Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 78A (2026)
Health clubs to have AED and AED provider on premises
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Section 78A. A health club shall have on the premises at least 1 AED, as defined in section 12V1/2 of chapter 112, and shall have in attendance during staffed business hours at least 1 employee or authorized volunteer as an AED provider, as defined in said section 12V1/2 of said chapter 112.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2014–2016 · leading case: Verdugo v. Target Corp., 327 P.3d 774 (Cal. 2014).
Verdugo v. Target Corp., 327 P.3d 774 (Cal. 2014). “13(D)), Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 78A), Michigan ( Mich.”
Miller v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n, 33 Mass. L. Rptr. 562 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2016). “Miller’s estate detailed above, as well as the fact that the YMCA had *564 no working defibrillator (AED) on its premises in violation of G.L.c. 93, section 78A, that the defibrillator had only one set of pads (instead of the usual two), and that the YMCA’s Medical Advisory…”
Verdugo v. Target Corp., 770 F.3d 1203 (9th Cir. 2014). “13(D)), Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 78A), Michigan ( Mich.”
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