Oegon House Bill 3482

Oregon House Bill (HB) 3482, passed in 2005, updated Good Samaritan protection for trained AED providers, employers, property-owners, or agencies who make AEDs available for use, physicians who oversee AED programs, and training providers. AED providers must maintain necessary training and ensure that deployed AEDs have current batteries and electrode pads. All 50 states have laws addressing liability protection for AED use, but scope, practice, and protection vary considerably. The new law, Oregon Revised Statutes 30.802, superseded Oregon's previous AED Good Samaritan law, ORS 30.801. As AEDs are viewed more like necessary safety equipment than just another type of medical equipment (fire extinguishers are a common analogy) we seem to be approaching the day when NOT having public-access AEDs will be a greater liability than having them.

Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 566

Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 566, passed in 2009, requires certain "public assembly areas" to have AEDs. Facilities 50,000 sq. ft. and larger and at least 25 people during business hours, including commercial, office, retail, deliberation, and transportation uses (e.g., shopping malls, large retail stores, office buildings, transportation terminals). The law is effective January 1, 2010; rule-making is in progress.