Guide to Delray Beach AED Ordinance, Section 96.18, Requirements – Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Stop The Bleed Kits
Automated external defibrillators and bleeding control kits shall be installed in the following buildings located within the geographical boundaries of the city of Delray Beach:
- Fitness centers, gymnasiums, and indoor recreational centers with 1,500+ sq ft
- Theaters, restaurants, drinking establishments with a capacity of 100+
- Places of worship with a capacity of 100+
- Office buildings and any business occupancies with 20,000+ sq ft
- All Dental offices in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 64B5-17.015
- All adult day care facilities
- All charter and private schools
- Assisted living facilities as defined by F.S. § 429.021(5)
- Ambulatory surgical centers as defined by F.S. § 395.002(3)
- Walk in medical care facilities
- Hospitals providing emergency services, including freestanding facilities, shall be excluded
- Commercial and retail spaces with 35,000+ sq ft
- All hotels and motels
- Multi-story residential/dormitory buildings five (5) floors or more
Multi story occupancies listed above shall place an AED on every other floor beginning on the first floor. The AED shall be placed near the elevator(s) beginning in the first-floor lobby (first floor, third floor, fifth floor etc.).
Buildings that contain more than one (1) automated external defibrillator device shall be required to have a bleeding control kit located with each defibrillator device.
Installation and Operation:
Automated external defibrillator devices shall be:
- Conspicuously located in plain view of the primary public entrance, with unobstructed access
- Housed in a cabinet with a clear window in the door and an audible alarm to signal the opening of the door, permanently affixed to a wall, and the top should be no more than forty-eight (48) inches above the floor
- Located below a sign having a minimum area of seventy (70) square inches and containing the letters “AED” and the universally recognizable symbol which shall be placed no more than sixty (60) inches, on center, above the floor
- Readily accessible and immediately available when needed for on-site employees and the general public, including disabled persons
- Placed near the elevator(s) in the first-floor lobby, if the building contains an elevator.
Automated external defibrillator devices shall contain adult and pediatric pads and bandage scissors.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the building to:
- Install automated external defibrillator devices and bleeding control kits
- Provide all necessary training for appropriate use of automated defibrillator devices and bleeding control kits
- Maintain automated external defibrillator devices and bleeding control kits in accordance with manufacturer’s recommended maintenance requirements and as required herein
It shall constitute a violation of the City Code, punishable as provided in Section 37.36 to:
- Improperly service, recharge, repair, test, or inspect an automated external defibrillator device or bleeding control kit
- Fail to install or remove an automated external defibrillator device or bleeding control kit required by section 96.18
