FL H0995

911 public safety telecommunicators who answer emergency calls and dispatch emergency medical services must complete telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training every 2 years

Training must be evidence-based and include nationally accepted guidelines for recognizing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and delivering instructions for compression-only CPR by telephone

Department of Health must establish a procedure to monitor compliance with the training requirements

Department of Health may adjust state grant or shared revenue funds to governing bodies based on their adherence to the training requirements

Effective date: July 1, 2020