N.M. Admin. Code § 18.3.14.11 - MINIMUM PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
A.
Ambulances:
(1) A minimum of two licensed EMTs from the
ambulance service shall be present at the scene of the emergency, except that
two EMTs need not be present at the scene for prearranged transfers of a stable
patient or in those situations where there are overlapping calls, disasters, or
similar circumstances which result in an insufficient number of EMTs being
available.
(2) A minimum of one EMT
shall be in the patient compartment during patient care and
transport.
B.
Exceptions:
(1) An EMT is
required to be aboard the ambulance but is not required in the patient
compartment, when a member of a neonatal intensive care team is attending a
patient in a self- contained newborn intensive care isolette.
(2) Subject to the policies of the service,
additional non-EMT medical personnel, functioning within the scope of their
licensure and the scope of skills and medications approved for the service by
the EMS Bureau and EMS medical direction committee, may accompany a patient in
an ambulance patient compartment, as long as one EMT is also present in the
patient compartment.
(3) For
ambulances with approval as critical care units, one special skill critical
care certified paramedic must be in the patient compartment along with at least
one advanced provider who is:
(a) a special
skill critical care paramedic; or
(b) a nurse trained and approved by the EMS
agency medical director for the scope of skills and medications listed in the
critical care special skills application; or
(c) other advanced care provider, such as a
physician, certified nurse practitioner, physician assistant, respiratory
therapist, or other specially trained caregiver appropriate for the advanced
care needed, as determined by the ambulance service's medical
director.
(4) For EMS
bureau approved community EMS or advanced paramedic practice programs, at least
one caregiver trained and certified as required by the EMS bureau, and approved
by the ambulance service's medical director, must attend and assess the
patient.
C.
Training coordinator required: Each ambulance service shall
designate a coordinator of appropriate training and continuing education
required for all ambulance service personnel.
D.
Medical director required:
Each ambulance service shall designate a medical director, working under
agreement or contract, who meets the department of health requirements
prescribed in 7.27.3 NMAC. If an ambulance service is temporarily without a
medical director, it shall establish temporary medical direction services with
a local, regional or state EMS medical director.
Notes
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