Repealed 7/1/2023)
Repealed 7/1/2023
26-8b-602. Automatic External Defibrillator Restricted Account.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26-8b-602- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Automatic External Defibrillator Restricted Account to provide AEDs to entities under Subsection (4). |
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The restricted account shall consist of money appropriated to the account by the Legislature. |
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The director of the bureau shall distribute funds deposited in the account to eligible entities, under Subsection (4), for the purpose of purchasing:
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an AED carrying case; |
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a wall-mounted AED cabinet; or |
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Upon appropriation, the director of the bureau shall distribute funds deposited in the account, for the purpose of purchasing items under Subsection (3), to:
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a municipal department of safety that routinely responds to incidents, or potential incidents, of sudden cardiac arrest; |
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a municipal or county law enforcement agency that routinely responds to incidents, or potential incidents, of sudden cardiac arrest; |
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a state law enforcement agency that routinely responds to incidents, or potential incidents, of sudden cardiac arrest; |
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a school that offers instruction to grades kindergarten through 6; |
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a school that offers instruction to grades 7 through 12; or |
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a state institution of higher education. |
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The director of the bureau shall distribute funds under this section to a municipality only if the municipality provides a match in funding for the total cost of items under Subsection (3):
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of 50% for the municipality, if the municipality is a city of first, second, or third class under Section 10-2-301; or |
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of 75% for the municipality, other than a municipality described in Subsection (5)(a). |
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The director of the bureau shall distribute funds under this section to a county only if the county provides a match in funding for the total cost of items under Subsection (3):
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of 50% for the county, if the county is a county of first, second, or third class under Section 17-50-501; or |
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of 75% for the county, other than a county described in Subsection (6)(a). |
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In accordance with rules made by the bureau, an entity described in Subsection (4) may apply to the director of the bureau to receive a distribution of funds from the account by filing an application with the bureau on or before October 1 of each year. |
Amended by Chapter 109, 2014 General Session
