Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 202 - INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES › Chapter 6 - 911 Services Board › Section 202 KAR 6:050 - PSAP certification

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				65.760, 65.7621-65.7643,
				9
				U.S.C. 1-16,
				42 U.S.C.
				12101,
				47
				U.S.C. 153(27),
				332(d)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				65.7631(6)(a) states that no
				PSAP shall be eligible to request or receive a disbursement from the CMRS fund
				unless and until the PSAP is expressly certified as a PSAP by the Kentucky 911
				Services Board, upon written application to the Kentucky 911 Services Board.
				KRS
				65.7633(1) requires the
				Kentucky 911 Services Board to implement the provisions of
				KRS
				65.7621 to
				65.7643
				through the promulgation of administrative regulations. This administrative
				regulation establishes the process by which a PSAP shall establish and maintain
				eligibility for disbursement from the CMRS fund.
Section 1. Phase I Certification.
(1) Certification of a PSAP by the board
			 implies that the board has examined the operation and infrastructure of the
			 requesting PSAP and determined that it is capable of complying with the
			 requirements for handling wireless E9-1-1 calls.
(2) The board shall:
(a) Provide for increasing integrity in
			 E9-1-1 systems statewide; and
(b)
			 Coordinate and assist in the implementation of new technology in the operation
			 of emergency telecommunications in the state.
(3) A PSAP seeking certification shall send
			 to the board the following:
(a) A completed
			 "Kentucky 911 Services Board PSAP Certification Application";
(b) A copy of:
1. Documentation which establishes the PSAPs
			 authority to establish 9-1-1 service in accordance with
			 KRS
			 65.760;
2. A list of the public safety agencies
			 served by the requesting PSAP and a copy of any agreement between the PSAP and
			 the designated agencies;
3. Any
			 agreement between the requesting PSAP and the contracted wireline E9-1-1
			 service provider; and
4. A printed
			 map detailing the PSAP service boundary.
(c) A description of:
1. The mapping and addressing applications
			 including:
a. The location of each
			 database;
b. How each database is
			 maintained; and
c. Who maintains
			 each database.
2. The
			 network and its characteristics currently or proposed to be in use by the PSAP;
			 and
3. Call transfer functions in
			 the PSAP.
(d)
			 Documentation of:
1. Sworn statements that
			 telecommunicators and PSAP management have signed nondisclosure agreements
			 regarding confidential information accessible by them;
2. The disaster recovery application used by
			 the PSAP including:
a. Default routing and
			 alternate routing of call applications or other contingency applications for
			 rerouting calls in the event of system failure;
b. Type of backup power equipment installed;
			 and
c. Evacuation and relocation
			 applications.
3. Seven
			 (7) digit service for administrative non-emergency service;
4. Telecommunications devices for the deaf
			 and hard of hearing in the PSAP;
5.
			 A certificate or sworn statement that telecommunicators employed by the PSAP
			 that handles wireless E9-1-1 calls meet the training requirements as required
			 by law; and
6. The PSAP's standard
			 operating procedures for the handling of wireless E9-1-1.
(e) A description of:
1. The PSAP's ability or anticipated ability
			 to handle the data elements associated with wireless E9-1-1 calls;
			 and
2. The anticipated use of the
			 CMRS funds, in accordance with
			 KRS
			 65.7631.
(4) Subsection (3)(b)1. of this section shall
			 not prohibit the Kentucky State Police from establishing a public safety
			 answering point as otherwise permitted by law.
(5) After its initial review, the board
			 shall:
(a) Require submission of other
			 necessary documentation; and
(b)
			 Schedule an on-site inspection by a member or members of the board or advisory
			 council.