IL SB1295

Beginning January 1, 2026, all 9-1-1 telecommunicators who dispatch for emergency medical conditions must be trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) using nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines

T-CPR training must include recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA), compression-only CPR instructions for callers or bystanders, and continuing education requirements

Emergency Medical Dispatchers must now complete training in both emergency medical dispatching and T-CPR, and must provide T-CPR instructions in compliance with protocols approved by the EMS medical director

Removes "emergency medical dispatch" as a specific category from the training guidelines and continuing education standards for public safety telecommunicators, while maintaining other emergency dispatch procedure requirements

Defines "telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation" or "T-CPR" as dispatcher-assisted delivery of CPR instruction by trained emergency call takers to callers or bystanders for events such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest