Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive certain certification.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive certain certification.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to any other training or certification requirements prescribed by the Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services, each call taker or dispatcher employed by a PSAP shall be certified through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch in Emergency Medical Dispatch and Emergency Fire Dispatch.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the thirteenth month next following the date of enactment, except that the Director of the Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services may take any anticipatory action in advance of that date as may be necessary for the timely implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive standardized training and to be certified in emergency medical dispatch and emergency fire dispatch.
The bill provides that, in addition to any other training or certification requirements prescribed by the Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services, each call taker or dispatcher employed by a public safety answering point (PSAP) would be required to be certified through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Emergency Fire Dispatch (EFD).