Kentucky Statutes 39F.220 – Training courses to contain instruction on behavioral characteristics and proper care of lost persons with traumatic brain injury or developmental disability
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(1) Each basic search and rescue course offered by or under the authority of the Division of Emergency Management shall contain not less than thirty (30) minutes of instruction in the behavioral characteristics of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability and the proper care of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability, including but not limited to autism.
(2) Each search and rescue management course offered by or under the authority of the Division of Emergency Management shall contain not less than one (1) hour of instruction in the behavioral characteristics of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability and the proper care of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability, including but not limited to autism.
(3) The Division of Emergency Management shall seek recommendations regarding the curricula for basic search and rescue training and search and rescue management training sessions from organizations with a history of, and demonstrable experience serving or advocating on behalf of, individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or traumatic brain injuries.
(4) The time allotted for the subjects required by this section for each course and the content for each course shall be specified by administrative regulations promulgated by the Division of Emergency Management.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2012.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 6, provides that Sections 2 to 5 of the Act, which included the creation of this statute, shall be known as the “Chase McMurray Act.”
(2) Each search and rescue management course offered by or under the authority of the Division of Emergency Management shall contain not less than one (1) hour of instruction in the behavioral characteristics of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability and the proper care of lost persons with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability, including but not limited to autism.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 39F.220
- Rescue: means gaining access, rendering appropriate care, and transporting of a person or persons by whatever means, to a safe environment for appropriate care. See Kentucky Statutes 39F.010
- Search: means the process of looking for a person or persons whose location is not precisely known, and who may be in distress. See Kentucky Statutes 39F.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) The Division of Emergency Management shall seek recommendations regarding the curricula for basic search and rescue training and search and rescue management training sessions from organizations with a history of, and demonstrable experience serving or advocating on behalf of, individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or traumatic brain injuries.
(4) The time allotted for the subjects required by this section for each course and the content for each course shall be specified by administrative regulations promulgated by the Division of Emergency Management.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2012.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 6, provides that Sections 2 to 5 of the Act, which included the creation of this statute, shall be known as the “Chase McMurray Act.”