Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 72 - STATE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM
Subchapter 3 - SYSTEM COMPONENT STANDARDS
Section 11-72-16 - Communications

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-72-16

Current through February, 2024

A. There shall be a communications system that includes a medical radio communications system for emergency medical services, including disaster response, established consistent with the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.

B. The personnel, facilities, and equipment of the emergency medical services system in each county shall be linked by a county central communications system so that requests for emergency medical services shall be handled by a communications facility that:

1. Utilizes or will utilize by June 30,1985, the universal emergency telephone number "911" or another appropriate single-access number; and

2. Will have direct two-way radio communications with the personnel, facilities, and equipment of the county emergency medical services system and with the state comprehensive emergency medical services system.

C. Each county communications system shall include a central emergency medical services dispatch center responsible for receiving and coordinating all requests for emergency medical services and for providing liaison with other public safety and emergency response systems in order to provide the most effective and efficient management of the immediate problem.

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