{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-917-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 917-a","heading":"On-site cardiac automated external defibrillator in nonpublic schools","body":"§ 917-a. On-site cardiac automated external defibrillator in nonpublic\nschools. 1. Nonpublic schools shall provide and maintain on-site in each\ninstructional school facility automated external defibrillator (AED)\nequipment, as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section\nthree thousand-b of the public health law, in quantities and types\ndeemed by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of\nhealth to be adequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use\nduring emergencies. Nonpublic schools shall cause such AED to be\nmaintained and tested according to such applicable standards of the\nmanufacturer and any appropriate government agency.\n  2. Whenever nonpublic school facilities pursuant to subdivision one of\nthis section are used for school-sponsored or school-approved curricular\nor extracurricular events or activities and whenever a school-sponsored\nathletic contest is held at any location, the nonpublic school officials\nand administrators responsible for such school facility or athletic\ncontest shall ensure the presence of at least one staff person who is\ntrained, pursuant to subdivision three of this section in the operation\nand use of an AED. Where a school-sponsored competitive athletic event\nis held at a site other than a nonpublic school facility, the nonpublic\nschool officials shall ensure that AED equipment is provided on-site.\n  3. No person may operate an AED in a nonpublic school facility unless\nthe person has successfully completed a training course in the operation\nof an AED consistent with the standards approved by the department of\nhealth under section three thousand-b of the public health law or the\nstate emergency medical services council. However, this section shall\nnot prohibit operation of an AED:\n  (a) by a health care practitioner licensed or certified under title\neight of this chapter or a person certified under article thirty of the\npublic health law acting within their lawful scope of practice;\n  (b) by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription; or\n  (c) by a person who operates the AED other than as part of or\nincidental to their employment or regular duties, who is acting in good\nfaith, with reasonable care, and without expectation of monetary\ncompensation, to provide first aid that includes operation of an AED;\nnor shall this section limit any good samaritan protections provided in\nsection three thousand-a of the public health law.\n  4. Every use of an AED on a patient in a nonpublic school shall be\nimmediately reported to the appropriate local emergency medical services\nsystem or public safety answering point.\n  5. Nonpublic schools shall register the existence, location and type\nof any AED they possess with the department of health.\n  6. A nonpublic school shall post a sign or notice at the main entrance\nto the facility or building in which the automated external\ndefibrillator is stored, indicating the location where any such\nautomated external defibrillator is stored or maintained in such\nbuilding or facility on a regular basis.\n  7. (a) Operation of an AED pursuant to this section in a nonpublic\nschool shall be considered first aid or emergency treatment for the\npurpose of any statute relating to liability; and\n  (b) Operation of an AED pursuant to this section in a nonpublic school\nshall not constitute the unlawful practice of a profession under title\neight of this chapter.","path":["Education Law","Title 1. General Provisions Article 1 Short Title and Definitions (§§","Article 19. Medical and Health Service"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/917-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"51dc7c1fd86ca336236c26e94a8ea19675a55055db20437b843d69ecfb862e29","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-917","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-918"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}