HCSHB2381--EMERGENCYMEDICALDISPATCHERS(Roden)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonPublicSafety
Currently,anemergencymedicaldispatcherisrequiredtocomplete
anemergencymedicaldispatchercoursemeetingorexceedingthe
nationalcurriculumoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
Transportation. Thisbillremovesthatrequirementandinstead
requirestheemergencymedicaldispatchertocompleteacourse
approvedbytheMissouri911ServiceBoardandcompleteanyongoing
trainingrequiredundertherequirementsofthe911Trainingand
StandardsAct.Thebillalsoadds"telecommunicator first
responders"tothedefinitionoffirstresponders,andauthorizes
eachpoliticalsubdivisiontoelecttocovertelecommunicator first
respondersaspublicsafetypersonnelofthesystem.Training
requirementsfortelecommunicators arespecifiedinthebill.
Thebillrepealstheterm"emergencymedicaltechnician-basic",
or"EMT-B",anditrepealstheterm"emergencymedicaltechnician-
paramedic",or"EMT-P"andreplacesitwith"paramedic".