Ohio Admin. Code 5507-1-09 - Emergency medical dispatching
(A) The PSAP is required to provide emergency
dispatching either:
(1) By establishing an
emergency medical dispatching protocol, that provides prearrival instruction,
through a recognized training provider that meets the standards as set forth by
the United States department of transportation, and includes certified
emergency medical dispatchers; or
(2) By establishing a local emergency medical
dispatching protocol approved by the local medical authority, that provides
pre-arrival instruction and includes specifically trained emergency medical
dispatchers; or
(3) By agreement
with a third party emergency medical dispatch provider that can be conferenced
on with the caller during an emergency.
(B) If the PSAP does not provide emergency
medical services dispatching, the PSAP may meet this requirement by having an
agreement in place to transfer the call to a center that provides emergency
medial
medical dispatching in compliance with paragraph
(A)(1) or paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
(C) Any person who answers 9-1-1 requests for
service shall be trained in the agency's emergency medical dispatching protocol
before handling such requests without direct oversight.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 128.021
Rule Amplifies: 128.021
Prior Effective Dates: 05/12/2016
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