General Requirements Regarding EMS Vehicles

Each service shall ensure that each EMS vehicle for which the service is licensed to operate is certified and conforms to the applicable standards set forth in 105 CMR 170.000. No EMS vehicle shall be operated or maintained except by a licensed service that meets the applicable requirements of 105 CMR 170.000. (A) Ambulances. The Department may, prior to certification, inspect the ambulance, equipment and supplies for conformance with the standards set forth in 105 CMR 170.000 and the Department’s administrative requirements. Authorized personnel of the Department may inspect, at any time and without prior notice, any ambulance, equipment and supplies. For the purposes of 105 CMR 170.410(A), such inspection includes, but is not limited to, ambulances, equipment, supplies, the garage, records and files. (B) EFR Vehicles. Each EFR service shall submit to the Department a written affirmation that its EFR vehicles, owned or operated by the EFR service, have passed safety inspection(s) as required by federal, state or local law. Prior to certification, the Department may inspect each vehicle’s EMS equipment and supplies for conformance with the standards set forth in 105 CMR 170.000 and the Department’s administrative requirements. Authorized personnel of the Department may inspect at any time and without prior notice, the EMS equipment and supplies in the vehicles, and audit EFR vehicle records and files, as well as other records and files as set forth in 105 CMR 170.225.