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and4\n\nAccessing available mental health treatment and resources.B\n\nAny emergency medical services agency may develop the mental health awareness training curricula in conjunction with other emergency medical services agencies or emergency medical services personnel stakeholder groups or may use any training program, developed by any entity, that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection A.C\n\nEmergency medical services personnel who receive mental health awareness training in accordance with this section shall receive appropriate continuing education credits from the Office of Emergency Medical Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236675,"text":"Each emergency medical services agency shall develop curricula for mental health awareness training for its personnel, which shall include training regarding the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":236676,"text":"Understanding signs and symptoms of cumulative stress, depression, anxiety, exposure to acute and chronic trauma, compulsive behaviors, and addiction;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":236677,"text":"Combating and overcoming stigmas;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":236678,"text":"Responding appropriately to aggressive behaviors such as domestic violence and harassment; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0456\">456<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0658\">658<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202635,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65013,"identifier":"32.1-111.5:1","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.5_1","url":"\/32.1-111.5_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-111.5_1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.5_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Emergency medical services personnel mental health awareness training","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-111.5:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Each <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> agency<\/span> shall develop curricula for mental health awareness training for its personnel, which shall include training regarding the following: <a id=\"paragraph-236675\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Understanding signs and symptoms of cumulative stress, depression, anxiety, exposure to acute and chronic trauma, compulsive behaviors, and addiction; <a id=\"paragraph-236676\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Combating and overcoming stigmas; <a id=\"paragraph-236677\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Responding appropriately to aggressive behaviors such as domestic violence and harassment; and <a id=\"paragraph-236678\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Accessing available <span class=\"dictionary\">mental health treatment<\/span> and resources. <a id=\"paragraph-236679\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> agency<\/span> may develop the mental health awareness training curricula in conjunction with other <span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> agencies or <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> personnel<\/span> stakeholder groups or may use any training program, developed by any entity, that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection A. <a id=\"paragraph-236680\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">Emergency medical services<\/span> personnel<\/span> who receive mental health awareness training in accordance with this section shall receive appropriate continuing education credits from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Office of <span class=\"dictionary\">Emergency Medical Services<\/span><\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-236681\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.5_1\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (\u00a7\n32.1-111.5:1)\n\nA. Each emergency medical services agency shall develop curricula for mental\nhealth awareness training for its personnel, which shall include training\nregarding the following:\n\n   1. Understanding signs and symptoms of cumulative stress, depression, anxiety,\n   exposure to acute and chronic trauma, compulsive behaviors, and addiction;\n\n   2. Combating and overcoming stigmas;\n\n   3. Responding appropriately to aggressive behaviors such as domestic violence\n   and harassment; and\n\n   4. Accessing available mental health treatment and resources.\n\nB. Any emergency medical services agency may develop the mental health awareness\ntraining curricula in conjunction with other emergency medical services agencies\nor emergency medical services personnel stakeholder groups or may use any\ntraining program, developed by any entity, that satisfies the criteria set forth\nin subsection A.\n\nC. Emergency medical services personnel who receive mental health awareness\ntraining in accordance with this section shall receive appropriate continuing\neducation credits from the Office of Emergency Medical Services.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, cc. 456, 658.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}