Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-2-13

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 109-2-13 - Standards for fixed-wing ambulance aircraft and equipment

(a) Each operator shall ensure that each fixed-wing air ambulance is pressurized during patient transports according to the ambulance service's medical protocols and operational policies.

(b) The pilot or pilots shall be sufficiently isolated from the patient care area to minimize in-flight distractions and interference.

(c) Each fixed-wing air ambulance shall have a two-way, interoperable communications system that is readily accessible to both the attendants and the pilot and that meets the following requirements:

(1) Allows communications between the aircraft and a hospital; and

(2) allows an attendant to communicate at all times with medical control, exclusive of the air traffic control system.

(d) Fixed-wing ambulance aircraft shall have on board patient comfort equipment including the following:

(1) One urinal; and

(2) one bedpan.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 109-2-13

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-6110, as amended by L. 2011, ch. 114, sec. 81; effective Jan. 31, 1997; amended Jan. 27, 2012.

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 65-6110; effective Jan. 31, 1997; amended Jan. 27, 2012; amended by, Kansas Register Volume 33, No. 25, effective 7/7/2014.