Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 641 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter 11 - Specialty Care Ambulance Service › Section 310:641-11-10 - General provisions for ground specialty care 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
				specialty care emergency vehicles 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 specialty care
				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)
				and until repairs are made to reduce the amounts of carbon monoxide below ten
				(10ppm) parts per million.
(d)
				Authorized specialty care emergency vehicles of licensed specialty care
				ambulance services utilized for the provision of patient care shall be equipped
				with communication equipment (e.g. two-way radio utilizing VHF frequency
				155.3400) which shall provide voice contact with the emergency department of
				the area and other hospitals outside of the area. Acceptable frequencies shall
				be approved and consistent with the Statewide Interoperability Governing Body
				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 specialty care emergency
				vehicles of licensed specialty care ambulance services shall have a permit
				and/or inspection decal affixed or provided 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 completed
				Department inspection form;
(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.