Issuance of Telecommunicator License

Sec. 1701.3071. ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a telecommunicator license to a person who: (1) submits an application; (2) completes the required training; (3) passes the required examination; and (4) meets any other requirement of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commission to qualify as a telecommunicator. (a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that: (1) uses the most current nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines; (2) incorporates recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and (3) provides information on best practices for relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to callers. (b) The commission may issue a temporary or permanent license to a person to act as a telecommunicator. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (H.B. 786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.