Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-66 - 911 funding › Section 118-66-030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
"911 call(s)"
is a generic
			 term referring to any request for public safety assistance, regardless of the
			 media used to make that request. This term may appear in conjunction with
			 specific media, such as "voice call," "video call," "text call," or "data-only
			 call" when the specific media is of importance. The term "noninteractive call"
			 refers to an emergency call that is initiated automatically, carries data, does
			 not establish a two-way interactive media session, and typically does not
			 involve a human at the "initiating" end.
(2)
"911 coordinator electronic mobile
			 device"
shall mean equipment capable of receiving and delivering text,
			 data, graphics, or other electronic media via a private computer network or the
			 internet.
(3)
"911 emergency
			 communications system"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW
			  38.52.010.
(4)
"911
			 information technology services"
shall mean the technical support and
			 maintenance of eligible 911 equipment.
(5)
"911 mapping administration"
shall mean personnel, hardware, and software necessary to create and maintain
			 geographical information system (GIS) data necessary for geospatial routing,
			 location, interpretation, and to display the data on a PSAP call answering
			 position.
(6)
"911 management
			 information system (MIS)"
shall mean equipment that collects, stores,
			 and collates 911 call information into reports and statistics.
(7)
"911 network"
also referred
			 to as the next generation 911 emergency services internet protocol network.
			 This network shall meet the service level standards adopted by the state 911
			 coordination office.
(8)
"911
			 public education coordination"
shall mean the development and delivery
			 of 911 public education.
(9)
"911 training coordination"
shall mean the development and
			 delivery of a 911 call receiver training program.
(10)
"Advisory committee"
shall
			 mean the 911 advisory committee as established by RCW  38.52.530.
(11)
"Alternate routing"
shall
			 mean the capability of routing 911 calls to a designated alternate location(s)
			 if all 911 connections are busy, unavailable, or out of service. May be
			 activated upon request or automatically, if detectable, when 911 equipment
			 fails or the PSAP itself is unavailable. This includes default routing which is
			 a predetermined routing path coordinated between a carrier and a
			 PSAP.
(12)
"Automatic
			 location identification (ALI)"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW
			  38.52.010.
(13)
"Automatic
			 location identification (ALI) database service"
shall mean the set of
			 records residing on computer systems and the associated process, procedures,
			 and programs used to create, store, and update the data for presentation to the
			 public safety telecommunicator when a customer accesses the 911 emergency
			 communications system.
(14)
"Baseline level of 911 service"
has the same meaning as defined in
			 RCW  38.52.010.
(15)
"Call
			 handling equipment (CHE)"
shall mean equipment and/or systems utilized
			 by the PSAP to receive and process 911 communications. Sometimes this is
			 referred to as customer premise equipment (CPE).
(16)
"Computer aided dispatch
			 (CAD)"
shall mean equipment capable of receiving and disseminating
			 detailed information related to call taking and dispatching.
(17)
"Coordinator professional
			 development (CPD)"
shall mean a defined group of support elements
			 provided to all counties and Washington state patrol.
(18)
"Eligible entities"
shall
			 mean the counties and Washington state patrol determined to be eligible for
			 reimbursement of costs for a specified item.
(19)
"Emergency services communication
			 system"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010 and
			 82.14B.020.
(20)
"Geographical information system (GIS)"
shall mean an integrated
			 system of hardware and software for capturing, managing, analyzing, and
			 displaying geographically referenced information.
(21)
"Language interpreter
			 services"
shall mean language translation services for 911
			 calls.
(22)
"Location"
shall mean a civic location or geodetic location that contains enough detail
			 for accurately routing a call to a PSAP serving the location.
(23)
"Logging recorder"
shall
			 mean a device that is capable of time stamping, recording, and replaying 911
			 voice and data.
(24)
"Mapping
			 display"
shall mean equipment capable of displaying 911 call locations
			 on a map.
(25)
"Next
			 generation 911 emergency communications system"
has the same meaning as
			 defined in RCW  38.52.010 and 82.14B.020.
(26)
"Next generation 911 demarcation
			 point"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010.
(27)
"Place of primary use"
has
			 the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010 and 82.14B.020.
(28)
"Public safety answering point
			 (PSAP)"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010.
(29)
"Radio communications service
			 company (RCSC)"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010 and
			 82.14B.020.
(30)
"Statewide
			 services"
shall mean services which benefit all counties and the
			 Washington state patrol and does not require local 911 excise tax revenue to be
			 used prior to state reimbursement. Some are paid directly by the state 911
			 office and some are reimbursed through county contracts.
(31)
"Telecommunications
			 provider"
has the same meaning as defined in RCW  38.52.010.
(32)
"Telecommunications services
			 priority (TSP)"
shall mean a service that assigns a priority to
			 telecommunications lines for service restoration.
(33)
"Teletype (TTY)"
shall mean
			 a telecommunications device that permits typed telephone conversations with or
			 between deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired people with a machine at
			 their location.
(34)
"Traffic
			 studies"
shall mean 911 call studies performed by a telecommunications
			 provider.
(35)
"Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)"
shall mean a system designed
			 to provide power, without delay or electrical transients, during a period when
			 the normal power supply is incapable of performing acceptably and before
			 generator or other auxiliary power is made available.
(36)
"Voice over internet protocol
			 (VoIP) service"
shall mean as defined by the Federal Communications
			 Commission (FCC) in  47 C.F.R. Sec. 9.3.
Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.540 and 38.52.545. 11-03-004, §
										118-66-030, filed 1/5/11, effective 2/5/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.540. 03-10-014, §
										118-66-030, filed 4/25/03, effective 7/1/03.