Effective 28 Aug 2002
190.175. Records to be maintained by licensee. — 1. Each ambulance service licensee or emergency medical response agency licensee shall maintain accurate records, which contain information concerning the care and, if applicable, the transportation of each patient.
2. Records will be retained by the ambulance service licensees and emergency medical response agency licensees for five years, readily available for inspection by the department, notwithstanding transfer, sale or discontinuance of the ambulance services or business.
3. A patient care report, approved by the department, shall be completed for each ambulance run on which are entered pertinent remarks by the emergency medical technician, registered nurse or physician and such other items as specified by rules promulgated by the department.
4. A written or electronic patient care document shall be completed and given to the ambulance service personnel by the health care facility when a patient is transferred between health care facilities. Such patient care record shall contain such information pertinent to the continued care of the patient as well as the health and safety of the ambulance service personnel during the transport. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to limit the reporting requirements established in federal law relating to the transfer of patients between health care facilities.
5. Such records shall be available for inspection by the department at any reasonable time during business hours.
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(L. 1973 S.B. 57 § 16, A.L. 1998 S.B. 743, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1107)
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