21-P:12-g Mental Health Training for First Responders. –
I. No person shall assume their role as fire service personnel, fire service dispatcher or emergency medical services personnel unless such person has satisfactorily completed mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress from a program developed and delivered by the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services. Subsequent to initial training, all fire service, fire service dispatcher, or emergency medical services personnel shall successfully complete annual online training. No current personnel shall be required to attend in-person training at the academy.
II. Mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder shall be made available annually to all fire service or emergency medical services personnel after their retirement.