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Health and Safety Code § 1799.304

CHAPTER 12.5. Peer Support Services for Emergency Ambulance Employees

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 1799.304Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 943, Sec. 1. (AB 1843) Effective January 1, 2025.

To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this chapter, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer support approved by the emergency ambulance provider that may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Precrisis education.

(b) Critical incident stress defusings.

(c) Critical incident stress debriefings.

(d) On-scene support services.

(e) One-on-one support services.

(f) Consultation.

(g) Referral services.

(h) Confidentiality obligations.

(i) The impact of toxic stress on health and well-being.

(j) Grief support.

(k) Substance abuse awareness and approaches.

(l) Active listening skills.

(m) Stress management.

(n) Psychological first aid.