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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 30.09.14.07" title_num="30" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="14" heading="Additional Equipment and Medication Requirements for Specialty Care Transport Ambulances.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All specialized medical devices used during transport shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If provided by the hospital, be maintained by the hospital; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If provided by the licensed commercial ambulance services be maintained as recommended by the manufacturer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The licensed commercial service providing specialized medical devices used during transport shall maintain records documenting maintenance and repair services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>There shall be a means of communicating directly with the consulting specialty care physician and medical director.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>All on-board medical devices shall be secured.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>In addition to the equipment required in COMAR 30.09.10 and 30.09.11, the following shall be carried in a licensed ambulance when providing specialty care and shall be age and weight appropriate for the patient being transported:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A means of blending oxygen and air to deliver varying concentrations of medical oxygen;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>One portable electric suction unit which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meets the criteria in COMAR 30.09.10.06B; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is adjustable down to 60 millimeters mercury (Hg);</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Intravascular Equipment and Supplies:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Four infusion pumps or equivalent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Six intravenous (IV) pump tubing sets;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Six extension sets;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Eight stopcocks;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Two blood infusion sets;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Two intravenous (IV) filters;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Eight total needles of assorted sizes ranging from 22 gauge to 18 gauge;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>When transporting adult patients:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Two 1,000 cubic centimeter bags or equivalent of normal saline or Lactated Ringer's Solution;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Two 1,000 cubic centimeter bags or equivalent of maintenance intravenous solution; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Twelve total syringes of assorted sizes ranging from 1 cubic centimeter to 60 cubic centimeters;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>When transporting pediatric patients:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Two 250 cubic centimeter bags or equivalent of normal saline or Lactated Ringer's Solution;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Two 250 cubic centimeter bags or equivalent of maintenance intravenous solution; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Twelve total syringes of assorted sizes ranging from 1 cubic centimeter to 2 cubic centimeters;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Ventilation and airway maintenance equipment and supplies capable of at least the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Oxygen concentrations between 21 and 100 percent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Peak pressures between 0 and 99;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Adjustable inspiratory time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Selectable intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) between 2—15 centimeters of water;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Adjustable ventilatory rates between 0 and 60 breaths per minute;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Adjustable tidal volume for adult patients between 200 milliliters and 1,000 milliliters or greater;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Adjustable tidal volume for pediatric patients as low as 50 milliliters;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Adjustable high and low pressure alarms; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Two ventilator circuits;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Monitoring Equipment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One cardiac monitor which meets the criteria of COMAR 30.09.11.03B;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Noninvasive blood pressure monitor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Invasive blood pressure monitor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>End tidal carbon dioxide monitor with waveform display/recorder capable of providing quantitative reading; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Oxygen saturation monitor;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Miscellaneous supplies and equipment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>When transporting adult patients:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>One surgical and one needle crichthryotomy kit with transtracheal catheter ventilation system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Replacement tracheostomy tubes, one of each size 6 and 8 millimeters;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>One pleurevac;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>One electronic thermometer; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Two surgical clamps capable of clamping up to a 40 french chest tube;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>When transporting pediatric patients:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>One surgical and one needle crichthryotomy kit with transtracheal catheter ventilation system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Replacement tracheostomy tubes one each size 1, 2, 3, and 4 millimeters, and age-appropriate size during transport;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>One pleurevac;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>One electronic thermometer; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Two surgical clamps; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Medications including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>All ALS medications listed in the Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Service Providers; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Additional medications approved for use by the specialty care service medical director to meet the needs of the types of patients being transported.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A list of the additional medications used by the specialty care service shall be provided to SOCALR and shall be available on each ambulance when in use for a specialty care transport.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>SOCALR shall be notified in writing of any changes to the list of additional medications used by the specialty care transport service, other than a temporary change resulting from a medication shortage, within 7 days of the change.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>There shall be sufficient quantities of medications to care for one patient for the longer of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>1 hour; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Two times the estimated time of transport.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>If the ambulance is also licensed as a neonatal ambulance under COMAR 30.09.12, the vehicle does not need to carry duplicates of required items.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>