Sec. 10. If a public safety answering point (as described in IC 36-8-16.7-20) transfers a telephone caller to a public safety telecommunicator described under section 3 of this chapter, the public safety answering point shall do the following:

(1) Use an evidence based protocol approved by the public safety answering point’s medical director for the identification of a person in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-25-10

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • public safety telecommunicator: means an individual who:

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(2) Provide appropriate training and continuing education, as determined by an evidence based protocol and approved by the public safety answering point’s medical director, for identification of a person in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(3) Ensure that any public safety answering point that transfers a telephone call uses public safety telecommunicators who meet the training requirements set forth under section 5 of this chapter to provide instruction on administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.