Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-2-6 - Classes of ambulance services
(a) Permits shall be issued for four classes
of ambulance service. These classes shall be known as type I ambulance service,
type IIA ambulance service, type II ambulance service, and type V ambulance
service.
(b) Each type I ambulance
service shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Provide advanced life support as defined
in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(2) have at
least one ALS licensed ambulance that meets all requirements of K.A.R. 109-2-8
. Each type I ambulance service may also operate BLS licensed ambulances and
may provide critical care transport if staffed by an MICT or paramedic with
specialized training;
(3) maintain
a staff of currently certified attendants and health care personnel as defined
in K.A.R. 109-1-1 that is adequate to meet all applicable requirements of
K.A.R. 109-2-7 ; and
(4) have a
method of receiving calls and dispatching ambulances that ensures that an
ambulance leaves the station within an annual average of five minutes from the
time an emergency call is received by the ambulance service.
(c) Each type II ambulance service
shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
Provide basic life support as defined in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(2) have at least one licensed ambulance that
meets all requirements of K.A.R. 109-2-8 ;
(3) maintain a staff of currently certified
attendants and health care personnel that is adequate to meet all requirements
of K.A.R. 109-2-7 ; and
(4) have a
method of receiving calls and dispatching ambulances that ensures that an
ambulance leaves the station within an annual average of five minutes from the
time an emergency call is received by the ambulance service.
(d)
(1) Any type IIA ambulance service operator
may provide advanced life support as defined in K.A.R. 109-1-1 and described in
K.S.A. 65-6123,
65-6120, and
65-6119, and amendments thereto,
when appropriate personnel are on board according to K.A.R. 109-2-7 and are
adequately equipped and when the treatment is approved by medical protocols or
the attendants are in direct voice contact with a physician, physician
assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed professional nurse
who is authorized by a physician.
(2) Each operator of a type IIA ambulance
service shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Provide basic life support or advanced
life support, as defined in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(B) have at least one licensed ambulance that
meets all requirements of K.A.R. 109-2-8 ;
(C) maintain a staff of currently certified
attendants and health care personnel adequate to meet all requirements of
K.A.R. 109-2-7 ; and
(D) have a
method of receiving calls and dispatching ambulances that ensures that an
ambulance leaves the station within an annual average of five minutes from the
time an emergency call is received by the ambulance service.
(e) Each type V
ambulance service shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Provide critical care transport as
defined in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(2) not
be subject to public call as defined in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(3) have a ground or air ambulance that meets
all requirements of K.A.R. 109-2-8, K.A.R. 109-2-11, K.A.R. 109-2-12, or K.A.R.
109-2-13, as applicable;
(4)
license only type V ambulances;
(5)
license rotor-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aircraft, or ground-based vehicles as
ambulances;
(6) have a staff that
is adequate to provide the level of care described in paragraph (e)(1) and as
described in K.A.R. 109-2-7 ; and
(7) have a method of receiving and relaying
calls that ensures that any request for emergency response is immediately and
properly relayed to the nearest type I ambulance service, type II ambulance
service, or type IIA ambulance service.
Notes
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