[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
by reference in this chapter of the Administrative Code, see rule
4766-2-18
of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
board or its designee
shall inspect
inspects all ambulance(s) and non-transport vehicle(s)
for roadworthiness and for appropriate equipment using
the "Ambulance Inspection" form or "Non-transport
Vehicle Inspection" form
the ambulance
inspection form for the level of service the ambulance will be operated at or
the "Nontransport Vehicle Inspection" form.
(B) A permitted ambulance that is being used
as an ambulance shall comply with the requirements of roadworthiness and the
requirements set forth in the
"Ambulance
Inspection"
"Ambulance Inspection Advanced Life
Support (ALS)" form, the "Ambulance Inspection Basic Life Support (BLS)
Emergency and Non-Emergency" form, or the "Ambulance Inspection BLS
Non-Emergency Only" form, which
shall
include
includes carrying the following
types of equipment:
(1) Oxygen
equipment;
(2) Suction
equipment;
(3) Airway
equipment;
(4) Bleeding
control/burn equipment;
(5)
Isolation equipment;
(6)
Immobilization equipment;
(7)
Adjunct equipment;
(8) Basic life
support (BLS) onboard definitive care equipment;
(9) Intermediate onboard definitive care
equipment;
(10) Advanced life
support (ALS) onboard definitive care equipment; and
(11) Intravenous equipment.
(C) A permitted non-transport
vehicle that is being used as a non-transport vehicle shall comply with the
requirements of roadworthiness and the requirements set forth in the
"Non-transport Vehicle Inspection" form, which
shall
include
includes carrying specified
definitive equipment.
(D) All
equipment and supplies shall have current expiration dates where
applicable.
(E) Disposable
equipment is acceptable where applicable.
(F) All equipment
shall be
is to
securely stored in each vehicle.
(G)
A
An MTO shall demonstrate proof that each ambulance
complies with all specifications set forth in division (C)(2) of section
4766.07
of the Revised Code, by one of the following:
(1) Placard/sticker;
(2) Certificate issued by the
manufacturer;
(3) Signed affidavit
by the manufacturer certifying compliance with national standards in effect at
time the vehicle was manufactured.
(H) The name of the MTO shall be permanently
affixed to each ambulance and nontransport vehicle with letters being a minimum
height of three inches on both sides and a minimum of one and one half inches
on the back.
An MTO licensed at the BLS
non-emergency only level shall also have permanently affixed lettering with a
minimum height of three inches on the rear and both sides of the vehicle that
states, "Non-emergency transports only."
An MTO licensed at the BLS emergency
and non-emergency level, intermediate life support level, or advanced life
support level may operate an ambulance at the BLS non-emergency only level.
When doing so, the ambulance shall have magnetic signs on both front doors that
state, "Non-emergency transports only" with lettering a minimum height of three
inches.
If A
An MTO is under contract which requires other signage
or if the MTO is operating under another name, each vehicle
shall
is to
have permanently affixed lettering with a minimum height of one and one half
inches on the rear and both sides of the vehicle that states:
(1) Owned and operated by [MTO's name];
or
(2) Operated by [MTO's name];
or
(3) Owned by [MTO's
name].
(I) All violation
notifications issued by the board or its designee shall be corrected.
(J)
Each
A vehicle that
receives a violation notification
shall
is to be placed
out-of-service
out of
service until:
(1) It passes
reinspection by the board or its designee; or
(2) If a seventy-two hour violation
notification is issued by the board or its designee, until the violation is
corrected and the "Violation Notification" form is signed and returned to the
division along with supporting documentation showing the violation is
corrected.
(K) Vehicles
not titled as ambulances are not eligible for permits as ambulances, but may be
issued permits as "non-transport vehicles" pursuant to section
4766.07
of the Revised Code, provided they fall within the definition of non-transport
vehicles in section
4766.01
of the Revised Code.
(L) Upon
issuance of a vehicle permit, each licensed MTO shall apply the decal on the
outside of the right rear window in accordance with division (B)(2) of section
4766.07
of the Revised Code on each ambulance and non-transport vehicle.
The permit shall
is to be unobstructed at all times.
(M) A permit is not transferable.
(N) The board or its designee may conduct
routine unannounced inspections at any location of licensed MTO at any time,
including night or weekend inspections to determine compliance with Chapter
4766. of the Revised Code and agency 4766 of the Administrative Code to
include, but not limited to, ambulance(s) and nontransport
vehicle(s).
(O) A permitted
ambulance or non-transport vehicle
shall
is to maintain
compliance with roadworthy requirements set forth in this rule at any time it
is used as an ambulance or non-transport vehicle.
(P) Each permitted vehicle
shall
is to be
free from dirt, stains, impurities and/or foreign matter in driver's
compartment and ambulance patient care compartments.
(Q) Permitted ambulances and non-transport
vehicles shall:
(1) Bear license plates issued
under section
4503.49
of the Revised Code; or
(2) Comply
with residency registration requirements set forth in section
4503.111
of the Revised Code.
