# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 09 — Commercial Ambulance Services

### Chapter 08 — Record-Keeping and Submission Requirements

#### Regulation .03 Patient Records.

*COMAR 30.09.08.03*

A. A commercial ambulance service shall maintain complete and accurate records regarding the care and transportation of each patient that the commercial ambulance service:

  (1) Responds to transport;

  (2) Agrees to transport; or

  (3) Transports to, from, or within the State.

B. A record for each patient referred to in §A of this regulation shall contain the following information:

  (1) Patient's name;

  (2) Patient's residence address;

  (3) Date and time of scheduled pickup;

  (4) Location of pick up;

  (5) Date of service;

  (6) Time dispatched;

  (7) Commercial ambulance number;

  (8) Time en route to pick up location;

  (9) Time arrived at pick up location;

  (10) Time en route to destination;

  (11) Patient's destination;

  (12) Time arrived at destination;

  (13) Referring physician;

  (14) Receiving physician, if available; and

  (15) Pertinent remarks.

C. A commercial ambulance service shall use the standard Maryland Ambulance Information System runsheet and additional narrative supplied at cost by SOCALR.