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FL H0593

Bill

Status

Passed

4/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Dana Trabulsy

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 911 public safety telecommunicators who answer and dispatch emergency medical calls must complete telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training every 2 years
  • Training must be evidence-based, follow nationally accepted guidelines, and cover recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest over the phone and delivery of compression-only CPR instructions
  • Public safety agencies may enter reciprocal agreements with other agencies, dedicated phone lines, or call centers to provide telephonic CPR assistance, provided the receiving entity employs trained telecommunicators
  • Employees answering emergency medical calls must either directly provide telephonic CPR assistance when appropriate or transfer calls to an entity with a reciprocal agreement
  • Effective date: July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Last Action

Chapter No. 2022-51

4/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Health And Human Services2/2/2022
Professions and Public Health Subcommittee12/6/2021

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