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AB-645 • 2026

Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.

Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.

Children Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Carrillo
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text mentions expanding the scope of a crime but does not specify which crimes or how this expansion occurs in detail.

New Rules for 911 Dispatcher Medical Instructions

This law requires public safety agencies handling medical emergency calls to give callers specific prearrival medical instructions by January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires 911 call centers to provide prearrival medical instructions by January 1, 2027.
  • Mandates instructions for airway and choking emergencies involving infants, children, and adults.
  • Includes guidance on how callers can administer naloxone during narcotics overdoses.
  • Requires local EMS agency medical directors to approve these new instruction protocols.
  • Ensures that all instructions follow the public safety agency's existing medical procedures.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public safety agencies that process 911 calls for emergency medical response.
  • Local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies and their medical directors.
  • People who call 911 when they need immediate medical help.

Terms To Know

Prearrival medical instructions
Guidance given by a dispatcher to a caller on how to treat an injury or illness before emergency responders arrive at the scene.
Naloxone
A medicine used to quickly reverse the effects of an overdose from certain drugs, such as narcotics.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law states that no reimbursement is required for certain mandates specified in the act.
  • Reimbursement for other costs depends on a decision by the Commission on State Mandates regarding whether state-mandated costs exist.
  • The exact details of how each agency implements these protocols are left to their own procedures.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.