[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)
Ambulances and non-transport vehicles
:
(1) All licensed MTOs shall ensure
performance and maintain documentation of all
periodical
periodic
maintenance and repairs on each permitted vehicle to include:
(a) Date of service or repair;
(b) Description of service/repair
performed;
(c) Name of person who
performed service/repair
and the business name, if
applicable.
(2)
Licensed MTOs shall subject all ambulance(s) and
non-transport vehicle(s) to periodic mechanical safety inspection(s), which
shall be documented by the service.
(a)
A periodic mechanical safety inspection shall mean an
inspection conducted:
(i)
Prior to a vehicle's initial permit being issued for
vehicles with an odometer reading of twelve thousand miles or more,
and;
(ii)
Annually and completed within the six month period
prior to the MTO's license expiration date, or;
(iii)
Every
twenty-five thousand miles for a vehicle that has an odometer reading of one
hundred fifty thousand miles or more.
The mechanic shall attest that the
vehicle was inspected, mechanically safe, and roadworthy at the time of
inspection. The mechanic shall complete and sign a "Periodic Mechanical Safety
Report" for each vehicle and these reports shall be maintained by the service
in the vehicle's maintenance records.
(b)
Each mechanical
safety inspection shall be conducted by a mechanic with factory training and
certification from an original (motor vehicle) equipment manufacturer or
equivalent certification for "Emergency Vehicle Technicians" (EVT) or from the
"National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence" (ASE).
(c)
Each mechanical
safety inspection shall be conducted in addition to the vehicle and equipment
inspection by the board or its designee following the procedures adopted in
rule
4766-2-08
of the Administrative Code.
(d)
Vehicles with
failed items found during the mechanical safety inspection shall be removed
from service and not placed back into service until items are corrected. Proof
of correction(s) shall be maintained by the service with the "Periodic
Mechanical Safety Report" form in the vehicle's maintenance
records.
(2)
(3) Out of service
permitted ambulance(s) or non-transport vehicle(s)
:
If a licensed MTO removes a permitted ambulance or
non-transport vehicle from service it shall place an "out of service" sign in
the permitted ambulance or non-transport vehicle to be visible through the
windshield with the following information included on the front of the
sign:
(a) Date permitted ambulance or
non-transport vehicle was taken out of service;
(b) Odometer reading at time permitted
ambulance or non-transport vehicle was taken out of service;
(c) Reason permitted ambulance or
non-transport vehicle was taken out of service;
(d) Printed name and signature of person
responsible for taking permitted vehicle out of service;
(e) The words "out of service" utilizing not
less than three inch lettering.
(3)
(4) If a permitted
ambulance or non-transport vehicle is at a repair/maintenance shop that is not
owned or operated by the licensed MTO for maintenance purposes, no "out of
service" sign is required.
(B) Bio-medical equipment
/patient care equipment:
(1)
All
A licensed
MTOs
MTO shall
ensure performance and maintain documentation of all
periodical
periodic
maintenance and repairs of bio-medical equipment as required by manufacturer
and/or food and drug administration including but not limited to the following:
(a) Date of last bio-medical inspection;
(b) Date of service or repair;
(c) Description of service/repair
performed;
(d) Name of who
performed inspection, service, or repair
.
;
(e) Documentation of inspection, service
, or repair performed.
(C)
(2)
All
A
licensed
MTOs
MTO shall maintain documentation of all
periodical
periodic maintenance of patient care equipment as
required by the original equipment manufacturer
,
including but not limited to the following.
(a)
Date of last
inspection;
(b)
Date of service or repair;
(c)
Description of
service/repair performed;
(d)
Name of who performed inspection, service, or
repair;
(e)
Documentation of inspection, service, or repair
performed.
(D)
(C) Ambulance and
non-transport vehicle maintenance/repair records shall be kept for a period of
twelve months after the vehicle is removed from inventory.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4766-2-09
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
11/29/2021 and
11/01/2026
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
4766.03
Rule Amplifies:
4766.04,
4766.07
Prior Effective Dates: 07/02/2009, 04/16/2012,
06/15/2017
Effective: 6/15/2017
Five Year
Review (FYR) Dates: 01/13/2017 and
03/15/2022
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4766.03
Rule
Amplifies: 4766.04,
4766.07
Prior
Effective Dates: 07/02/2009,
04/16/2012