7 AAC 26.585. Approved automated external defibrillation training programs

(a) A person other than the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross must obtain department approval in order to conduct an automated external defibrillation (AED) training program. An applicant for approval to conduct an AED training program must provide evidence of compliance with (b) of this section.

(b) An AED training program must

(1) require that students entering the AED training program

(A) have successfully completed adult CPR training within two years before the date of the AED training program; or

(B) successfully complete adult CPR training that is provided within the AED training program;

(2) use instructors who are currently certified or approved as AED instructors by

(A) the American Heart Association;

(B) the American Red Cross; or

(C) another organization, if the department determines that instructors certified by that organization are able to teach effectively the safe and proper use of an automated external defibrillator and the skills listed in (5) of this subsection, that those instructors are knowledgeable about available AED protocols and curricula, and that those instructors have a basic understanding of adult learning;

(3) provide eligible students with evidence of successful program completion, through a card, certificate, or other means; that evidence must include the program completion date, evidence of course content, and an expiration date or recommended renewal date that is no more than two years from the date of initial training;

(4) use a curriculum approved by the department to teach the safe and proper use of an automated external defibrillator; and

(5) require each student to demonstrate, using either an actual automated external defibrillator or an AED simulator, the ability to apply the defibrillator pads, operate the automated external defibrillator, treat a patient requiring the delivery of a defibrillatory shock, manage a patient in a non-shockable rhythm, and manage a patient who is defibrillated and regains a pulse.

(c) An applicant with department approval to conduct an AED training program may continue to conduct that program if the applicant

(1) maintains compliance with (b) of this section; and

(2) submits to the department written biennial confirmation of compliance with (b) of this section, providing evidence that the department considers necessary to verify the applicant's submission.

History: Eff. 7/4/99, Register 151

Authority: AS 09.65.090

AS 18.08.080

AS 18.08.082

AS 18.08.084

Editor's note: Information on automated external defibrillation training programs conducted by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, referenced in 7 AAC 26.585, is available by writing those organizations at the following addresses: American Heart Association, Alaska Affiliate, 1057 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 206, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; American Red Cross, South Central Alaska Chapter, 235 East 8th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.

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