Section 29-512. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY VEHICLES: AIR AMBULANCES

 

512.1 An aircraft maintained and operated for response to the location of a medical emergency to provide immediate medical care at the basic or advanced life support level and for the transportation of patients shall be certified as an emergency medical response vehicle, operating as an air ambulance, pursuant to § 510.

 

512.2 An air ambulance shall be commercially constructed and certified to comply with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration standards in effect on the date of its construction.

 

512.3An air ambulance shall be constructed to provide sufficient space for safe storage of the equipment and supplies required by this chapter.

 

512.4Equipment and supplies as specified in the Emergency Medical Services Agency’s protocols shall be available for access and use from inside the patient compartment of the air ambulance.

 

512.5 An air medical certificate shall be issued if all of the following conditions are met: 

 

(a)All information contained in the application is complete;

 

(b) The applicant is a certified District Emergency Medical Services Agency;

 

(c)The aircraft is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration; and

 

(d)The aircraft meets the minimum requirements as provided in this chapter.

 

512.6 An air ambulance certificate shall not be sold, transferred, or assigned without the approval of the Director.

 

 

authority

Section 24 of the Emergency Medical Services Act of 2008 (Act), effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-357; D.C. Official Code § 7-2341.23 (2012 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 2009-89, dated June 1, 2009.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 16569 (December 6, 2013).