Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 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 pre-arrival 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 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.


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