Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 12 - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Subpart 31 - Emergency Medical Services
Chapter 3 - AERO MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - Reciprocity
Rule 15-12-31-3.3.4 - Reports

a. Each holder of a license shall notify BEMS of the disposition of any criminal or civil litigation or arbitration based on their actions as a licensee within 5 days after a verdict has been rendered.

b. The licensee will notify BEMS when it removes a permitted aircraft from service or replaces it with a substitute aircraft meeting the same transport capabilities and equipment specifications as the out-of-service aircraft for a period of time greater than 7 days but not to exceed 90 calendar days. Upon receipt of notification, BEMS shall issue a temporary permit for the operation of said aircraft.

a. Each licensee shall maintain accurate records upon such forms as may be provided and contain such information as may be required by BEMS concerning the transportation of each patient within this state and beyond its limits. Such records shall be available for inspection by BEMS at any reasonable time, and copies thereof shall be furnished to BEMS upon request.

b. All licensed ambulance services operating in the State of Mississippi must electronically submit electronically, the State of Mississippi Patient Encounter Form and/or information contained on the form via network, or direct computer link, for each ambulance run made and/or for each patient transported.

c. A completed copy of a Mississippi Patient Encounter Form or Patient Care Report containing the data elements of the Mississippi Patient Encounter Form shall be left with or electronically submitted to hospital staff for all patients delivered to license Hospitals. If in the best interest of the public good, an immediate response to a patient is required of an ambulance delivering a patient to a licensed Hospital, a complete oral report on the patient being delivered will be given to the receiving facility and a completed copy of a Mississippi Patient Encounter Form or Patient Care Report containing the data elements of the Mississippi Patient Encounter Form for that patient shall be delivered to the hospital staff of the licensed Hospital within 24 hours.

d. All Mississippi Patient Encounter Forms are due in the BEMS office by the seventh day after the close of the preceding month.

e. All Mississippi Patient Encounter Forms or computer disk information returned to a licensee for correction must be corrected and returned to the BEMS office within two weeks calculated from the date of their return.

f. Returns to a licensee greater than 3 times may result in a penalty as outlined under Section 41-59-45, paragraph 3.

g. The licensee shall maintain a copy of all the run records according to statutory requirements, accessible for inspection upon request by BEMS.

h. A copy of the patient encounter form shall be given to the person accepting care of the patient.