Bill Text: CA AB909 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Emergency response: trauma kits.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1-1)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB909 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB909-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 02, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 20, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 06, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 909 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth (Coauthors: Assembly Members Cunningham, Mathis, Mayes, Rodriguez, and Waldron) |
February 16, 2017 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Tactical Response to Traumatic Injuries Act.SEC. 2.
Section 1714.27 is added to the Civil Code, to read:1714.27.
(a) For purposes of this section, “trauma kit” means a first aid response kit that contains at least all of the following:SEC. 3.
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 19305) is added to Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:CHAPTER 4. Trauma Kits
19305.
For purposes of this section, “trauma kit” means a first aid response kit that contains at least all of the following:19307.
In order to ensure public safety, a person or entity that supplies a trauma kit shall provide the person or entity that acquires the trauma kit with all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the trauma kit.19308.
(a) Commencing January 1, 2018, the State Fire Marshal, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Building Standards Commission shall conduct research and collect public comment for the purpose of determining if mandatory or voluntary building standards should be adopted regarding the placement of trauma kits in a public building constructed, or a public building that has any addition, significant repair, or alteration completed, on or after January 1, 2018.(a)This chapter applies to all of the following structures, as defined in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 301.1) of Part 2, the California Building Code, of Title 24, the California Building Standards Code, of the California Code of Regulations, that are constructed on or after January 1, 2018:
(1)Group A assembly buildings with an occupancy of greater than 300.
(2)Group B business buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(3)Group E educational buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(4)Group F factory buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(5)Group I institutional buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(6)Group M mercantile buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(7)Group R residential buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more, excluding single-family and multifamily
dwelling units.
(b)The entity responsible for managing the building, facility, and tenants of any structure described in subdivision (a) that is an occupied structure shall acquire and place a trauma kit on the premises.
(c)(1)This chapter shall apply to a structure in subdivision (a) that is owned or operated by any local government entity.
(2)This chapter shall not apply to a health facility licensed under subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (f) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3)This chapter shall not be construed to apply to a structure that is vacant or under construction or renovation.
(d)
19310.
(a) A person or entity that acquires and places a trauma kit for emergency care(e)
(f)For the purposes of this section, a “local EMS agency” means an agency described in Section 1797.200.