California Health and Safety Code

§ 1797.223

HSC § 1797.223 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2.5 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical response shall make a connection available from the public safety agency dispatch center to an emergency medical services (EMS) provider’s dispatch center for the timely transmission of emergency response information.

(2)A public safety agency shall be entitled to recover from an EMS provider the actual costs incurred in establishing and maintaining a connection required by this subdivision.

(3)An EMS provider that elects not to use the connection provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be dispatched by the appropriate public safety agency and charged a rate negotiated by the parties.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 198. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.