Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part VII - Emergency Medical Services
Subpart A - EMS System
Chapter 1027 - EMS AGENCIES
Subchapter C - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1027.51 - Stretcher and wheelchair vehicles
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Stretcher vehicle. A stretcher vehicle is a ground vehicle, other than an ambulance, that is commercially used to transport by stretcher a person who does not receive and cannot reasonably be anticipated to require medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation by EMS providers during transport, but who, due to the person's condition, requires vehicle transportation on a stretcher or in a wheelchair.
(b) Wheelchair vehicle. A wheelchair vehicle is a ground vehicle, other than an ambulance, that is commercially used to transport by wheelchair a person who does not receive and cannot reasonably be anticipated to require medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation by EMS providers during transport, but who, due to the person's condition, requires vehicle transportation on a stretcher or in a wheelchair.
(c) Prohibition. An entity may not operate a stretcher or wheelchair vehicle to transport a person who the entity knows or should reasonably know requires medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation during transport.
