2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144E.121 — Air ambulance service requirements.

     144E.121 Air ambulance service requirements. 


    Subdivision 1.    Aviation compliance.  An air ambulance 
 service must comply with the regulations of the Federal Aviation 
 Administration and the rules of the Minnesota Department of 
 Transportation, Aeronautics Division. 


    Subd. 2.    Personnel.  (a) With the exception of 
 pilots, each of the air ambulance emergency medical personnel 
 must: 


    (1) possess current certification, appropriate to the type 
 of ambulance service being provided, according to section 
 144E.28, be a registered nurse, or be a physician assistant; and 


    (2) be trained to use the equipment on the air ambulance.  


    (b) Emergency medical personnel for an air ambulance 
 service must receive training approved by the licensee's medical 
 director that includes instruction in the physiological changes 
 due to decreased atmospheric pressure, acceleration, vibration, 
 and changes in altitude; medical conditions requiring special 
 precautions; and contraindications to air transport. 


    (c) A licensee's medical director must sign and file a 
 statement with the licensee that each of its emergency medical 
 personnel has successfully completed the training under 
 paragraph (b). 


    (d) A licensee shall retain documentation of compliance 
 with this subdivision in its files. 


    Subd. 3.    Equipment.  An air ambulance must carry 
 equipment appropriate to the level of service being provided.  
 Equipment that is not permanently stored on or in an air 
 ambulance must be kept separate from the air ambulance in a 
 modular prepackaged form.  


    HIST: 1999 c 245 art 9 s 27