N.M. Admin. Code § 18.3.14.19 - NON-EMERGENCY AND INTERFACILITY TRANSPORT

An ambulance service may provide scheduled pre-hospital or inter-facility transport of patients, including physically or mentally impaired patients or non-ambulatory patients, who require the attending care and monitoring of qualified medical personnel. Only certified ambulances shall transport recumbent patients requiring medical monitoring. An ambulance service providing such service shall:

A. provide at least one EMT of the appropriate service level and one qualified driver; the EMT shall be in the patient compartment attending the patient whenever a patient is being cared for or transported.

B. Stretcher or wheelchair vans: A stretcher or wheelchair van may be used to transport a person who is:

(1) Non-ambulatory and requires non-emergency medical transportation and does not require medical monitoring or treatment during transport.

(2) An inpatient who requires transportation to another facility for diagnostic tests and a physician authorizes the use of a stretcher van.

C. A stretcher van or wheelchair van shall not transport a person who:

(1) Is being administered intravenous fluids;

(2) Needs oxygen, unless that person's physician has prescribed oxygen as a self-administered therapy;

(3) Needs suctioning;

(4) Has a visible injury not yet evaluated by a medical professional;

(5) Is experiencing an acute condition or the exacerbation of a chronic condition;

(6) Needs to be transported from one hospital to another hospital if the destination hospital is the same level or a higher level as the hospital of origin.

(7) Is being medically monitored at the sending facility and will continue to be medically monitored at the destination facility.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 18.3.14.19

18.3.14.19 NMAC - Rp, 18 NMAC 4.2.88 and 18 NMAC 4.2.92, 1-1-05, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 03 February 13, 2015, eff. 2/13/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024