New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 10 - SPECIFIC SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 8:41-10.8 - Required crewmembers
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) When "in-service," each SCTU shall be staffed with a minimum of:
(b) If the provider is also a mobile intensive care program, the SCTU may, in the alternative, be staffed with:
(c) Under no circumstances shall an EMT-Paramedic be allowed to take the place of the registered nurse required by (a) or (b) above.
(d) No provider shall allow a registered nurse to serve on any of its SCTUs unless that person has:
(e) Additional specialty staff may accompany the required crewmembers during any transport. However, additional specialty staff, as determined by the sending physician, shall accompany the required crewmembers when transporting patients with special needs. Examples of patients with special needs would include, but are not limited to:
(f) When the specialty staff are employees of the sending or receiving health care facility, the provider shall make all reasonable attempts to verify, prior to transport, that each specialty staff person is validly licensed, certified or otherwise appropriately qualified, as indicated by the patient's acuity, to care for the patient being transported.