Texas § 1701.3071 ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE.

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§ 1701.3071 — ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE.

Texas § 1701.3071

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.3071 (2026).

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Sec. 1701.3071. ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE.

(a)The commission shall issue a telecommunicator license to a person who:

(1)submits an application;

(2)completes the required training;

(3)passes the required examination; and

(4)meets any other requirement of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commission to qualify as a telecommunicator. (a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that:

(1)uses the most current nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines;

(2)incorporates recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and

(3)provides information on best practices for relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to callers.

(b)The commission

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Sec. 1701.3071. ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a telecommunicator license to a person who:
(1) submits an application;
(2) completes the required training;
(3) passes the required examination; and
(4) meets any other requirement of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commission to qualify as a telecommunicator.
(a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that:
(1) uses the most current nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines;
(2) incorporates recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and
(3) provides information on best practices for relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to callers.
(b) The commission may issue a temporary or permanent license to a person to act as a telecommunicator.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951 ), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (H.B. 786 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.