Section 29-550. EMERGENCY 9-1-1 TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

550.1An emergency patient who is transported by ambulance, where the point of origin is within the District, shall only be transported by a District-certified Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance except when the transporting agency:

 

(a)Has been requested by the District’s 9-1-1 ambulance service;

 

(b)Is certified in another state but has a memorandum of understanding, memorandum of agreement, or mutual aid agreement with the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency; or

 

(c)Has been requested through a mutual aid agreement or memorandum of understanding by the Department of Health.

 

550.2A transporting agency that is not District-certified shall adhere to the protocols of the District’s 9-1-1 ambulance service unless otherwise specified through a DOH-approved agreement.

 

550.3A patient shall be transported to the appropriate heath care facility as outlined in the District’s 9-1-1 ambulance service’s protocol.

 

550.4Transportation of a patient by an ambulance or provider that is not certified in the District shall be reported to the state agency with jurisdiction over EMS services.  The Emergency Medical Services Agency operating the ambulance may also face civil or criminal penalties from the District of Columbia.

 

 

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).