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<chapter num="02" heading="Automated External Defibrillators for Swimming Pools" title_num="10" subtitle_num="17">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>This chapter establishes guidelines for periodic inspections and annual maintenance of the automated external defibrillators at swimming pools.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“AED” means automated external defibrillator as defined in COMAR 30.06.01.01.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“AED coordinator” means an individual designated by the county or municipality to meet the requirement of COMAR 30.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Swimming pool” means a pool that is owned and operated by the governing body of a county or municipality.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="AED Program Requirements.">
    <text>Each county or municipality that owns and operates a swimming pool shall develop and implement an automated external defibrillator program that meets the requirements in the Education Article, §13-517, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 30.06.02.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Installation.">
    <text>An AED shall be located within the pool barrier, as defined in COMAR 10.17.01.05.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Registration.">
    <text>Each swimming pool owned and operated by a county or municipality shall be registered as specified in COMAR 30.06.02.04.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Training.">
    <text>The AED coordinator shall ensure that at least one individual who has a current AED certification from a national organization is onsite while the swimming pool is open.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Quality Assurance and Maintenance.">
    <text>A county or municipality that owns and operates a swimming pool shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Maintain the certificate, equipment and supplies as required by COMAR 30.06.02; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Submit the reports as required by COMAR 30.06.02 to the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="Inspections.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Department shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Monitor a swimming pool for compliance with this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Inspect the swimming pool as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Right to Inspect.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Department may enter, at reasonable times, the property of a swimming pool for the purposes of inspecting, monitoring, and verifying information relative to the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A person may not deny or interfere with the Department’s entry into a swimming pool under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>An operator shall permit a representative of the Department to examine and copy records of the swimming pool to verify information relative to the enforcement of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Report of Inspection. During a swimming pool inspection, the Department shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Record the inspection results on an inspection form prescribed by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Identify on the inspection form the conditions found that violate the provisions of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Notify the swimming pool operator on the inspection form to correct violations by a specific date; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Provide one copy of the inspection report to the swimming pool operator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>The completed inspection report is a public document that is available for public disclosure in accordance with State Government Article, §§10-611 — 10-628, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Local Government Article, §1-1310, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: July 7, 2014 (41:13 Md. R. 752)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>