Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 31 - Public Safety › Part 601 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL › Chapter 1 - Definitions › Rule 31-601-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
Herein are defined certain terms used in these Policy and
				  Procedures.
1.
Basic 911 Service
				-
A telephone service terminated in designated Public Safety Answering
				Points accessible by the public through telephone calls dialed to the telephone
				number 911. Basic 911 is a voice service and does not display address or
				telephone number information.
2.
Board
- Shall mean the Board of Emergency Telecommunications
				Standards and Training.
3.
Board Director
- Shall mean the Director of the Board on Law
				Enforcement Standards and Training.
4.
Break in Service
- Any period
				of time when an individual is not an emergency telecommunicator as defined in
				this policy.
5.
Certificates
- Shall mean certificates issued only to fully
				qualified telecommunicators.
6.
Certified
- Shall mean the Board has acknowledged that all
				requirements mandated by this policy and the Emergency Telecommunications
				Training Program have been achieved and that a certificate has been issued as
				documentation of the same.
7.
E911 Service -
A telephone exchange communications service whereby
				a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) designated by the county or local
				communication district may receive telephone calls dialed to the telephone
				number 911. E911 Service includes lines and equipment necessary for the
				answering, transferring and dispatching of public emergency telephone calls
				originated by persons within the serving area who dial 911. Enhanced 911
				Service includes the displaying of the name, address and other pertinent caller
				information as may be supplied by the service supplier.
8.
Equivalency of Training
-
				Shall mean the assessment of an applicant's emergency telecommunications
				training, education, experience and qualifications.
9.
Lateral Transfer
- A transfer
				by a certified emergency telecommunicator to a different telecommunicator
				agency.
10.
Methods for
				responding to emergency calls -
The emergency telephone system shall,
				when so authorized by a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the
				county voting on the proposal in an election held for that purpose, be designed
				to have the capability of utilizing at least one (1) of the following three (3)
				methods in response to emergency calls:
A.
Direct Dispatch Method -
A telephone service to a centralized
				dispatch center providing for the dispatch of an appropriate emergency service
				unit upon receipt of a telephone request for such services and a decision as to
				the proper action to be taken, including an E911 system.
B.
Relay Method -
A telephone
				service whereby pertinent information is noted by the recipient of a telephone
				request for emergency services and is relayed to appropriate public safety
				agencies or other providers of emergency services for dispatch of an emergency
				service unit.
C.
Transfer
				Method -
A telephone service which receives telephone requests for
				emergency services and directly transfers such requests to an appropriate
				public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.