Colorado § 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.

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