Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109)
Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301)
Chapter 10 - COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (§§ 12-10-201 — 12-10-330)
Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND NEXT GENERATION 911 ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-10-301 — 12-10-330)
Section 12-10-330 - Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Definition - Rules

• (a) As used in this section, "telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation" means the delivery of compression or ventilation instructions to callers who are reporting suspected cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

• (b) The staff and supervisors of a public safety answering point or dispatch center shall be trained in telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the public safety answering point or dispatch center offers pre-arrival instructions for emergency medical conditions.

• (c) The training required in subsection (b) of this section shall:
  • (1) Use protocols and scripts based on evidence-based and nationally recognized guidelines for telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
  • (2) Include without limitation:
    • (A) Recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest;
    • (B) Compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions; and
    • (C) Continuing education.

• (d)
  • (1) A caller may decline to receive instruction on telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • (2) If a caller declines instruction under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the staff and supervisors of a public safety answering point or dispatch center are not required to provide the instruction.

• (e) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may assess a fee on a private safety agency invited to attend training or receive instruction under this section to reimburse the division for costs associated with the training or instruction.

Added by Act 2021, No. 505,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.