North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter P - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES
Section .0300 - SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT PROGRAMS
Section 13P .0302 - AIR MEDICAL SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR LICENSED EMS PROVIDERS USING ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13P .0302

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Air Medical Programs using rotary-wing aircraft shall document that the program has:

(1) medical crew members that have all completed training regarding:
(A) altitude physiology; and

(B) the operation of the EMS communications system used in the program;

(2) written policies and procedures for transporting patients to designated facilities when diversion or bypass plans are activated;

(3) written policies and procedures specifying how EMS Systems will dispatch and utilize aircraft operated by the program;

(4) written triage protocols for trauma, stroke, STEMI, burn, and pediatric patients reviewed and approved by the OEMS Medical Director;

(5) written policies and procedures specifying how EMS Systems will receive the Specialty Care Transport Services offered under the program when the aircraft are unavailable for service; and

(6) written policies and procedures specifying how mutual aid assistance will be obtained from both in-state and bordering out-of-state air medical programs.

(b) All patient response, re-positioning, and mission flight legs shall be conducted under FAA part 135 regulations.

Authority G.S. 143-508;
Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;
Eff. April 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. March 3, 2009 pursuant to E.O. 9, Beverly Perdue, March 3, 2009;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3(c), a bill was not ratified by the General Assembly to disapprove this rule;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 2017.

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