(1)The bureau shall facilitate a statewide program to provide support and counseling for personnel who have been exposed to one or more stressful incidents in the course of providing emergency services.
(2)The critical incident stress management program shall include:
(2)(a) ongoing training for agencies providing emergency services and counseling program volunteers;
(2)(b) critical incident stress debriefing for personnel at no cost to the emergency provider; and
(2)(c) advising the department on training requirements for licensure as a behavioral emergency services technician.
(3)(3)(a) The department shall annually provide informational resources to first responder agencies about the critical incident stress management program in a format that will ensure that the first responder age
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(1) The bureau shall facilitate a statewide program to provide support and counseling for personnel who have been exposed to one or more stressful incidents in the course of providing emergency services.
(2) The critical incident stress management program shall include:
(2)(a) ongoing training for agencies providing emergency services and counseling program volunteers;
(2)(b) critical incident stress debriefing for personnel at no cost to the emergency provider; and
(2)(c) advising the department on training requirements for licensure as a behavioral emergency services technician.
(3) (3)(a) The department shall annually provide informational resources to first responder agencies about the critical incident stress management program in a format that will ensure that the first responder agency receives the information.
(3)(b) The informational resources described in Subsection (3)(a) shall include educational resources about the critical incident stress management program directed to:
(3)(b)(i) the first responder agency administration; and
(3)(b)(ii) the employees or volunteers of the first responder agency.
(4) (4)(a) The department shall receive, process, and reimburse reasonable actual expenses, including mileage, incurred by a volunteer during the course of a volunteer's provision of critical incident stress management services under this section.
(4)(b) The department shall, on the department's website, provide information concerning:
(4)(b)(i) the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement for a critical incident stress management program volunteer under Subsection (4)(a); and
(4)(b)(ii) instructions on how a critical incident stress management volunteer may submit a request for reimbursement under Subsection (4)(a).
(5) (5)(a) The department shall, in collaboration with current critical incident stress management program volunteers, organize and provide an annual training for critical incident stress management program volunteers.
(5)(b) For the training described in Subsection (5)(a), the department shall:
(5)(b)(i) pay for or reimburse reasonable actual expenses for a critical incident stress management program volunteer who attends the training;
(5)(b)(ii) collaborate with existing critical incident stress management program volunteers to determine a location for the training; and
(5)(b)(iii) provide information on the department's website about the training.