[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) MoICU
and non-transport vehicles
(1) All licensed
MTOs shall ensure performance and maintain documentation of all 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 permitted MoICU(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 five 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
twenty-five
thousand miles for a vehicle that has an odometer reading of one hundred fifty
thousand miles or more.
(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
4766-4-08
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.
(3) Out of
service permitted MoICU(s) or non-transport vehicle(s):
If a licensed MTO removes a permitted MoICU or non-transport
vehicle from service it shall place an "out of service" sign in the permitted
MoICU or non-transport vehicle to be visible through the windshield with the
following information included on the front of the sign:
(a) Date permitted MoICU or non-transport
vehicle was taken out of service;
(b) Odometer reading at time permitted MoICU
or non-transport vehicle was taken out of service;
(c) Reason permitted MoICU 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.
(4) If permitted MoICU 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) A licensed MTO shall ensure performance
and maintain documentation of all 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 inspection;
(b) Date of service or repair;
(c) Description of service/repair
performed;
(d) Name of person who
performed inspection, service, or repair;
(e) Documentation, if any, of inspection,
service, or repair performed.
(2) A licensed MTO shall maintain
documentation of all 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.
(C) MoICU and non-transport vehicle
maintenance/repair records and bio-medical maintenance/repair records shall be
kept for a period of twelve months after the vehicle/equipment is removed from
inventory.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4766-4-09
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
3/23/2022 and
03/01/2027
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
4766.03
Rule Amplifies:
4766.04,
4766.07
Prior Effective Dates: 04/16/2012, 08/01/2017,
04/01/2020
Effective: 4/1/2020
Five Year Review
(FYR) Dates: 3/15/2022
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4766.03
Rule
Amplifies: 4766.04,
4766.07
Prior
Effective Dates: 04/16/2012,
08/01/2017