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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.26 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
1 2 DEFIBRILLATOR GRANT PROGRAM.
1 3 The department shall establish and implement an automated
1 4 external defibrillator grant program which provides matching
1 5 funds to local boards of health, community organizations, or
1 6 cities for the program after standards and requirements for
1 7 the utilization of automated external defibrillator equipment,
1 8 and training on the use of such equipment, are developed at
1 9 the local level. The objective of the program shall be to
1 10 enhance the emergency response system in rural areas of the
1 11 state where access to health care providers is often limited
1 12 by providing increased access to automated external
1 13 defibrillator equipment by rural emergency and community
1 14 personnel. A local board of health, community organization,
1 15 or city may submit an application to the department for
1 16 review. The department shall establish criteria for the
1 17 review and approval of grant applications by rule, and may
1 18 accept gifts, grants, bequests, and other private
1 19 contributions, as well as state or federal funds, for purposes
1 20 of the program. The amount of a grant shall not exceed fifty
1 21 percent of the cost of the automated external defibrillator
1 22 equipment to be distributed to the applicant and the training
1 23 program to be administered by the applicant at the local
1 24 level. Each application shall include information
1 25 demonstrating that the applicant will provide matching funds
1 26 of fifty percent of the cost of the program. Grant recipients
1 27 shall submit an annual report to the department indicating
1 28 automated external defibrillator equipment usage levels,
1 29 patient outcomes, and number of individuals trained.
1 30 Sec. 2. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall become
1 31 effective upon receipt by the Iowa department of public health
1 32 of federal or state funding for the establishment of an
1 33 automated external defibrillator grant program. The
1 34 department shall notify the Code editor when such funds are
1 35 received.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill provides that the Iowa department of public
2 3 health shall establish an automated external defibrillator
2 4 grant program to assist in the distribution of automated
2 5 external defibrillator equipment and providing training
2 6 regarding equipment utilization. The bill provides that the
2 7 objective of the program shall be to enhance the emergency
2 8 response system in rural areas of the state where access to
2 9 health care providers is often limited by providing increased
2 10 access to automated external defibrillator equipment by rural
2 11 emergency and community personnel. The bill provides that a
2 12 local board of health, community organization, or city may
2 13 submit an application to the department for review, which
2 14 shall be subject to eligibility and approval criteria
2 15 established by the department by rule. The bill provides the
2 16 department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and other
2 17 private contributions, as well as state or federal funds, for
2 18 purposes of the program. The bill provides that the amount of
2 19 a grant shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the
2 20 automated external defibrillator equipment to be distributed
2 21 and the training program to be administered at the local
2 22 level, and that each application shall include information
2 23 demonstrating that the applicant will provide matching funds
2 24 of 50 percent of the cost of the program. The bill provides
2 25 that grant recipients shall submit an annual report to the
2 26 department indicating automated external defibrillator
2 27 equipment usage levels, patient outcomes, and number of
2 28 individuals trained.
2 29 The bill provides that the bill shall become effective upon
2 30 receipt by the Iowa department of public health of federal or
2 31 state funding for the establishment of the program.
2 32 LSB 6217HV 80
2 33 rn/pj/5
Text: HF02463 Text: HF02465 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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