The MLTS provider of any multiline telephone system shall maintain and operate the MLTS in such manner that an individual placing an emergency call from a telephone station on the MLTS is not charged for the call.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 56-484.20

  • Emergency call: means a telephone call that enables the user to reach a PSAP by dialing the digits "9-1-1" and, if applicable, any additional digit or digits that must be dialed in order to permit the user to access the public switched telephone network. See Virginia Code 56-484.19
  • MLTS: means a telephone system, including network-based or premises-based systems, whether owned or leased by a public or private entity, operated in the Commonwealth, that serves a facility, has more than one telephone station, and is comprised of common control units, telephones, and control hardware and software that share a common interface to the public switched telephone network, whether by a private branch exchange or central office system, without regard to whether the system utilizes VoIP technology. See Virginia Code 56-484.19
  • MLTS provider: means a person who operates a facility at which telephone service is provided, with or without compensation, through a multiline telephone system. See Virginia Code 56-484.19
  • telephone station: includes any telephone on a multiline telephone system located in an administrative office, nursing station, lobby, waiting area, or other area accessible to the general public but does not include a telephone located in the room of a patient or resident. See Virginia Code 56-484.19

2007, c. 427.