Nebraska State AED Law: Regulations, Requirements & Compliance

AED Requirements

Doctor’s Prescription: To get an automated external defibrillator (AED), you’ll need to have a prescription from a physician. This means a doctor has to approve it before you can buy or use one.

Training for Use: Anyone who plans to operate the AED must go through proper training. This training has to meet the standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services to make sure the person knows how to use the device correctly and safely.

Letting Emergency Services Know: If you get an AED, you’re required to inform your local emergency medical service about it. You need to tell them that you have it, where it’s located, and what type it is. If you ever move it to a new spot, you have to update them—unless the AED is being used in a private home, a health care facility like a hospital, or a doctor’s office.

Keeping It in Good Shape: The AED has to be regularly maintained and tested to ensure it works when needed. This means following the instructions provided by the manufacturer so the device stays reliable and ready for an emergency.

Laws / Legislation
Reference	Date	Summary
Statute 71-51,102	2014	Provides civil immunity to those using an AED in good faith. Requires a person acquiring an automated external defibrillator to notify the local emergency medical service of the existence, location, and type of the defibrillator and of any change in the location of such defibrillator unless the defibrillator was acquired for use in a private residence, a health care facility, or a health care practitioner facility.
LB 1027	2002	A bill to establish the criteria for the developing and implementationof an AED program and to provide a curriculum that will allownon-hospital emergency workers to be trained on the use of AEDs.
NE Admin Code § 172 NAC 14-004	2005	Except for the action or omission of a health care professional acting in such capacity or in a health care facility, no person who delivers emergency care or treatment using an AED as prescribed in 172 NAC 14 will be liable in any civil action to respond in damages as a result of his/her acts of commission or omission arising out of and in the course of rendering such care or treatment in good faith.
NE Admin Code § 172 NAC 014-003	2005	A person acquiring an AED must notify the local emergency medical service of the existence, location, and type of the defibrillator, and of any change in the location of such defibrillator unless the defibrillator was acquired for use in a private residence, a health care facility, or a health care practitioner facility. If an AED is located in a vehicle or other movable object, only the primary site where the vehicle or object is located is required to be reported.
LB 176	1999	Establishes requirements for AED placement and provides for immunity protection.
LB 498	1999	Establishes requirements for AED placement.