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SB 720 PSAP dispatchers; definitions, telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EMD program.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

E-911 dispatchers; training in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency medical dispatch. Requires each public safety answering point (PSAP) to provide training and equipment for each of its dispatchers in high-quality telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (TCPR) instruction, which is defined in the measure as the delivery by trained 911 telecommunicators of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction for acute events requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. The measure (i) requires the State Board of Health to adopt regulations that establish training and equipment standards and (ii) authorizes a PSAP to enter into reciprocal agreements with another PSAP to transfer callers to the other PSAP at times that the initial PSAP does not have a trained dispatcher on duty able to provide TCPR. The measure establishes immunity from civil damages for dispatchers who instruct a caller on TCPR. The measure also requires each operator of a PSAP to implement a requirement that each of its dispatchers complete an Emergency Medical Dispatch education program by July 1, 2024, and to conduct ongoing quality assurance of its TCPR program. This bill is identical to HB 727.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

PSAP dispatchers; telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency Medical Dispatch education program. Requires each public safety answering point (PSAP) to provide training and equipment for each of its dispatchers in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (TCPR). The measure requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to adopt standards for training and equipment for the provision of TCPR by dispatchers that meet or exceed nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The measure authorizes a PSAP to enter into reciprocal agreements with another PSAP to transfer callers to the other PSAP at times that the initial PSAP does not have a trained dispatcher on duty able to provide TCPR. The measure establishes immunity from civil damages for dispatchers who instruct a caller on TCPR. The measure also requires each operator of a PSAP to implement a requirement that each of its dispatchers complete an Emergency Medical Dispatch education program by July 1, 2024.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

PSAP dispatchers; telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency Medical Dispatch education program. Requires each public safety answering point (PSAP) to provide training and equipment for each of its dispatchers in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR), which is defined in the bill as the delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to a caller by a dispatcher before arrival of medical assistance by emergency responders. The measure (i) requires the 9-1-1 Services Board to adopt regulations that establish training and equipment standards and (ii) authorizes a PSAP to enter into reciprocal agreements with another PSAP to transfer callers to the other PSAP at times that the initial PSAP does not have a trained dispatcher on duty able to provide T-CPR. The measure establishes immunity from civil damages for dispatchers who instruct a caller on T-CPR. The measure also requires each operator of a PSAP to implement a requirement that each of its dispatchers complete an Emergency Medical Dispatch education program by July 1, 2024.