Definitions for KRS 311.665 to 311.669
KRS 311.666
in effect311.666. Definitions for KRS 311.665 to 311.669
As used in KRS 311.665 to 311.669, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means an external defibrillator capable of cardiac rhythm analysis which will charge and, with or without further operator action, deliver a shock after electronically detecting and assessing ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia. These devices are known as fully or semiautomatic defibrillators;
(2) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation" or "CPR" means a basic emergency procedure for life support, consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac massage; and
(3) "Emergency medical services system" means the same as in KRS 311A.010.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 39, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). In codification, a reference in subsection (3) to "KRS 211.950" has been changed to "KRS 311.6521." See 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 343, sec. 1.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30605Fetched: 10/20/2026