Section 1797.116 Of Article 1. The Emergency Medical Services Authority From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
1797.116
. (a) The authority shall establish additional training
standards that include the criteria for the curriculum content
recommended by the Curriculum Development Advisory Committee
established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the Government Code,
involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism
incidents and to address the training needs of those identified as
first responders. Training standards shall include, but not be
limited to, criteria for coordinating between different responding
entities.
(b) Every EMT I, EMT II, and EMT-P, as defined in Sections
1797.80, 1797.82, and 1797.84, may receive the appropriate training
described in this section. Pertinent training previously completed by
any jurisdiction's EMT I, EMT II, or EMT-P personnel and meeting the
training requirements of this section may be submitted to the
training program approving authority to assess its content and
determine whether it meets the training standards prescribed by the
authority.