N.Y. General Business Law § 627-a: Automated external defibrillator requirements

§ 627-a. Automated external defibrillator requirements. 1. Every

health club as defined under paragraph b of subdivision one of section

three thousand-d of the public health law whose membership is fifty

persons or more shall have available on the premises in a manner that

provides obvious and ready accessibility to staff, members and guests at

least one automated external defibrillator and shall have in attendance,

at all times during staffed business hours, at least one individual

performing employment or individual acting as an authorized volunteer

who holds a valid certification of completion of a course in the study

of the operation of AEDs and a valid certification of the completion of

a course in the training of cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by a

nationally recognized organization or association.

2. Health clubs and staff pursuant to subdivision one of this section

shall be deemed a "public access defibrillation provider" as defined in

paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section three thousand-b of the

public health law and shall be subject to the requirements and

limitation of such section.

3. Pursuant to sections three thousand-a and three thousand-b of the

public health law, any public access defibrillation provider, or any

employee or other agent of the provider who, in accordance with the

provisions of this section, voluntarily and without expectation of

monetary compensation renders emergency medical or first aid treatment

using an AED which has been made available pursuant to this section, to

a person who is unconscious, ill or injured, shall be liable only

pursuant to section three thousand-a of the public health law.