SB884,,676750.935 Duty to administer aid. (1) Subject to any known declaration or do-not-resuscitate order under ch. 154, a hospice has a duty to do all of the following:
SB884,,6868(a) Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation before the arrival of emergency medical services to a patient who is nonresponsive or has a cessation of normal respiration. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be administered by or under the direction of an individual who is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and shall be performed in accordance with that individual’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification training.
SB884,,6969(b) Administer first aid before the arrival of emergency medical services to a patient who is in distress. The first aid shall be administered by or under the direction of an individual who is certified in first aid and shall be performed in accordance with that individual’s first aid certification training.
SB884,,7070(c) Make an attempt before the arrival of emergency medical services to lift a patient who has fallen, appears to be uninjured, and is unable to reasonably recover independently. The lift shall be attempted by or under the direction of an individual who has received training in first aid or in fall prevention, fall recovery, and proper techniques for lifting and moving patients and shall be performed in accordance with that individual’s training.
SB884,,7171(2) A hospice may not have, establish, or implement a policy that prevents an individual from providing appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid or attempted to lift a fallen patient who appears to be uninjured.
SB884,,7272(3) A hospice or an individual that administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid as provided in sub. (1) (a) or (b) is not liable for any civil damages as the result of any act or omission by the individual administering the cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid, unless the individual did not act in good faith or acted with gross negligence while administering the cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid.
SB884,,7373(4) A hospice or an individual that attempts to lift a fallen patient as provided in sub. (1) (c) is not liable for any civil damages as the result of any act or omission by the individual attempting the lift, unless the individual acted with gross negligence while attempting the lift, if any of the following are true:
SB884,,7474(a) The individual attempted the lift at the direction of a dispatcher from a public safety answering point, as defined in s. 256.35 (1) (gm).
SB884,,7575(b) The individual attempted the lift to prevent further imminent and serious injury to the fallen patient.
SB884,,7676(c) The fallen patient appeared to be uninjured, asserted a lack of injury, and requested assistance.
SB884,1777Section 17. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month after publication, except as follows:
SB884,,7878(1) The treatment of s. 50.15 takes effect on the day after publication.
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