Compliance Guide
AED Laws by State,
Interactive Compliance Map
All 50 U.S. states have different AED requirements for schools, fitness facilities, and public-access venues. Click any state on the map below for the current statute, mandate type, and a downloadable compliance checklist. Updated quarterly with the latest state legislative changes.
State law sets the legal minimum. To meet the AHA 3-minute standard, calculate the AHA-aligned AED count for your facility.
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Why It Matters
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AED law, state by state: open your state
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Know Your State's Requirements
AED legislation varies significantly across the United States. While all 50 states have Good Samaritan laws protecting bystanders who use AEDs, mandatory placement requirements differ by state, venue type, and occupancy level.
Failure to comply with your state’s AED laws can result in civil liability in the event of an incident. We recommend consulting a legal professional for your specific situation.
50
States with Good Samaritan AED laws
36
States requiring AEDs in schools (26 by direct mandate)
14
States requiring AEDs in gyms/fitness
0
Federal laws requiring workplace AEDs
Once you understand your state’s requirements, match the right AED to your facility. After confirming compliance, budget the program over 5 years.
| # | State | Schools | Gyms / Fitness | State buildings | General workplace | Good Samaritan | Key Law & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Ala. Code 16-30D-21. Schools: CERP required for every school from 2025-26; AED must be at each athletic event space on school property. |
| 2 | Alaska | Not confirmed | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: No school AED mandate found; not confirmed against an official source. |
| 3 | Arizona | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | A.R.S. 15-120.07. Schools: Only public high schools that sponsor athletics; AED at each campus and athletic event from Aug 1, 2026 (Laws 2026, ch. 213). |
| 4 | Arkansas | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Ark. Code Ann. 6-10-122. Schools: Each school campus must have an AED; AED at grade 7-12 sporting events (ADE rule). Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 5 | California | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Cal. Educ. Code 35179.6. Schools: Only schools offering interscholastic athletics (one AED per participating school, since July 1, 2019). Gyms: Cal. Health & Safety Code 104113. |
| 6 | Colorado | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | C.R.S. 22-1-129.7 (SB25-191). Schools: SB25-191 (signed) only sets placement/maintenance standards IF a school acquires an AED. |
| 7 | Connecticut | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Conn. Gen. Stat. 10-212d. Schools: AED at each school; board exempt if federal, state or private funding is not available. Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 8 | Delaware | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | 14 Del. C. 303. Schools: AED required at each school athletic venue and event (middle and secondary interscholastic athletics, via State Board regulations; 85 Del. Laws. |
| 9 | Florida | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Fla. Stat. 1006.165. Schools: Each public school that is an FHSAA member must have an AED on school grounds. |
| 10 | Georgia | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | O.C.G.A. 20-2-775. Schools: Every public K-12 school must have at least one AED by July 1, 2025 (previously high schools with athletics). |
| 11 | Hawaii | Not confirmed | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: HB267 (2025) would require 2 AEDs per public school, implying no mandate as of 2025; 2026 outcome not confirmed. |
| 12 | Idaho | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: H0595 (2026) CERP bill stalled in committee. |
| 13 | Illinois | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | 105 ILCS 5/10-20.87. Schools: Every attendance center must have an AED during the school day and school extracurricular activities (P.A. 103-1019). Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 14 | Indiana | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | IC 20-34-8 (HEA 1515-2025). Schools: Only at events: coaches and extracurricular leaders must ensure a working AED is present (HEA 1515-2025); 2026 repeal attempt dropped. Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 15 | Iowa | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: 2026 Act (SF 2474, ch.1140) only orders a DOE report on school AEDs and CERPs. |
| 16 | Kansas | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | K.S.A. 72-6288. Schools: Each district must adopt a CERP that identifies and implements AED placement (L. 2024 ch.77). |
| 17 | Kentucky | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | KRS 158.162. Schools: AED in every middle and high school building; at athletic practices/competitions as funds become available (2023 HB 331). |
| 18 | Louisiana | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | La. R.S. 40:1137.3(E)(2). Schools: Each elementary, middle and high school must have an AED on premises. Gyms: La. R.S. 40:1137.3(D). |
| 19 | Maine | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | 20-A M.R.S. 6304. Schools: School boards MAY place AEDs; law only requires CPR/AED instruction. |
| 20 | Maryland | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Md. Code, Educ. 7-425. Schools: AED program in each middle and high school. |
| 21 | Massachusetts | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | M.G.L. c.71 s.54C. Schools: At least one AED at each school facility; hardship waivers available. Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 22 | Michigan | Required via a required emergency plan | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | MCL 29.19b. Schools: CERP must provide for AED placement throughout campus and athletic facilities from 2025-26; compliance contingent on appropriation. Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 23 | Minnesota | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Minn. Stat. 121A.241. Schools: From 2026-27 every district/charter CERP must provide for AED placement on school grounds. |
| 24 | Mississippi | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Miss. Laws 2024, SB 2349. Schools: CERP required in all public schools from 2024-25; AED placement dictated by the CERP; purchase may be donation-funded. |
| 25 | Missouri | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | RSMo 160.482. Schools: From 2026-27 CERP must implement AED placement incl. each athletic venue; purchase not required unless legislature appropriates funds (L. 2025 SB 68). |
| 26 | Montana | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | ARM 37.111.812 (see also MCA 20-7-1315). Schools: Administrative rule (not statute) requires schools to have AEDs in accessible locations. |
| 27 | Nebraska | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: LB1391 (2024) high-school AED bill indefinitely postponed. |
| 28 | Nevada | Required | Not required | Limited | Not required | Yes | NRS 450B.600. Schools: Only high schools in counties of 100,000+ population; elsewhere optional (NRS 450B.620 'may'). State buildings: NRS 450B.600(1)(e): Capitol, Legislative Building, Grant Sawyer Building; plus 5 county buildings in large counties. |
| 29 | New Hampshire | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | RSA 200:40-c. Schools: Athletic emergency action plan required; AED rules apply only 'if the school has AEDs' (2024 ch.286). |
| 30 | New Jersey | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41a. Schools: Each public and nonpublic school must have an AED (Janet's Law). Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 31 | New Mexico | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | NMSA 22-33-6. Schools: Every school must install an AED (Laws 2025 ch.129); text read via 2026 HB256 amending it and LESC analysis. |
| 32 | New York | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | N.Y. Educ. Law 917. Schools: AED in each instructional school facility and at off-site athletic events. Gyms: N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law 627-a (50+ members). |
| 33 | North Carolina | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: 2025 bills (H886, S278, H692) not enacted; H886 sits in Senate Rules. |
| 34 | North Dakota | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | N.D.C.C. ch. 15.1-02 (HB 1363, 2025). Schools: HB 1363 (2025): CERP from 2027-28 governs placement of AEDs a school has; no duty to acquire. |
| 35 | Ohio | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | ORC 3313.717. Schools: AED in each school (public and chartered nonpublic). |
| 36 | Oklahoma | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | 70 O.S. 1210.200 and SB 1921 (2024). Schools: Every public school CERP; AED must be at or within 1-3 min of each middle/high school athletic venue (SB 1921, 2024). |
| 37 | Oregon | Required | Required | Limited | Limited | Yes | ORS 339.345. Schools: Each public, private and charter school campus must have at least one AED. Gyms: ORS 431A.450. State buildings: ORS 431A.455: any building of 50,000+ sq ft where the public congregates or business is conducted and 50+ people gather. Workplaces: ORS 431A.455 covers business buildings of 50,000+ sq ft with 50+ people on a normal business day. |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Act 17 of 2026 (Greg Moyer's Law). Schools: Only PIAA-sanctioned athletic events and practices (Greg Moyer's Law, Act 17 of 2026). Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 39 | Rhode Island | Required | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | R.I. Gen. Laws 16-21-33.1. Schools: All public and private high schools and middle schools. Gyms: R.I. Gen. Laws 5-50-12. |
| 40 | South Carolina | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | S.C. Code 59-17-155 and 59-17-165. Schools: Smart Heart Act (Act 108 of 2026, eff. July 1, 2026): each public school must have an AED onsite; before that, high schools subject to appropriations. |
| 41 | South Dakota | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: HB 1073 (2026) CERP/AED bill died in Appropriations. |
| 42 | Tennessee | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Tenn. Code Ann. title 49 (Smart Heart Act, 2024). Schools: Smart Heart Act (2024): every public and nonpublic school serving grades 9-12. |
| 43 | Texas | Required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Tex. Educ. Code 38.017. Schools: At least one AED at each campus (2007 SB 7); 2025 Landon Payton Act adds CERP. |
| 44 | Utah | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Utah Code 53G-9-216. Schools: S.B. 244 (2026, enrolled): from 2026-27 each school CERP must include AED placement; governor action not separately confirmed. |
| 45 | Vermont | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | 16 V.S.A. 1480. Schools: Act 72 of 2025: school emergency operations plan template must require AEDs at each athletic venue. |
| 46 | Virginia | Required via a required emergency plan | Required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Va. Code 22.1-271.9. Schools: CERP/athletic EAP must place AEDs in the school building and at each athletic venue. Gyms: per SCA Foundation 2022 list; statute not opened. |
| 47 | Washington | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: HB 1863, HB 2549, SB 6118 still in committee. |
| 48 | West Virginia | Required via a required emergency plan | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | W. Va. Code 18-5-22e. Schools: CERP must implement AED placement; athletic schools (2024 SB 602), extended to all schools (2025 SB 652). |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: AB 362 (CERP bill) failed in Senate March 2026. |
| 50 | Wyoming | Not required | Not required | Not confirmed | Not required | Yes | Schools: HB0115 (2026) not considered in Committee of the Whole. |
Checked 1 October 2026 against state statute text and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation state law list. "Limited" means the rule covers only some buildings. "Not confirmed" means we found no requirement in an official source. Laws change often; confirm with your state health department before you rely on this table.
⚠️ Laws change frequently. Always verify current requirements with your state health department or legal counsel. This table is for informational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.
Cross-referenced with the National Conference of State Legislatures AED tracker for current statute changes.
All 50 states have Good Samaritan protections for AED use, consistent with the American Heart Association’s Good Samaritan guidance.
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