R426-9-1300. Patient Receiving Facility Minimum Designation Requirements

  (1) A Patient Receiving Facility shall meet the following minimum designation requirements:

  (a) Have the ability to communicate with licensed and designated EMS providers;

  (b) Be staffed or have on-call physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner availability during designated hours with a response time of less than 20 minutes;

  (c) Have and maintain ACLS and PALS certification;

  (d) Attend meetings of the local EMS council, if one exists, to participate in the coordination and operations of local licensed and designated EMS providers;

  (e) Abide by off-line protocols approved by the licensed ambulance provider's off-line medical director;

  (f) Train staff on protocols used by the licensed ambulance providers who transport patients to the Patient Receiving Facility;

  (g) Implement a quality improvement process of all patients received at the patient receiving facility with the local resource hospital or trauma center including access to medical records for patients transported by ambulance;

  (h) Maintain equipment, services and medications on-site to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) intervention and appropriate treatment. Equipment and services shall include:

  (i) ECG;

  (ii) ACLS medications;

  (iii) laboratory services;

  (iv) radiology services;

  (v) oxygen delivery systems;

  (vi) airway support equipment and supplies;

  (vii) suction equipment and supplies; and,

  (i) Submit to a yearly site visit by representatives of the Department; and

  (j) Submit monthly data reports to the Department on all patients received by an ambulance, and in an electronic format provided by the Department.

  (2) The Department may recommend the preferential transportation of STEMI patients by ambulance to a Patient Receiving Facility.