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42 U.S.C. 238q: Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators

Created in 2000 by the Public Health Improvement Act (Public Law 106-505). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 238p.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    Unchanged since the Public Health Improvement Act, Public Law 106-505 (Nov 13, 2000).

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.