(a) As used in this section, 'critical incident' means an event that has a stressful impact sufficient to overwhelm a person's usually effective coping skills, including an event that falls outside the range of ordinary human experience.(b) A law enforcement agency shall adopt a policy that:(1) May require a law enforcement officer who has been involved in a critical incident to participate in a debriefing by a mental health professional or a certified peer support member as defined under § 16-40-106; and(2) Shall require the law enforcement agency to assist a law enforcement officer who has been involved in a critical incident in obtaining additional services that may assist the law enforcement officer in recovering from psychological effects resulting from the critical incident.Added by Act 2021, No. 747,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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