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
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