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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 15.585.Reciprocal agreements to provide telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-iii-executive-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-15-585/
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