AR HB1373

Requires staff and supervisors of public safety answering points or dispatch centers that offer pre-arrival instructions for emergency medical conditions to be trained in telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Training must use evidence-based and nationally recognized protocols and scripts, including recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, compression-only CPR instructions, and continuing education.

Allows callers to decline telephone CPR instruction, which exempts dispatch personnel from providing such instruction if declined.

Authorizes the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training to assess fees on private safety agencies attending the training to cover associated costs.

Establishes that telephone CPR means delivery of compression or ventilation instructions to callers reporting suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.