Concerning persons with a disability present at the scene of an accident.
Summary
Requires, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for these purposes:
the Department of Health, in collaboration with other entities, to review existing programs and to design a training program that will familiarize first responders with the techniques, procedures, and protocols for best handling situations in which persons with disabilities are present at the scene of an emergency;
the Criminal Justice Training Commission, in collaboration with others, to examine existing training programs related to law enforcement response to an emergency where a person with a disability may be present, to ensure that those programs are consistent with best practices; and
the Adjutant General, in collaboration with other entities, to assess, among other things, the resources necessary to immediately display to first responders as part of the Enhanced 911 system that a person with a disability may be present at the scene of an emergency.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1258), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗