Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 25 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 8 - AIR AMBULANCE REGISTRATION › Section R9-25-802 - Minimum Standards for an Air Ambulance (Authorized by A.R.S. Sections 36-2202(A)(3), (4), and (5); 36-2209(A)(2); and 36-2212)

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An applicant or certificate holder shall
				ensure that an air ambulance has:
1. A
				climate control system to prevent temperature extremes that would adversely
				affect patient care;
2. If a
				fixed-wing air ambulance, pressurization capability;
3. Interior lighting that allows for patient
				care and monitoring without interfering with the pilot's vision;
4. For each place where a patient may be
				positioned, at least one electrical power outlet or other power source that is
				capable of operating all electrically powered medical equipment without
				compromising the operation of any electrical aircraft equipment;
5. A back-up source of electrical power or
				batteries capable of operating all electrically powered life-support equipment
				for at least one hour;
6. An entry
				that allows for patient loading and unloading without rotating a patient and
				stretcher more than 30 degrees about the longitudinal axis or 45 degrees about
				the lateral axis and without compromising the operation of monitoring systems,
				intravenous lines, or manual or mechanical ventilation;
7. A configuration that allows each medical
				team member sufficient access to each patient to begin and maintain treatment
				modalities, including complete access to the patient's head and upper body for
				effective airway management;
8. A
				configuration that allows for rapid exit of personnel and patients, without
				obstruction from stretchers and medical equipment;
9. A configuration that protects the
				aircraft's flight controls, throttles, and communications equipment from any
				intentional or accidental interference from a patient or equipment and
				supplies;
10. A padded interior or
				an interior that is clear of objects or projections in the head strike
				envelope;
11. An installed
				self-activating emergency locator transmitter;
12. A voice communications system that:
a. Is capable of air-to-ground communication,
				and
b. Allows the flight crew and
				medical team members to communicate with each other during flight;
13. Interior patient compartment
				wall and floor coverings that are:
a. Free of
				cuts or tears,
b. Made from
				non-absorbent material,
c. Capable of being
				disinfected, and
d. Maintained in a
				sanitary manner; and
14.
				If a rotor-wing air ambulance, the following:
a. A searchlight that:
i. Has a range of motion of at least 90
				degrees vertically and 180 degrees horizontally,
ii. Is capable of illuminating a landing
				site, and
iii. Is located so that
				the pilot can operate the searchlight without removing the pilot's hands from
				the aircraft's flight controls;
b. Restraining devices that can be used to
				prevent a patient from interfering with the pilot or the aircraft's flight
				controls; and
c. A light to
				illuminate the tail rotor.