§ 25-3.5-315 — Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules

Colorado § 25-3.5-315

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Emergency Medical and Trauma Services

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(1) On or
before January 1, 2024, the board shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards
for the operation of an ambulance service within the state. The rules must address
the following:

(a) Minimum equipment to be carried on an ambulance;

(b) Staffing requirements for ambulances;

(c) Medical oversight and quality assurance of ambulance services;

(d) The issuance of licenses;

(e) The process used to investigate complaints against an ambulance
service;

(f) Data collection and reporting to the department by an ambulance service;

(g) Inspection of ambulance services by the department or the department's
designated representative;

(h) Minimum education, training, and experience standards for the
administrator of an ambulance service;

(i) The amount of general liability insurance coverage that an ambulance
service shall maintain in accordance with section 25-3.5-314 (3)(b) and the manner
in which an ambulance service shall demonstrate proof of insurance to the
department. The board may establish by rule that an ambulance service may obtain
a surety bond in lieu of liability insurance coverage.

(j) Qualifications, training, and roles and responsibilities for a medical
director of an ambulance service;

(k) Communication equipment, reporting capabilities, patient safety, and
safety and staffing of crew members;

(l) Management of patient safety with regard to minimum clinical staffing;

(m) Administrative and operational standards for governance, patient
records and record retention, personnel, and policies and procedures;

(n) Mandatory incident reporting to the department, including specifying the
acts or events that trigger mandatory reporting;

(o) Fees for ambulance service applications and licenses, if deemed
necessary to cover the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and
administering this part 3;

(p) Requirements for motor vehicle liability insurance, as required by section
10-4-619;

(q) Vehicle standards to ensure minimum safety standards;

(r) Criteria for waivers to the rules; and

(s) Any other rules as necessary to implement this part 3.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (SB 22-225), ch. 291, p. 2094, � 4, effective June 1.