ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain provisions regarding the use of automated external
defibrillators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That chapter
20-9
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an over-the-counter AED purchased without a
written prescription. However, any person, who in good faith obtains an over-the-counter AED for
use in providing emergency care or treatment or utilizes an over-the-counter AED, is immune from
civil liability for any injury as a result of such emergency care or treatment or as a result of an act
or failure to act in providing or arranging such emergency care or treatment. The immunity from
civil liability pursuant to this section does not apply if the personal injury results from the gross
negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the person rendering such emergency care.