16-163 C.M.R. ch. 22, § 4 - Patient Care Report Requirements and Reporting Timeframe

1. Patient care reporting of EMS incidents by an EMS clinician or unit shall be made by providing the information in the Maine EMS Data Dictionary, as applicable, electronically, using software developed or purchased through contract, and distributed by Maine EMS.

2. When a patient is transported to a hospital facility, the EMS clinician shall complete a patient care report and submit it within 24 hours of arriving at the destination facility and in accordance with the Maine EMS Protocols,

i. A copy of the complete patient care report should be left at the receiving facility whenever possible. In the event a complete patient care report cannot be left at the receiving facility prior to the departure of the ambulance crew, a Maine EMS approved hand-written short form must be left in all circumstances.

3. Maine EMS shall provide non-mobile access to the electronic patient care reporting system at no cost to an EMS Agency.

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16-163 C.M.R. ch. 22, § 4