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An act relating to telecommunicator cardiopulmonary 2
resuscitation; amending s. 401.465, F.S.; providing 3
definitions; requiring certain 911 public safety 4
telecommunicators to complete biennial 5
telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation 6
training; authorizing certain agencies to enter into 7
reciprocal agreements with certain entities to provide 8
telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 9
resuscitation under certain circumstances; requiring 10
certain employees of such agencies to directly provide 11
telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 12
resuscitation, when appropriate, or transfer telephone 13
calls for emergency medical conditions to cer tain 14
entities; providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 19
401.465, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (d), 20
subsections (3) and (4) are r enumbered as subsections (4) and 21
(5), respectively, paragraphs (b), (d), (i), and (j) of 22
subsection (2) of that section are amended, new paragraphs (c) 23
and (e) are added to subsection (1) of that section, and a new 24
subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 25
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401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification. — 26
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 27
(c) "Public safety agency" has the same meaning as in s. 28
365.171(3)(d). 29
(e) "Telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation 30
training" means specific training, including continuous 31
education, that is evidence based and contains nationally 32
accepted guidelines for high -quality telecommunicator 33
cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the recognition of out -of-34
hospital cardiac arrest over th e telephone and the delivery of 35
telephonic instructions for treating cardiac arrest and 36
performing compression -only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 37
(2) PERSONNEL; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION. — 38
(b) A public safety agency , as defined in s. 39
365.171(3)(d), may employ a 911 public safety telecommunicator 40
trainee for a period not to exceed 12 months if the trainee 41
works under the direct supervision of a certified 911 public 42
safety telecommunicator, as determined by rule of the 43
department, and is enrolled in a public safety telecommunication 44
training program. 45
(d) The department shall determine whether the applicant 46
meets the requirements specified in this section and in rules of 47
the department and shall issue a certificate to any person who 48
meets such requirements. Such requirements must include all of 49
the following: 50
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1. Completion of an appropriate 911 public safety 51
telecommunication training program .; 52
2. Certification under oath that the applicant is not 53
addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance .; 54
3. Certification under oath that the applicant is free 55
from any physical or mental defect or disease that might impair 56
the applicant's ability to perform his or her duties .; 57
4. Submission of the application fee prescribed in 58
subsection (4). (3); 59
5. Submission of a completed application to the department 60
which indicates compliance with subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. ; 61
and 62
6. Effective October 1, 2012, passage of an examination 63
approved by the department which measures the applicant's 64
competency and proficiency in the subject material of the public 65
safety telecommunication training program. 66
(i) If a person was employed as a 911 public safety 67
telecommunicator or a state -certified firefighter before April 68
1, 2012, he or she must pass the examination approved by the 69
department which measures the competency and proficiency in the 70
subject material of the public safety telecommunication program , 71
as defined in paragraph (1)(c) . Upon passage of the examination, 72
the completion of the public safety telecommun ication training 73
program is waived. 74
(j)1. The requirement for certification as a 911 public 75
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safety telecommunicator is waived for a person employed as a 76
sworn state-certified law enforcement officer, if provided the 77
officer: 78
a. Is selected by his or he r chief executive to perform as 79
a 911 public safety telecommunicator; 80
b. Performs as a 911 public safety telecommunicator on an 81
occasional or limited basis; and 82
c. Passes the department -approved examination that 83
measures the competency and proficiency of an applicant in the 84
subject material comprising the public safety telecommunication 85
program. 86
2. A sworn state-certified law enforcement officer who 87
fails an examination taken under subparagraph 1. must take a 88
department-approved public safety telecomm unication training 89
program before prior to retaking the examination. 90
3. The testing required under this paragraph is exempt 91
from the examination fee required under subsection (4) (3). 92
(3) TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. — 93
(a) In addition to the certification and recertification 94
requirements in this section, 911 public safety 95
telecommunicators who answer telephone calls and provide 96
dispatch functions for emergency medical conditions must 97
complete telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscit ation training 98
every 2 years. 99
(b)1. A public safety agency or any agency that receives 100
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or dispatches telephone calls for emergency medical conditions 101
may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another public safety 102
agency or agency that receives or dispa tches such telephone 103
calls, a dedicated phone line, or a call center to provide 104
telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 105
resuscitation, if the applicable agency, dedicated phone line, 106
or call center that will be accepting the telephone calls 107
employs 911 public safety telecommunicators who have completed 108
telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training pursuant 109
to paragraph (a). 110
2. Any employee of a public safety agency or agency 111
receiving or dispatching telephone calls for emergency m edical 112
conditions who answers such telephone calls must directly 113
provide telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 114
resuscitation, when appropriate, or transfer such calls to the 115
applicable agency, dedicated phone line, or call center with 116
which the transferring agency has a reciprocal agreement as 117
provided in subparagraph 1. 118
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 119