# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 12 — Division of Labor and Industry

### Chapter 82 — Elevators and Rescue Litters

**Authority:** Public Safety Article, §12-805, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: September 8, 1986 (13:18 Md. R. 2020)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2750)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2750)

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 09.12.82.01*

This chapter delineates and defines certain terms used in Public Safety Article, §12-816, Annotated Code of Maryland.

#### Regulation .02 Definition.

*COMAR 09.12.82.02*

“Rescue litter” means a device for use in moving a sick or wounded person. The term may include, but is not limited to, an ambulance stretcher, cot, or litter.

#### Regulation .03 Rescue Litter Size.

*COMAR 09.12.82.03*

For the purposes of Public Safety Article, §12-816, Annotated Code of Maryland, the owner or lessee shall ensure that a horizontally positioned 6 foot 8 inch rescue litter having a width of 24 inches can be accommodated in the passenger elevator.