Regulation .05 Specialty Care Transport Restrictions.
Regulation .05 Specialty Care Transport Restrictions.LinkCopy Citation
A licensed commercial ambulance service may not provide specialty care transport unless:
A.
Licensed as a specialty care transport ambulance service; or
B.
No more than ten times a year, if a licensed specialty care transport ambulance service is not available within a clinically reasonable time as determined by the referring physician:
(1)
The sending facility provides health care personnel authorized by law to provide the level of care required by the patient during transport, which may include a nurse meeting the requirements of COMAR 10.27.09.04C(2);
(2)
Required specialty equipment is available;
(3)
The ambulance used is licensed as at least an ALS ambulance;
(4)
Notice is made to SOCALR within 24 hours of the transport; and
(5)
A report, reviewed and signed by the medical director, is submitted to SOCALR within 7 days of the transport, documenting the patient’s condition, the care rendered, crew configuration and efforts made by the referring physician, and the service to secure appropriate SCT resources.