Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Any suspension
of a unit, provider, PEETE, EMS Instructor Coordinator's license, chair van
company, or wheelchair van for hire shall be assessed for a period of up to one
calendar year.
(b) All or any
portion of the division's suspension imposed pursuant to (a) above may be
deferred for a period of one year, conditioned upon good behavior and the
completion of any requirements ordered as part of the suspension. If any
misconduct occurs during the period of deferred time or the unit or provider
fails to comply with any requirements ordered, a hearing shall be conducted to
determine if the deferred suspension shall be imposed, in addition to any
further disciplinary action taken on any misconduct that occurred during the
deferred period.
(c) The division's
period of suspension imposed pursuant to (a) above may be rescinded upon the
licensee's correction of the violation(s) that caused the suspension.
(d) Any suspension of a transport unit's
license shall also result in the suspension of all vehicle licenses of the
unit.
(e) If a licensee's license
expires during the suspension period, the unit or provider may apply for a
license in accordance with
Saf-C
5903.02 following the expiration of the suspension
period.
(f) After notice and an
opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Saf-C 5903.13, the commissioner shall
suspend a unit's license for:
(1) Negligence
or incompetence in the provision of emergency medical care as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(a);
(2) Rendering unauthorized treatment as
specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(b);
(3) Unethical conduct as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(d);
(4) Fraud in representations as to skills or
ability of the licensed level as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(f);
(5) Negligent, unsafe, or illegal operation
of a vehicle, or negligent or unsafe use or maintenance of a vehicle's safety
systems as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(j);
(6) Failure to maintain insurance pursuant to
these rules;
(7) Call
jumping;
(8) Failure to maintain
requirements specified in
Saf-C
5903.04, or
Saf-C
5903.05;
(9) A second offense of:
a. Failure to license a vehicle pursuant to
Saf-C
5904.01 through
Saf-C
5904.03;
b. Failure to have 2 licensed providers in
the land or water vehicle pursuant to
Saf-C
5902.07;
c. Failure to have at least one nationally
registered EMT-basic, EMT-intermediate or EMT-paramedic provider in the air
medical transport vehicle; or
d.
Use of the vehicle's emergency warning lights or siren during EMS calls for
purposes other than the response to or transport of an emergent sick or injured
patient, pursuant to
RSA
266:78-g; or
(10) A third offense of:
a. Failure to maintain the land vehicle's
inside air temperature at a minimum of 50 degrees while the vehicle is not in
use pursuant to these rules;
b.
Failure to maintain the vehicle shelter pursuant to these rules;
c. Failure to maintain vehicle equipment and
supplies; or
d. Failure to maintain
the vehicle in good operating condition.
(g) After notice and an opportunity for a
hearing, the commissioner shall suspend a licensee's license for:
(1) Negligence or incompetence in the
provision of emergency medical care as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(a);
(2) Rendering unauthorized treatment as
specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(b);
(3) Unethical conduct as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(d);
(4) Acts or offenses as set forth in
RSA 153-A:13, I(e) and
(h);
(5) Having a license or registration to
practice suspended in another jurisdiction or having disciplinary action taken
by the registering authority of another jurisdiction or the National Registry
as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(i);
(6) Negligent, unsafe, or illegal operation
of a vehicle, or negligent or unsafe use or maintenance of a vehicle's safety
systems as specified in
RSA 153-A:13,
I(j);
(7) Call jumping pursuant to
Saf-C
5902.05;
(8) Failure to renew certification(s), within
30 days, after notice has been given;
(9) Failure to supervise an educational
program and insure that all materials presented by guest lecturers or assistant
instructors are in accordance with NREMT educational curricula and these
rules;
(10) Failure to provide
appropriate training materials or equipment in working order;
(11) Failure to maintain requirements
specified in Saf-C 5909; or
(12) A
conviction of criminal offense:
a. Relating to
the performance of duties or practice of EMS; or
b. That endangers the health or safety of the
public.
(h)
After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, any violation(s) which has not
been corrected at the end of the period of suspension, shall result in the
revocation of the licensee's license.
The amended version of this section by
New
Hampshire Register Volume 42, Number 28, eff.
5/28/2022 is not yet
available.
The amended version of this section by
New
Hampshire Register Number 15, eff.
3/21/2023 is not yet
available.
