# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 15 — Food

### Chapter 13 — Automatic External Defibrillators at Grocery Stores and Restaurants

#### Regulation .05 Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Reporting.

*COMAR 10.15.13.05*

An owner or operator of a grocery store or restaurant subject to this chapter shall:

A. Maintain:

  (1) Each AED and all related equipment and supplies in accordance with the standards established by the device manufacturer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and

  (2) Supplemental equipment with the AED at all times, including:

    (a) Two sets of defibrillator chest pads that are compatible with the AED;

    (b) Disposable gloves; and

    (c) The Maryland Facility AED Report Forms for Cardiac Arrest; and

B. Submit to MIEMSS:

  (1) A report for each incident of suspected cardiac arrest at the restaurant or grocery store on the Maryland Facility AED Report Form for Cardiac Arrests, including:

    (a) Contact information for any necessary follow-up; and

    (b) If created by the AED, any available event code, summary code, recording, or tape; and

  (2) If the AED fails when operated, in addition to submitting the required report to the federal Food and Drug Administration, a copy of the report provided to the federal Food and Drug Administration.