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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 30.06.01.01" title_num="30" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Automated external defibrillator (AED)” means a medical heart monitor and defibrillator device that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is cleared for market by the federal Food and Drug Administration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recognizes the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Determines, without intervention by the operator, whether defibrillation should be performed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>On determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Either:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Requires operator intervention to deliver the electrical impulse, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Automatically continues with delivery of electrical impulse.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Event (code) summary” means the electronic report of an AED operation produced by an AED.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Expected operator” means any individual identified by a registered facility to operate an AED at a registered facility</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Facility” means an agency, association, corporation, firm, partnership, or other entity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Operate” means to use or attempt to use an AED to defibrillate an individual whether or not any electrical impulse is delivered.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Public safety answering point (PSAP)” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §1-301(q), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Registered Facility.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Registered facility” means an organization, business, association, or agency that meets the requirements of the EMS Board for providing automated external defibrillation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Registered facility” may include multiple sites.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Response” means the removal of the AED from its storage location for the purposes of rendering care whether or not the care is actually rendered.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Site” means a building, plant, unit, branch, vehicle, or other ancillary location that is part of or affiliated with a facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>