Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 170.000 - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 170.285 - Certification of Vehicles and Personnel
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Each service shall:
(A) Ensure that the EMS vehicle(s) it operates and maintains comply with all applicable standards for certification set forth in 105 CMR 170.000, applicable motor vehicle standards under M.G.L. c. 90 and other relevant laws and regulations;
(B) Ensure that the EMS personnel who work for it comply with the applicable standards set forth in 105 CMR 170.000;
(C) Ensure that EMS personnel carry on their person or in the EMS vehicle on which they are working, documentation (in electronic or print format) of their current certification level and current cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and a valid motor vehicle operator's license; and
(D) Verify its EMTs' credentials by examining all required documentation (in electronic or print format) of current status. In the case of an EFR service at the EMS first response level, it shall be responsible for current certification of its EFRs who are not EMTs, and for verifying these EFRs' current credentials by examining all required documentation of current status.
