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<section number="6-146" name="Established" law="code" slug="sec-6-146" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_6EMMA_DIV7OFPUSACO_S6-146ES">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall maintain an Emergency 9-1-1 Voluntary Call Registry that enables an adult, parent, or guardian of a minor child, or individual with guardianship of the person to provide information to the Department via the registry to alert First Responder(s) encountering a registered individual that the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May exhibit certain behaviors, including that the individual may be:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Nonspeaking or the user of a communication device,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Sensitive to loud sounds,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Sensitive to bright lights,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>Sensitive to touch,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>Delayed with response times,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="F">
        <text>Prone to avoid eye contact,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="G">
        <text>Unaware of danger, or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="H">
        <text>Prone to wander or elope, or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Has one or more of the following diagnoses or traits:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Blind or low vision;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Deaf or hard of hearing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Wheelchair user;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>Alzheimer's or dementia;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>Autism;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="F">
        <text>Mental health disability;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="G">
        <text>Intellectual disability;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="H">
        <text>Physical disability; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="I">
        <text>Developmental disability.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Participation in the Emergency 9-1-1 Voluntary Call Registry program under this Division does not create a private cause of action.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department shall provide information to the public about the program and inform the public about how to register for the program.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A registrant may opt-into the program at any time.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Annual notifications will be sent to all active registrants on October 1st, November 1st, and December 1st for the purpose of confirming continued participation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any registrant that fails to confirm continued participation on or before December 31st of each year, shall be automatically deleted from the registry as of January 1st.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>It is the responsibility of the registrant to ensure the information provided in the registry is up to date and accurate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>One residential address is required to participate in the registry.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Department shall provide information to the public about how to opt out of the program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Any adult, parent, guardian of a minor child, or individual with guardianship of the person who provides information for the registry shall use the form provided by the Department, certify to the accuracy of the information provided, and agree to notify the Department of any changes using the form provided by the Department.</text>
  </level>
</section>
