16-163-3 Me. Code R. § 15

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 163-3-15 - Vehicle Operation
1. A licensed ground ambulance vehicle or authorized emergency medical services vehicle shall operate in a non-emergency response mode to a location to which the ambulance or emergency medical services vehicle has been dispatched except when:
A. Dispatch or responding personnel do not have adequate information to determine the existence or condition of persons at a scene who may require emergency medical treatment; or,
B. The ambulance or emergency medical services vehicle is responding in accordance with a Maine-EMS-approved Response Assignment Plan.
2. A licensed ambulance shall operate in a non-emergency response mode from the scene of a call to a hospital or during the transfer of a patient from a hospital or healthcare facility to another place unless the EMS provider responsible for the care of the patient determines that a threat to the patient's life or limb exists and necessitates emergency response mode.

16-163 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 15