Ohio Code 128.021 – Adoption of rules establishing technical and operational standards for public safety answering points
(A) Not later than January 1, 2014, and in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the steering committee shall adopt rules that establish technical and operational standards for public safety answering points eligible to receive disbursements under section 128.55 of the Revised Code. The rules shall incorporate industry standards and best practices for 9-1-1 services. Public safety answering points shall comply with the standards not later than two years after the effective date of the rules adopting the standards. A public safety answering point may be deemed compliant with rules for minimum staffing standards, if it can demonstrate compliance with all other rules for operational standards.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 128.021
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Public safety answering point: means an entity responsible for receiving requests for emergency services sent by dialing 9-1-1 within a specified territory and processing those requests for emergency services according to a specific operational policy that includes directly dispatching the appropriate emergency service provider, relaying a message to the appropriate emergency service provider, or transferring the request for emergency services to the appropriate emergency service provider. See Ohio Code 128.01
- Steering committee: means the statewide 9-1-1 steering committee established by division (A)(1) of section 128. See Ohio Code 128.01
(B) Not later than one year after September 29, 2015, and in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the steering committee shall conduct an assessment of the operational standards for public safety answering points developed under division (A) of this section and revise the standards as necessary to ensure that the operational standards contain the following:
(1) Policies to ensure that public safety answering point personnel prioritize life-saving questions in responding to each call to a 9-1-1 system established under this chapter;
(2) A requirement that all public safety answering point personnel complete proper training or provide proof of prior training to give instructions regarding emergency situations.
(C) Upon the effective date of the amendments to this section by this act , all public safety answering points that answer 9-1-1 calls for service from wireless services shall be subject to the public safety answering point operations rules. Public safety answering points not originally required to be compliant shall comply with the standards not later than two years after the effective date of the amendments to this section by this act .
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM