CT SB00876

Requires each public safety answering point to provide emergency medical dispatch services for all 9-1-1 calls requiring emergency medical services by July 1, 2004, either directly or through arrangement with another agency.

Mandates emergency medical dispatch programs include medical interrogation, dispatch prioritization, prearrival instructions, medically approved priority reference systems, continuing education, quality assurance monitoring, and discrepancy detection mechanisms.

Requires the office to provide or approve emergency medical dispatch training and continuing education courses meeting U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards by July 1, 2001.

Directs the office to provide initial training and priority reference card sets to public safety answering points and regional emergency telecommunications centers performing emergency medical dispatch, while exempting personnel from points that outsource dispatch services to other agencies.

Takes effect October 1, 2011.