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Sheriff—s deputy and families urge state support to expand Project Lifesaver tracking program
Summary
Licking County deputy Karen Dunlap and family members told the Health Committee Project Lifesaver—s radio-frequency tags have rapid locate success, cost about $375 per transmitter and require county funding for receivers ($1,600) and startup costs (~$5,000); they urged state investment to expand coverage across counties lacking the program.
Deputy Karen Dunlap told the House Health Committee that Project Lifesaver—s radio-frequency transmitters can quickly locate people who wander because of dementia, autism or other cognitive disorders and that counties without the program face long search times.
Explaining how the system works, Deputy Dunlap said dispatchers enter a…
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