Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 170.000 - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 170.470 - Class V
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
A Class V ambulance is a vehicle that does not meet the minimum vehicle design and construction standards of any other class of ambulance. A Class V ambulance may be dispatched to the scene of an emergency to bring trained personnel and appropriate equipment and supplies. It shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(A) Vehicle Equipment. A Class V ambulance shall be equipped at a minimum with the vehicle equipment specified in the administrative requirements entitled Vehicle Equipment Guidelines - Class V. Amendments to such administrative requirements shall be circulated to licensees for review and comment at least 60 calendar days prior to adoption.
(B) Medical Equipment and Supplies. A Class V ambulance shall be equipped at a minimum with medical equipment and supplies as specified in the administrative requirements entitled Medical Equipment and Supplies - Class V. Amendments to such administrative requirements shall be circulated to licensees for review and comment at least 60 calendar days prior to adoption.
(C) A Class V ambulance shall not be used to transport a patient to a hospital or other appropriate health care facility except as a backup ambulance when the Class I ambulance and its first back-up, as set forth in 105 CMR 170.385, are demonstrably unavailable.
(D) A service licensed to operate and maintain a Class V ambulance, must also be licensed to operate and maintain a Class I ambulance, or provide evidence of a written cooperative arrangement by which a Class I ambulance, and its first and second backup as required in 105 CMR 170.385, are readily available to provide emergency medical transportation in the regular operating area of the service.
