Nev. Admin. Code § 450B.580 - Ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle: Standards and procedures for operation

1. Each ambulance or agency's vehicle must be maintained in safe operating condition, including all of its engine, body and other operating parts and equipment. The Division shall periodically, at least every 12 months, require the holder of a permit to certify that the holder has had each ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle under his or her control inspected by a professional mechanic who has found it to be in safe operating condition. In the case of an air ambulance, maintenance must be in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration rules, 14 C.F.R. Parts 43, 91 and 135, as applicable, which are hereby adopted by reference and are available without charge from the United States Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20590. The holder shall mail a copy of the certificate to the Division with each application for the renewal of a permit or upon request of the Division.

2. Each ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle must be equipped with equipment that provides two-way radio communications which provides an attendant with communication 24 hours a day for dispatch and medical information. At least one radio must operate on the any frequency allocated by the Federal Communications Commission for transmission of medical communications and, if not using the Nevada Shared Radio System, must contain all of the features incorporated in the state radio system for emergency medical services.

3. The name of the service or its operator must be printed on both sides of an ambulance or on a sign placed in the window of an air ambulance.

4. No ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle may be operated while an attendant, pilot or air attendant serving on the vehicle or craft is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or any drug or prescribed medication that impairs the ability to carry out his or her responsibilities.

5. No ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle may be operated unless all interior portions of the patient's compartment are cleaned and sanitized after each use.

6. No ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle may be used to respond to any call if it contains any soiled, dirty or otherwise contaminated bandages, dressings, bedding, materials or equipment.

7. The operator of a service providing ground response shall maintain at least one ambulance or agency's vehicle in a fully operational condition 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. If the operator of a service is unable to provide such service because of an inoperative ambulance or agency's vehicle, the operator shall notify the Division of that fact at the earliest possible time, but not later than 48 hours after the unit becomes inoperative.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 450B.580

Bd. of Health, Ambulance Reg. § 8.001, eff. 12-3-73; A and renumbered as §§ 7.1-7.1.8, 2-28-80-NAC A 10-14-82; 8-22-86; 8-1-91; R045-97, 10-30-97; R182-01, 3-5-2002; A by R024-14, eff. 10/24/2014

NRS 450B.120, 450B.130