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PA HB453
Bill
Status
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Benham
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AI Summary
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Adds a formal definition of "telecommunicator" to Pennsylvania's Health and Safety code, defined as individuals employed by public safety answering points (PSAPs) who receive, process, transmit, or dispatch emergency and non-emergency calls for police, fire, EMS, and other public safety services
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Includes call takers, emergency dispatchers, and supervisors under the telecommunicator definition
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Adds telecommunicators to the definition of "emergency responder" for intrastate mutual aid purposes, allowing them to participate in authorized mutual aid requests and emergency drills
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Replaces the term "911 dispatcher" with "telecommunicator" in the emergency responder mental wellness and stress management chapter, making these workers eligible for mental health support programs
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in Commonwealth services, further providing for definitions relating to intrastate mutual aid; and, in emergency responder mental wellness and stress management, further providing for definitions.
Last Action
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
4/9/2025