Illinois Statute Amended To Require AEDs In Outdoor Physical Fitness Facilities

April 20, 2009 - PRLog -- An Illinois statute mandating AEDs in physical fitness facilities has been amended to include many outdoor as well as indoor facilities. The new requirement affects many publicly owned facilities and “a public or private elementary or secondary school, college, university, or technical or trade school” if the facility is “supervised by one or more persons other than maintenance or security personal employed…for the purpose of directly supervising the physical fitness activities taking place.”

AFFECTED FACILITIES INCLUDE: Swimming pools, stadiums, athletic fields, football stadiums, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, track and field facilities, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, or similar facilities.
"Physical fitness facility" does not include a facility serving less than a total of 100 individuals, and does not include any facility that does not employ any persons to provide instruction, training, or assistance for persons using the facility.

REQUIREMENTS:
 At least one AED must be made available onsite (additional AED’s may be required depending on the size of the facility and the number of people using the facility excluding spectators).
 A trained AED user on staff and present during all physical fitness activities (training must be provided by a nationally recognized organization such as the American Heart Association).
 The AED must be housed in a building (if available) within 300 feet where an event or activity is being conducted. The building (if available) must provide open and unimpeded access.
   o If no building is available the person responsible for supervising the activities must make the AED available during all events.
 Proper testing and maintenance must be conducted to ensure the AED is in working order.

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COMPLIANCE TIME TABLES:
One Facility                                        Indoor       Outdoor
Compliance Date              July 1st, 2006   July 1st, 2009

Four or Fewer Facilities           Indoor                               Outdoor
1st Facility Compliance Date   July 1st, 2006   July 1st, 2009
2nd Facility Compliance Date   July 1st, 2007   July 1st, 2010
3rd Facility Compliance Date   July 1st, 2008   July 1st, 2011
4th Facility Compliance Date   July 1st, 2009   July 1st, 2012

Four or More Facilities                                  Indoor                         Outdoor
25% of Facilities Compliance Date          July 1st, 2006   July 1st, 2009
50% of Facilities Compliance Date          July 1st, 2007   July 1st, 2010
75% of Facilities Compliance Date         July 1st, 2008   July 1st, 2011
100% of Facilities Compliance Date    July 1st, 2009   July 1st, 2012

Source: Illinois ……………Public Act 095-0712
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?N...

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