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KRS 15.585

Reciprocal agreements to provide telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Created 2018 Ky

(1) A PSAP as defined by KRS 65.750 or an agency receiving or dispatching emergency medical service calls may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another PSAP, dedicated phone line, or call center to provide telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) utilizing nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines, provided that the PSAP or other agency that accepts the call has telecommunicators trained in T-CPR in accordance with KRS 15.550(2) or (3).

(2) Any employee of a PSAP that answers calls for emergency medical conditions shall, in the appropriate circumstances, provide telephonic assistance in administering CPR directly or transfer calls to a dedicated phone line, call center, or other PSAP with which the transferring PSAP has a reciprocal agreement.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.