Emergency medical services: dispatch.

Assembly Member Carrillo's emergency medical dispatch legislation establishes new training requirements for California's public safety dispatchers and telecommunicators who handle emergency and non-emergency calls. The measure directs the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop minimum training standards for emergency medical dispatchers, subject to approval from the Commission on Emergency Medical Services.

The bill defines public safety dispatchers and telecommunicators as individuals employed by public safety agencies who serve as initial first responders by receiving, processing, transmitting, or dispatching emergency and non-emergency calls across law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services. This definition extends to those who promote from these positions to supervise dispatch operations. Under the measure, all personnel meeting this definition must complete the authority's standardized emergency medical dispatch training program once established.

The legislation addresses fiscal implications for local agencies through specific reimbursement provisions. While the bill creates new local mandates through its training requirements, it stipulates that costs related to changes in crime definitions do not require state reimbursement. However, other state-mandated costs identified by the Commission on State Mandates remain eligible for reimbursement to local agencies and school districts under existing government code provisions.