Nev. Admin. Code § 450B.576 - Driver-only program: Restrictions; application; approval of drivers required; expiration of approval; annual report
1. A driver-only
program may not be operated:
(a) In a city
whose population is more than 100,000; or
(b) If the Division has not approved an
application to operate a driver-only program as described in this
section.
2. At least 90
days before the holder of a permit intends to begin operating a driver-only
program, the holder must apply to the Division for approval in the form
prescribed by the Division. The application must include:
(a) A statement of the level of service that
the driver-only program will provide. An applicant may apply to provide basic
or intermediate emergency care.
(b)
A description of the staff of the applicant.
(c) A letter of support from the medical
director of the applicant.
(d) A
list of drivers.
(e) A statement
agreeing to ensure compliance with the requirements of subsections 3 and
4.
3. Each person who
wishes to serve as a driver for a driver-only program must apply to the
Division for approval in the form prescribed by the Division. A person shall
not serve as a driver for a driver-only program without the approval of the
Division. Approval to operate a driver-only program expires 2 years after the
date on which the approval was granted.
4. On or before February 1 of each year, each
service that has been approved to operate a driver-only program shall submit to
the Division a report, which must include:
(a)
The number of calls for emergency medical services that the service responded
to during each month of the last preceding calendar year;
(b) The number of calls for emergency medical
services that the service responded to using the driver-only program during
each month of the last preceding calendar year; and
(c) A summary of each call for emergency
medical services that the service responded to using the driver-only program
which resulted in a negative outcome for the patient or a delay of
care.
5. As used in this
section, "driver-only program" means a program in which a service operates an
ambulance to transport patients that is occupied by an attendant who is
licensed pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS or certified to serve as an attendant
pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS 450B.160 and a driver who is not licensed or
certified.
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