Utah Admin. Code R911-10-3 - Air Ambulance Provider Requirements
(1) A person in any capacity, including as an
owner or agent, may furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or
otherwise be engaged in providing emergency medical care using an air ambulance
only when licensed by the department.
(2) The department may conduct air ambulance
provider investigations.
(3) A
person from another state may only provide emergency medical services.
including patient care, aboard an air ambulance within the state if that person
complies with the requirements under this rule.
(4)
(a) An
air ambulance provider shall have a medical director who shall be responsible
for medical direction and oversight regarding credentialing air medical
providers, clinical practice, and patient care.
(b) An air ambulance provider shall report a
personnel change in the medical director position to the department within 30
days.
(5) An air
ambulance provider shall get a deemed status or receive state certification by
state-approved auditors of the required criteria to meet national standards for
patient safety and quality of care.
(6) Air ambulance permits and licenses are
not transferable.
(7) An air
ambulance provider may get a replacement air ambulance permit or license by
submitting a written request to the department certifying that the original
permit or license has been lost, destroyed, or made unusable.
(8) Each air ambulance provider shall get a
new air ambulance inspection and subsequent permit from the department before
returning an air ambulance to service following a modification, change, or any
renovation that results in a change to the stretcher placement or seating in
the air ambulance interior configuration.
(9) An air ambulance provider shall file an
amended list of aircraft that are used to provide service within the state to
the department within 30 days after an air ambulance is added to or removed
permanently from service.
(10) The
licensure period for an air ambulance provider shall be four years.
(11) An air ambulance provider may only use
an air ambulance to provide emergency medical care. State licensure does not
constitute authority to provide non-medical air transportation.
(12) An air ambulance provider shall comply
with other statutes, rules, or regulations in effect for medical personnel and
EMS, involving:
(a) licensing and
authorizations;
(b)
insurance;
(c) prescribed and
proscribed acts; and
(d)
penalties.
(13) The
department may verify and inspect equipment and documentation to ensure
compliance.
(14) An air ambulance
provider seeking deemed status shall allow a department representative to be
present during a site visit conducted by an accreditation
organization.
Notes
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