGHT E BROCK'
Clerk of Cour~s ~d' Clei~k
Ex-officio to. :~oard of
County Commis s i~ne'~s ~,~
By: Marie Clos,
Deputy Clerk