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(1)__A protocol for emergency medical dispatcher response | | to calls; |
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| | | (2)__A continuous quality improvement program that | | measures compliance with the protocol through ongoing | | random case review of each emergency medical | | dispatcher; and |
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| | | (3)__A training curriculum and testing process | | consistent with the protocol. |
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| | | C.__"Emergency medical dispatch services" means any of the | | following services provided by a public safety answering | | point in the context of an emergency call made to the E-9-1- | | 1 system: |
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| | | (1)__Reception, evaluation or processing of calls; |
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| | | (2)__Provision of dispatch life support; |
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| | | (3)__Management of requests for emergency medical | | assistance; and |
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| | | (4)__Evaluation or improvement of the emergency medical | | dispatch process, including identifying the nature of | | an emergency request, prioritizing the urgency of a | | request, dispatching necessary resources, providing | | medical aid and safety instructions to the caller and | | coordinating the responding resources as needed. |
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| | | D.__"Emergency medical dispatcher" means a person employed | | by a public safety answering point who provides emergency | | medical dispatch services. |
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| | | E.__"Provider of emergency medical dispatch services" means | | an emergency medical dispatcher or public safety answering | | point. |
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| | | F.__"Public safety answering point" has the same meaning as | | in Title 25, section 2921. |
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| | | 2.__Mandatory qualifications.__The board, in consultation with | | the bureau, shall adopt rules governing qualifications for and | | standards to be observed by providers of emergency medical | | dispatch services.__The rules must, at a minimum: |
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| | | A.__Require biennial certification of providers of emergency | | medical dispatch services; |
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