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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for |
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certain telecommunicators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.352, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The commission shall require a state, county, special |
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district, or municipal agency that employs telecommunicators to |
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require each telecommunicator who provides dispatch for medical |
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emergencies to receive training, including continuing education |
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training, in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A |
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telecommunicator shall complete initial training not later than the |
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60th day after the telecommunicator's first date of employment with |
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the entity. A telecommunicator shall complete continuing education |
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training at least as often as nationally recognized standards for |
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telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training are |
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updated. The training must: |
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(1) use the most current nationally recognized |
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emergency cardiovascular care guidelines; |
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(2) incorporate recognition protocols for |
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out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and |
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(3) provide information on best practices for relaying |
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compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to |
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callers. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt |
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rules necessary to implement Section 1701.352(j), Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |