Official:Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Maintenance and Supervision,” by adding a new section requiring that all City buildings and facilities install and maintain life sustaining medical equipment including Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and advanced first aid kits; and requiring the installation of Automated External Defibrillators in connection with capital projects, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: February 14, 2019
Signed: June 20, 2019
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires all Philadelphia City buildings and facilities to have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and advanced first aid kits installed and maintained.
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