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California Law now requires Fitness Clubs to have atleast one AED.  

California (7/07), Illinois, Massachusetts (1/07), Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island laws now require health clubs to have at least one AED. Definition example (Michigan): "Health club" means an establishment that provides, as its primary purpose, services or facilities that are purported to assist patrons in physical exercise, in weight control, or in figure development, including, but not limited to, a fitness center, studio, salon, or club. A health club does not include a hotel or motel that provides physical fitness equipment or activities, an organization solely offering training or facilities for an individual sport, or a weight reduction center. 

AB 1507, Pavley Cardiac health: automatic external defibrillators: health studios. 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 

SECTION 1. Section 104113 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 104113. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2007, every health studio, as defined in subdivision (g) shall acquire an automatic external defibrillator.

(g) For purposes of this section, "health studio" means any facility permitting the use of its facilities and equipment or access to its facilities and equipment, to individuals or groups for physical exercise, body building, reducing, figure development, fitness training, or any other similar purpose, on a membership basis. "Health studio" does not include any hotel or similar business that offers fitness facilities to its registered guests for a fee or as part of the hotel charges.