New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 14 - AMBULANCE SERVICES
Section 18.3.14.10 - OPERATIONS PLAN

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.3.14.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

Each ambulance service shall have a written operations plan setting forth its policies and procedures. The plan shall be periodically updated and shall be available for inspection by the EMS bureau and the commission at all times. Such a plan shall include at a minimum:

A. copies of all operational guidelines and medical protocols;

B. a quality assurance plan;

C. personnel requirements, to include a policy on drug and alcohol testing for employees reporting for duty impaired or who have been involved in a vehicle accident or other work related event;

D. copies of all mutual aid agreements;

E. a disaster or mass casualty plan;

F. infection control procedures;

G. a description of emergency medical dispatch capabilities;

H. standards for personnel duty time and assuring a rested and fit-for-duty-staff; and

I. anticipated pre-hospital response times in the ambulance service's territory or patient catchment area, and a discussion of factors that can cause delays in meeting anticipated response times. Such factors may include:

(1) the geography of the territory;

(2) whether the service uses volunteer or paid drivers;

(3) whether the territory is urban or rural or both;

(4) stationing points for ambulances and crews;

(5) weather.

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