Texas § 771.104 SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.

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§ 771.104 — SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.

Texas § 771.104

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 771.104 (2026).

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Sec. 771.104. SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.

(a)The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, may select public safety answering points to participate in the program or to serve as regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers. A public safety answering point may participate in the program and serve as a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center. A public safety answering point selected for the program or to serve as a resource center must:

(1)have a fully functional quality assurance program that measures each emergency medical dispatcher's compliance with the medical protocol;

(2)have dispatch personnel who meet the requirements for emergency medical dispatcher certification or the equivalent

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Sec. 771.104. SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS. (a) The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, may select public safety answering points to participate in the program or to serve as regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers. A public safety answering point may participate in the program and serve as a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center. A public safety answering point selected for the program or to serve as a resource center must:
(1) have a fully functional quality assurance program that measures each emergency medical dispatcher's compliance with the medical protocol;
(2) have dispatch personnel who meet the requirements for emergency medical dispatcher certification or the equivalent as determined by the Department of State Health Services;
(3) use emergency medical dispatch protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical dispatch;
(4) have sufficient experience in providing pre-arrival instructions; and
(5) have sufficient resources to handle the additional workload and responsibilities of the program.
(b) In selecting an existing public safety answering point to act as a resource center, the commission shall consider a public safety answering point's ability to keep records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the program. The commission shall share information regarding a public safety answering point's abilities with the advisory council.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.