Utah Code 26B-4-306. Duties of emergency medical dispatch centers

Renumbered 7/1/2024)

Renumbered 7/1/2024
26B-4-306. Duties of emergency medical dispatch centers.
An emergency medical dispatch center shall:

(1)	implement a system to receive and manage the information reported to the emergency medical dispatch center under Section 26B-4-304;

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Emergency medical dispatch center: means a public safety answering point, as defined in Section 63H-7a-103, that is designated as an emergency medical dispatch center by the office. See Utah Code 26B-4-301
Office: means the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness within the department. See Utah Code 26B-4-301
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	record in the system described in Subsection (1), all information received under Section 26B-4-304 within 14 days after the day on which the information is received;

(3)	inform a person who calls to report a potential incident of sudden cardiac arrest of the location of an AED located at the address of the potential sudden cardiac arrest;

(4)

provide verbal instructions to a person described in Subsection (3) to:

(a)	help a person determine if a patient is in cardiac arrest; and

(b)

if needed:

(i)	provide direction to start CPR;

(ii)	offer instructions on how to perform CPR; or

(iii)

offer instructions on how to use an AED, if one is available; and

(5)	provide the information contained in the system described in Subsection (1), upon request, to the office.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session