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Committee advances bill to make pre‑arrival emergency medical dispatch standards part of CEDNA eligibility
Summary
The Communications and Conveyance Committee recommended AB 2041 be referred to the Emergency Management Committee. The bill would require emergency medical dispatch protocols and dispatcher training as part of standards tied to the state emergency telephone account (CEDNA); supporters said the changes would save lives, while dispatch representatives warned enforcement and timing could harm PSAPs.
The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee voted to recommend AB 2041 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and referred the measure to the Committee on Emergency Management for further consideration.
Carrillo said AB 2041 builds on last year’s AB 645 by incorporating required emergency medical dispatch protocols and training into the minimum standards that public safety answering points (PSAPs) must meet to qualify for the state emergency telephone number account (CEDNA). "Dispatchers are often the first voice a person hears in a life or death emergency," Carrillo said, arguing the bill would…
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