Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › AMBULANCE SERVICES AND FIRE-FIGHTING AGENCIES › Section 450B.580 - Ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle: Standards and procedures for operation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each ambulance
				or agency's vehicle must be maintained in safe operating condition, including
				all of its engine, body and other operating parts and equipment. The Division
				shall periodically, at least every 12 months, require the holder of a permit to
				certify that the holder has had each ambulance, air ambulance or agency's
				vehicle under his or her control inspected by a professional mechanic who has
				found it to be in safe operating condition. In the case of an air ambulance,
				maintenance must be in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration rules,
				14 C.F.R. Parts 43, 91 and 135, as applicable, which are hereby adopted by
				reference and are available without charge from the United States Department of
				Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20590. The
				holder shall mail a copy of the certificate to the Division with each
				application for the renewal of a permit or upon request of the
				Division.
2. Each ambulance, air
				ambulance or agency's vehicle must be equipped with equipment that provides
				two-way radio communications which provides an attendant with communication 24
				hours a day for dispatch and medical information. At least one radio must
				operate on the any frequency allocated by the Federal Communications Commission
				for transmission of medical communications and, if not using the Nevada Shared
				Radio System, must contain all of the features incorporated in the state radio
				system for emergency medical services.
3. The name of the service or its operator
				must be printed on both sides of an ambulance or on a sign placed in the window
				of an air ambulance.
4. No
				ambulance, air ambulance or agency's vehicle may be operated while an
				attendant, pilot or air attendant serving on the vehicle or craft is under the
				influence of any alcoholic beverage or any drug or prescribed medication that
				impairs the ability to carry out his or her responsibilities.
5. No ambulance, air ambulance or agency's
				vehicle may be operated unless all interior portions of the patient's
				compartment are cleaned and sanitized after each use.
6. No ambulance, air ambulance or agency's
				vehicle may be used to respond to any call if it contains any soiled, dirty or
				otherwise contaminated bandages, dressings, bedding, materials or
				equipment.
7. The operator of a
				service providing ground response shall maintain at least one ambulance or
				agency's vehicle in a fully operational condition 24 hours per day, 7 days per
				week. If the operator of a service is unable to provide such service because of
				an inoperative ambulance or agency's vehicle, the operator shall notify the
				Division of that fact at the earliest possible time, but not later than 48
				hours after the unit becomes inoperative.
Bd. of Health,
				Ambulance Reg. § 8.001, eff. 12-3-73; A and renumbered as §§
				7.1-7.1.8, 2-28-80-NAC A 10-14-82; 8-22-86; 8-1-91; R045-97, 10-30-97; R182-01,
				3-5-2002; A by
				R024-14,
				eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
				450B.120,
				450B.130