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MN HF2841

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2012

Primary Sponsor

Mike Benson

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Origin

House of Representatives

87th Legislature 2011-2012

AI Summary

  • Requires all 911 public safety answering points to provide emergency prearrival medical instructions to callers reporting cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, uncontrolled bleeding, or shock.

  • Allows jurisdictions to provide medical instruction services directly or through agreements with hospitals, advanced life support emergency medical service providers, or other nationally recognized emergency medical dispatch service providers.

  • Requires single-button telephone transfer connection for service providers when medical instruction services are provided through outside agreements.

  • Allows 911 funds to cover expenses related to providing prearrival emergency medical instructions as an allowable expenditure.

  • Effective date is January 1, 2012.

Legislative Description

Emergency medical instruction for emergency calls provision required by all 911 public safety answering points, and any expenses related to this change specifically provided to be covered under the current allowable expenditures for 911 funds.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

3/14/2012

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance3/14/2012

Full Bill Text

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