Tex. Health & Safety Code § 779.003 · Chapter 779. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person or entity that owns or leases an automated external defibrillator shall:
(1) maintain and test the automated external defibrillator according to the manufacturer's guidelines; and
(2) conduct a monthly inspection to verify the automated external defibrillator:
(A) is placed at its designated location;
(B) reasonably appears to be ready for use; and
(C) does not reasonably appear to be damaged in a manner that could prevent operation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 545 (S.B. 199), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.779.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 e31da22aae917d9f3fd5b8a85538d9e3b1051339e877a6debf038a4a2c872161
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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