Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 641 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter 3 - Ground Ambulance Service › Part 5 - GROUND TRANSPORT VEHICLES › Section 310:641-3-22 - General provisions for ground transport vehicles

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Authorized emergency vehicles of licensed
				  ambulance services shall comply at all times with the applicable requirements
				  of Title 47, the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Code to include audio and visual
				  warning indicators.
(b) Authorized
				  emergency vehicles of licensed ambulance services shall be in good mechanical
				  and serviceable condition at all times, so as not to be hazardous to the
				  patient(s) or crewmembers. If, in the determination of the Department, a
				  vehicle does not meet this requirement, it may be removed from service until
				  repairs are made.
(c) Authorized
				  emergency vehicles of licensed ambulance services shall be tested for interior
				  carbon monoxide, in a manner acceptable to the Department. Carbon monoxide
				  levels of more than ten parts per million (10ppm) shall be considered in
				  excess, and shall render the vehicle "out of compliance.". Vehicles shall be
				  removed from service if carbon monoxide levels exceed fifty parts per million
				  (50ppm)until repairs are made to reduce the amounts of carbon monoxide below
				  ten parts per million (10ppm).
(d)
				  Authorized emergency vehicles of licensed ambulance services utilized for the
				  provision of patient care shall be equipped with communication equipment (such
				  as two-way radio using VHF frequency 155.3400) which shall provide voice
				  contact with the emergency departments of licensed hospitals. Acceptable
				  frequencies shall be approved and consistent with the, Statewide
				  Interoperability Governing Board communication plan, as adopted under the rules
				  of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). No paging shall be allowed on
				  these designated medical frequencies. Encoder numbers for Oklahoma hospitals,
				  and approval of frequencies may be obtained by contacting the
				  Division.
(e) Authorized emergency
				  vehicles of licensed ambulance services shall have a permit and/or inspection
				  decal affixed by the Department. These decals shall be placed in the lower left
				  corner of a rear window unless it shall be impossible or impractical to utilize
				  this area.
(f) The following permit
				  classifications of vehicle permits shall be recognized as authorized emergency
				  vehicles of ambulance services:
(1)
				  "Temporary Permit" may be affixed by the agency and will be valid for ten (10)
				  business days. The temporary permit will be sent to the agency by the
				  Department in the event the vehicle cannot be inspected by Department personnel
				  within three (3) days of the Department receiving notification that a vehicle
				  is ready for inspection.
(A) To receive a
				  temporary permit, the agency will send to the Department:
(i) a Department inspection form completed by
				  an agency representative,
(ii)
				  pictures of the interior and exterior of the vehicle,
(iii) copies or pictures of the vehicle
				  tag,
(iv) copies or pictures of the
				  insurance verification