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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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