The bill amends the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act to require that public safety telephone line telecommunicators receive training in high-quality telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This training will be included in the curriculum for both basic telecommunicator training classes and annual in-service training. The definition of "high-quality telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation" is established as the instructions provided by a telecommunicator to a bystander during a cardiac emergency on how to perform CPR.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the training on high-quality telecommunicator CPR must adhere to the most current nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines and include instruction on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest protocols and compression-only CPR. This amendment aims to enhance the preparedness of telecommunicators in emergency situations, ultimately improving public safety and response effectiveness.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 29-7C-2, 29-7C-4.1
Final Version: 29-7C-2, 29-7C-4.1