[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
by reference in this chapter of the Administrative Code, see rule
4766-4-18
of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
board or its designee shall inspect all MoICU(s) and non-transport vehicle(s)
for roadworthiness and for appropriate equipment using the "MoICU Inspection"
form
, the "Mobile Intensive Care Unit - Mobile Stroke
Unit Inspection" form, or
the
"Non-transport Vehicle Inspection" form.
(B) A permitted MoICU that is being used as
a
An MoICU
shall comply with the requirements of roadworthiness and the requirements set
forth in the "MoICU Inspection" form
or the "Mobile
Intensive Care Unit - Mobile Stroke Unit Inspection" form, which shall
include carrying the following types of equipment:
(1) Isolation equipment;
(2) Airway equipment:
(3) Onboard definitive care
equipment;
(4) Bleeding
control/burn equipment;
(5) Suction
equipment;
(6) Medical gas and
equipment;
(7) Adjunct
equipment;
(8) Intravenous
equipment;
(9) Neonatal specific
equipment; and
(10) Immobilization
equipment for MoICUs dually certified to provide advanced life
support.
(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 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 securely stored in
each vehicle.
(G)
a
An MTO shall
demonstrate proof that each MoICU 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 MoICU and non-transport vehicle with letters being a minimum
height of three inches on both sides and a minimum height of one and one half
inches on the back.
MoICU vehicles operated at the mobile
stroke unit level shall have permanently affixed lettering being a minimum
height of three inches on both sides and rear of the vehicle indicating the
vehicle is a mobile stroke unit.
If a
An MTO is under contract which requires other signage
or if the MTO is operating under another name, each vehicle shall have
permanently affixed lettering with a minimum height of one and one half inches
on the rear and both sides of the of 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 vehicle that receives a violation
notification shall be placed out-of-service until:
(1) It passes reinspection by the board or
its designee; or
(2) For
seventy-two hour violation notifications, the violation has been corrected and
the "Violation Notification" form is signed and returned to the division along
with supporting documentation showing the violation has been
corrected.
(K) 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 MoICU and non-transport vehicle.
The permit shall be unobstructed at all times.
(L) A permit is not
transferable.
(M) 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, MoICU(s) and non-transport
vehicle(s).
(N) A permitted MoICU
or non-transport vehicle shall maintain compliance with roadworthiness
requirements set forth in this rule at any time it is used as an MoICU or
non-transport vehicle.
(O) Each
permitted vehicle shall be free from dirt, stains, impurities and/or foreign
matter in driver's compartment and MoICU patient care compartments.
(P) Permitted MoICUs 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.