25-3.5-315. Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules

25-3.5-315. Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules. (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.