Texas Occupations Code 1701.3071 – Issuance of Telecommunicator License
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1701.3071
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) The commission may issue a temporary or permanent license to a person to act as a telecommunicator.