Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-313 - Transportation; Patient Outings

A. An administrator of a behavioral health inpatient facility that uses a vehicle owned or leased by the behavioral health inpatient facility to provide transportation to a patient shall ensure that:

1. The vehicle:

a. Is safe and in good repair,

b. Contains a first aid kit,

c. Contains drinking water sufficient to meet the needs of each patient present in the vehicle, and

d. Contains a working heating and air conditioning system;

2. Documentation of current vehicle insurance and a record of maintenance performed or a repair of the vehicle is maintained;

3. A driver of the vehicle:

a. Is 21 years of age or older;

b. Has a valid driver license;

c. Operates the vehicle in a manner that does not endanger a patient in the vehicle;

d. Does not leave in the vehicle an unattended:

i. Child;

ii. Patient who may be a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the patient or another individual; or

iii. Patient who is incapable of independent exit from the vehicle; and

e. Ensures the safe and hazard-free loading and unloading of patients; and

4. Transportation safety is maintained as follows:

a. An individual in the vehicle is sitting in a seat and wearing a working seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, and

b. Each seat in the vehicle is securely fastened to the vehicle and provides sufficient space for a patient's body.

B. An administrator shall ensure that an outing is consistent with the age, developmental level, physical ability, medical condition, and treatment needs of each patient participating in the outing.

C. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. At least two personnel members are present on an outing;

2. In addition to the personnel members required in subsection (C)(1), a sufficient number of personnel members are present on an outing to ensure the health and safety of a patient on the outing;

3. Each personnel member on the outing has documentation of current training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to R9-10-303(C)(1)(e) and first aid training;

4. Documentation is developed before an outing that includes:

a. The name of each patient participating in the outing;

b. A description of the outing;

c. The date of the outing;

d. The anticipated departure and return times;

e. The name, address, and, if available, telephone number of the outing destination; and

f. If applicable, the license plate number of a vehicle used to provide transportation for the outing;

5. The documentation described in subsection (C)(4) is updated to include the actual departure and return times and is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the outing; and

6. Emergency information for a patient participating in the outing is maintained by a personnel member participating in the outing or in the vehicle used to provide transportation for the outing and includes:

a. The patient's name;

b. Medication information, including the name, dosage, route of administration, and directions for each medication needed by the patient during the anticipated duration of the outing;

c. The patient's allergies; and

d. The name and telephone number of a designated individual, to notify in case of an emergency, who is present on the behavioral health inpatient facility's premises.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-313

Section R9-10-313, formerly numbered as R9-10-213, renumbered as an emergency effective February 22, 1979, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 79-1). Adopted effective June 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-3). Former Section R9-10-313 repealed, new Section R9-10-313 adopted effective February 4, 1981 (Supp. 81-1). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2785, effective October 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). New Section R9-10-313 made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014.